Month: August 2008

How I Save Money at CVS: August 4

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. You guys REALLY need to stop me from going to CVS any more because I now have eleventy-nine toothpastes! I had to go to the copy center today and CVS was just across the street so I caved in...

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Money In the UK

For those of you who live in the UK who have been asking me about sites for financial information I have some new information for you. This site is a great place to go to not only for information on Credit Cards in the UK but also on other financial areas. The site is very well laid out so you can easily find the tips and...

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Got My Birthday Gifts

Welcome to How I Save Money. My birthday was in the middle of July but over the last weekend I got my birthday gifts from my wonderful sweetheart!!!!! They are a few days late due to lots of things happening but hey better late than never. He gave me exactly what I wanted….awwwwww. I took a few pictures with my crappy...

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How I Save Money at CVS: August 3

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. Transaction 1 Item: Colgate Total Advanced (yes I know I have tons of toothpaste but this was FREE) Price: $2.99 CVS Extra Care Bucks earned:$2.00 Coupon used:$1.00 off (so the item was FREE)...

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Tracking My Finances In August: Day 4

Welcome to How I Save Money and tracking of income and expenses for the month. Income for the month to date: $10.33 Expenses for the month to date: $985.48 Net effect: -$975.15 So far I have paid rent and insurance and the water bill. I spent $65.68 on food but I don’t spend an equal amount every month on food. I usually...

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