Total spent: $6.80 out of pocket, and put $9.61 on a gift card. And I will get back $7.68 in rebates!
Total before coupons: $33.51
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Got:
4 bottles of Coffee-Mate – Used one .50/1 coupon from the 11/2 Red Plum newspaper inserts, one $1.00/2 Coffee-Mate catalina that I got at Walgreens recently, and the “Buy One, Get One Free” coupon that was in last week’s Walgreens sales flier.
1 Almay Mascara – Free after rebate. I used a $1/1 Almay coupon from the 8/3 Smart Source newspaper inserts to gain me a dollar profit.
1 box of Olay makeup removers
2 cans of Carnation Evaporated Milk – used a coupon from the Walgreens sales flier to make them .99 cents each, and then used a $1/2 printable to make them .49 cents each.
2 cans of Libby’s Pumpkin – used another coupon from the Walgreens sales flier to make them .99 cents each, and used another $1/2 printable to make the final price .49 cents each.
1 box of trash bags
1 8×10 photo print – Got it developed for free using the (now expired) deal I mentioned a little while back.
I also used the $5 off a $20 purchase coupon that was valid last Friday and Saturday.
Sadly, my store didn’t have any baking powder in stock, so no cheap baking powder for me.
There were no coupons for the trash bags or makeup removers, but they were things I needed. I’m brand loyal to the Olay because it’s the only makeup remover I’ve found that doesn’t give me a horrible rash.
After Walgreens, I stopped by Ross:
This cute little black dress was on clearance for $2.99!
Then it was on to Fred Meyer:
Total spent: $9.94
Total before coupons: $12.09
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Got:
1 gallon of milk
2 strips of Fleischmann’s yeast – on sale for $1.50 each, used one .65/1 coupon from the 11/2 Smart Source newspaper inserts, and one “Buy One, Get One Free” coupon from the 10/5 Smart Source newspaper inserts. And I got two .50 catalinas back for purchasing them!
.86 pounds of broccoli
.86 pounds of fair trade coffee
I splurged on the coffee! For the last few months, I’ve been using catalinas or overage at Safeway to pay for it. This month is pretty blah at Safeway, so I figured I’d just pick it up at Fred Meyer, since it’s only $6.99 per pound, as opposed to $9.99 at Safeway.
Last month’s $20 budget challenge was a lot of fun, but I think for November I’ll be spending closer to $25 or $30, since the sales aren’t as fantastic this month. It’s still amazing to me that I consider $30 for all our monthly food & supplies to be “expensive”.
Then I went through the line to roll my $1 in catalinas:
Total spent: Zero
Total before coupons: $3.15
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Got:
2 strips of yeast – used the .65/1 and “Buy One, Get One Free” coupons mentioned above
1 package of Ramen
After coupons, my total cost for the yeast was .85 cents. In order to use my $1 in catalinas, I knew I would need a small filler item. Lucky for me, the ramen was only .15 cents, which brought my total to exactly one dollar! I used my catalinas to make the purchase free, and got another $1 in catalinas back!
I always need yeast for my breadmaker, so this is a great catalina deal for me! I read about this originally on Hot Coupon World. I believe other stores may be running this deal as well. I had heard that it was supposed to be going on at Safeway, but apparently my Safeway has stopped carrying Fleischmann’s. I’m not sure how long this deal is going on for, but when I get more yeast coupons, I’ll try it again.
Then I went through one last time to use up my catalinas:
Total spent: .10 cents
Total before coupons: $1.10
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Got:
.83 pounds of carrots
.89 pounds of onion
