I did some Cheap Mom shopping yesterday. You see, I had the $10 CVS coupon that I got from taking a survey (previously mentioned in this post about "making up" money). Since it expires in about a week, and because I noticed our shampoo stockpile was getting very low, I stopped at CVS on my way home from work.
I bought three bottles of Pantene and a bag of Tide Pods--I'll be sure not to eat them. All that right there retails for almost $20 at CVS and I spent $1.06!
How? Here's a quick rundown so you too can learn how to fill your Mama Money Bags:
- Pantene was on sale for $4 each with $3 ExtraBucks when I bought three. I looked in the ad and on the signs in front of the product.
- There was also a $1 Pantene coupon that I loaded onto my CVS card via their app.
- Making it $11 minus my $10 ExtraBucks, for a total of $1.06.
- The three bottles resulted in $3 ExtraBucks being printed out.
- There was a $2 Tide coupon that I also loaded onto my CVS card via their app. I saw this in the ad.
- I paid for the Tide Pods using the $3 ExtraBucks I had just earned, making that purchase free.
- There you have it--everything for just over a buck!
A few things to note: I had a $5 Pantene paper coupon that sadly expired a couple weeks ago. As I say in my Mama Money Bags e-book, I don't get the newspaper and don't always have the best coupons. While I do coupon, I'm more a frugal lifestyle kind of gal than an extreme couponer. I have been called an extreme couponer before, but it's more of a hobby to me that I fit in when I have time.
Second, these items go straight into my stockpile so I never run out of shampoo, laundry detergent, toilet paper, soap, and tissues, just to name a few. That stockpile, in turn, keeps me out of stores so I'm not buying much on impulse. In fact, I've bought nothing that's not a food or consumable in a week.
There you have it--a peak into my smart shopping. Watch for more coming soon!
I bought three bottles of Pantene and a bag of Tide Pods--I'll be sure not to eat them. All that right there retails for almost $20 at CVS and I spent $1.06!
How? Here's a quick rundown so you too can learn how to fill your Mama Money Bags:
- Pantene was on sale for $4 each with $3 ExtraBucks when I bought three. I looked in the ad and on the signs in front of the product.
- There was also a $1 Pantene coupon that I loaded onto my CVS card via their app.
- Making it $11 minus my $10 ExtraBucks, for a total of $1.06.
- The three bottles resulted in $3 ExtraBucks being printed out.
- There was a $2 Tide coupon that I also loaded onto my CVS card via their app. I saw this in the ad.
- I paid for the Tide Pods using the $3 ExtraBucks I had just earned, making that purchase free.
- There you have it--everything for just over a buck!
A few things to note: I had a $5 Pantene paper coupon that sadly expired a couple weeks ago. As I say in my Mama Money Bags e-book, I don't get the newspaper and don't always have the best coupons. While I do coupon, I'm more a frugal lifestyle kind of gal than an extreme couponer. I have been called an extreme couponer before, but it's more of a hobby to me that I fit in when I have time.
Second, these items go straight into my stockpile so I never run out of shampoo, laundry detergent, toilet paper, soap, and tissues, just to name a few. That stockpile, in turn, keeps me out of stores so I'm not buying much on impulse. In fact, I've bought nothing that's not a food or consumable in a week.
There you have it--a peak into my smart shopping. Watch for more coming soon!
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