Target 1-5-12

Target has great deals when your combine a sale with a coupon and they offer a Gift Card.

Retail $115.35 ... Saved $96.04 ... Paid $29.31 ... 83.25% saved.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 1-1-2012

I heard an interesting thing ... Did you know that the #1 New Year's Resolution is SAVING MONEY!

I would love to show you how! Contact me and find out hiw to host a FREE Couponing 101 Class!

OCCouponCafe@gmail.com

Happy Couponing!

Tracey

Ralphs 12-31-11 ... 50% savings is do-able for anyone!

I took advantage of some deals just before some coupons expired!  I didn't plan ahead ... unless 30 min is considered planning ahead!  Just took advantage of deals and picked up some random things.

Retail $202.09 ... Saved $106.87 ... Paid $95.22 ... 52.88% saved.

Anytime you can save 50% ... count yourself lucky! I shoot for a 50% savings ... anything more is a bonus. 

50% is completely realistic and do-able with little effort or time.  The system I teach is meant to be fast and easy. Got to love that!

Walgreens 12-7-11

Retail $125.13 ... Saved $95.06 ... Paid $30.07 ... 75.96% saved ... Not as good aa usual ... but awesome!  So funny that a 76% savings is a bit disappointing.

I got some great buys and put together some fun things for both my daughters' classes for the holidays!

CVS 12-7-11

Retail $93.96 ... Saved $113.22 ... Paid $0 ... +$21.13 ... Again ... I ended up with Extra Bucks ... Less out of pocket next week!

CVS 11-30-11

A great week ... It's nice to find great buys and end up with a few bucks:-)

Retail ... $128.62 ... Saved $133.14 ... Paid $0 ... +$4.52 ... 103.51% Saved ... I basically ended up with Extra Bucks in the end!  The best thing about that is that my next shopping trip is less out if pocket.

Catching up!

I have been having tons of fun couponing and saving money! Now I need to catch up with my posts ... we had a houseful of sick people ... so it's been a crazy few weeks!

I did, however, forget to take some pix ... oops! I may still post my savings ... because saving is fun and I would love to share :-)

Happy Couponing!
Tracey

It's great to take a break!

Saving money is so much fun! Getting things my family needs and uses for free (or practically free) is a blast!  It can be overwhelming ... so I encourage ... taking a break every few months ... It is ok to miss a deal ... it will come around again ... I promise ... and after a break ... like a vacation ... you feel refreshed and ready!

My kiddos were off school for 2 weeks ... it is tough to shop with them so I usually go when they are in school ... When they are home ... I would rather be doing with them ... The coupons & deals will still be there ... With these Holiday mayhem ... there aren't alot of deals anyway ... so the timing couldn't be better.  I Sid make it out once or twice ... but primarily enjoyed family time.

Welcome to 2012!  Did you know that the #1 resolution is TO SAVE MONEY!  I can show you how ... contact me and learn how to be a host for a FREE Couponing 101 Class ... Get some friends and family together ... and as a host ... receive a gift!

Happy New Year!

Tracey

CVS & WALGREENS 11-24-11 Black Friday-ish

My first Black Friday (Turkey Thursday) shopping at Walgreen & CVS.  Both stores always have great deals and often FREE items ... but they had CRAZY deals to join in the crazy shopping frenzy! The best part was that both stores ran deals for 3 days ... Thanxgiving thru Saturday.  If you can master the technique of using Register Rewards at Walgreens & Extra Bucks at CVS ... you can wind up paying minimum out of pocket.  The key is multiple transactions & rolling over EBs & RRs from one transaction to the next!

My Black Friday shopping buddy, Gigi, was up for the challenge and we started off at pharmacies Thanxgiving Day!

I am not sure how many items total ... but it is safe to say ... lots!

Total Retail $339.39 ... Saved $270.22 ... Paid $69.26 ... Received RR & EB for $58.70 ... Total spent $10.48 ... a 96.91% Savings.

My items ... Retail $197.84 ... Saved $163.61 ... Paid $34.25 ... Received $31.79 in EBs & RRs ... Total spent $2.45 which is a savings of 96.91%

FREE is Fun!!!

:-)
Tracey

CVS 11-20-11

22 Items ... Retail $168.23 ... Saved $147.28 ... Paid $20.95 ... 87.54% Savings ... Received $14.79 in EB & Gift Card Balance ... 96.33% Saved.

Good thing we found bathroom tissue on sale ... we were down to only 100 rolls ... LOL!