I won $12 by playing the 50/50 raffle at TOPS on Wednesday night. For most people, $12 will not go very far. But, I bet I can s-t-r-e-t-c-h that $12 and buy several hundred dollars worth of stuff! I’ve decided to turn it into a little game and I’m going to keep track of exactly how I spend that $12. Here we go…
Note: As you can see, this keeping track idea was an after thought so the purchases below are not in order. I think I’m all caught up now.
Let’s see just how much stuff I can buy for $12.00. Here’s what I got so far…
Shaw’s on 1/14 (see breakdown and coupons used here)
4 boxes Mueller’s pasta, $1.25 each
2 packages Johnsonville sausage, $3.99 each
1 bag onions, $1.49
1 whole buttercup squash in reduced produce, 78¢
Total before discounts and coupons, $15.25
Total after discounts, coupons and $2 catalina was only 1¢
I used my Penny from Heaven, so my total was zero!
Total purchases so far is $15.25
Total OOP so far is zero
I still have $12.00
at CVS on 1/14 (see breakdown and coupons used here)
8 boxes Skinny Cow, $4.99 each
Total before discounts and coupons, $39.92
Total after discounts and coupons, FREE
I paid 90¢ tax
I got $3.00 ExtraBucks for buying Skinny Cow!!!
Total purchases so far before tax is $55.17
Total OOP so far including tax is 90¢
I still have $11.10 plus $3.00 ExtraBucks for CVS, so $14.10 total which is $2.10 more than I started with!
at CVS on 1/14 (see breakdown and coupons used here)
1 Carmex Lip Balm, $3.39
Total after discounts and coupons, FREE
I paid 8¢ tax
Total purchases so far before tax is $58.56
Total OOP so far including tax is 98¢
I still have $11.02 plus $3.00 ExtraBucks for CVS, so $14.02 total which is $2.02 more than I started with!
at CVS on 1/14
1 bag Huggies Pull-Ups, $13.39
Used coupon for FREE Huggies that I earned by shopping at CVS
Total after discounts and coupons, FREE
I paid 48¢ tax
Total purchases so far before tax is $71.95
Total OOP so far including tax is $1.46
I still have $10.54 plus $3.00 ExtraBucks for CVS, so $13.54 total which is $1.54 more than I started with!
at Shaw’s 1/14
4 boxes Mueller’s pasta, reg $1.25, sale 79¢
3 Coke 2 liters, $1.59 each, sale B2G1 FREE
1 Kashi cereal, single cup, $1.39, sale $1.00
1 quart Half & Half in reduced dairy, 50¢
3 packages Johnsonville sausage, reg $3.99, sale $3.49
Used (4) $.55/1 Mueller’s coupons
Used (2) $.99/1 Coke coupons
Used (1) $1/1 Kashi coupon
Used (3) $2 OFF peelie coupons on Johnsonville sausage
Used (3) $1/1 Johnsonville sausage coupons
Total before discounts and coupons, $23.63
I paid 78¢ including tax
I do not include bottle deposits in totals because I get that back
Total purchases so far before tax is $95.58
Total OOP so far including tax is $2.24
I still have $9.76 plus $3.00 ExtraBucks for CVS, so $12.76 total which is 76¢ more than I started with!
at Shaw’s 1/11
4 bags Pennsylvania Dutch noodles, reg $2.39, sale $1.00
1 bag Fresh Express in reduced produce, 99¢
3 Lunchables, reg $3.75, sale $3.49
Used (4) $1/1 Pennsylvania Dutch noodles coupons
Used (1) $.55/1 Fresh Express coupon
Used (3) $2 OFF peelie coupons on Lunchables
Used (3) $.50/1 Lunchables coupons
Total before discounts and coupons, $21.80
I paid $1.36 including tax
Total purchases so far before tax is $117.38
Total OOP so far including tax is $3.60
I still have $8.40 plus $3.00 ExtraBucks for CVS, so I have $11.40 total left to spend!
at Shaw’s 1/13 (see breakdown and coupons used here)
2 boxes Grain Berry cereal, reg $4.59 each
1 box Silver Palate oatmeal, reg $3.29
2 boxes Nescafe Taster’s Choice coffee, reg $1.29 each
4 boxes Muller’s pasta, reg $1.25 each
2 bananas from reduced produce, 31¢
2 oranges from reduced produce, 55¢
Total before discounts and coupons, $20.91
I paid 50¢ including tax
Total purchases so far before tax is $138.29
Total OOP so far including tax is $4.10
I still have $7.90 plus $3.00 ExtraBucks for CVS, so I have $10.90 total left to spend!
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