Rite Aid - Aug 28

My Purchases from Today:
3 Bottles of Crest Mouth Rinse, 1 Bottle of Dish Washing Soap, 1 Package of Maxi-Pads, 2 Eye Shadows & 2 Mascaras.

A little over a year ago, I took a couponing class down in the desert and it totally transformed the way I shop!!  I am so addicted to saving money now and it is awesome!!  You have to put some time into it in order to make it work, but the money saved is well worth the time spent.  The items pictured should have cost me $53.14, however, I didn't spend anything close to that.  :)

 Every week I buy a Sunday paper to get coupons and I check out my local store ads to see what is on sale.  Since we moved to Mammoth, they only have a VONS and a Rite Aid, but I used to look at quite a few more sales.

These items were all on sale this week and without using a single coupon my total would have been: $38.71, a savings of $14.43.  I then saved another $15.24 with coupons I picked up in the Sunday paper, bringing my total down to $23.47.  On top of all of these savings, most of these items purchased qualified me for Rite Aid Rebates (+UP Rewards), which I get right away and work just like cash.  I earned $14 in +UP Rewards, bringing my actual total down to $9.47 (which happens to be just under the price of 1 Mascara).  I saved $43.67!!  :)

I split my purchases into a couple of transactions, allowing me to use some of the +UP'S I earned today.  When I added those with some +UP Rewards I had from last week, I actually spent $12.82 and I have $6 in +UP'S I can use another time.

As an added bonus, since I spent $15 worth of Cover Girl Makeup, I get a FREE GLAM SCARF: http://www.glamcamp.com/special-offer/  Happy Couponing!!!