Welcome to How I Save Money. I am on a quest to see how much stuff I can get from CVS without spending any extra money out of my pocket.

I went a little bit nuts this time and ended up spending money out of pocket by not paying attention. I also don’t have all the pictures for this shopping trip because I was all frazzled and opened the packages and they look too messy to post pictures.

I know my ECBs could have gone a lot farther this week but my mother needs to monitor her blood pressure and she really wanted the item so I got it for her. I still have $10 ECB to play around with so it is okay.

Transaction 1

Item: $10 worth of gum and nips (candy)

Price: $10

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $5

Coupon used: $0

Item:Skin Effects Cleanser

Price: $6.99

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $5.00

Coupon used: $0

Item:24/7 Cleanser

Price: $15.99

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $10

Coupon used: $34.46 ECB

Transaction 2

Item: Blood Pressure Monitor (my mother REALLY wanted this)

Price: $39.99

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $10.00

Coupon used: $20.00 ECB + $7.89 gift card

Paid $13.75 out of pocket

Total out of pocket today: $13.75

Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned today: $30.00

Total out of pocket to date: $109.09

Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned to date: $208.30

CVS Extra Care Bucks Used to date: $198.30

CVS Extra Care Bucks Balance to date: $10

Join me next week as I look for more ways to save money as I visit CVS.