On this trip I paid $0.00 out of pocket for $6.48 worth of items. My goal for 2011 is to not spend any money out of pocket, while using coupons and ECBs to get tons of items at CVS, with an initial gift card of $50.

I basically got one item free today because the total cost of the ECB and the coupon I used were more than the cost of the item!!!! I lost $3ECB from last time because they expired since I had not been to CVS in a long time.

Transaction 1

Item: Colgate Toothpaste

Price: $2.99

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $2.00

Coupons used: $0.00


Item: Crest toothpaste

Price: $3.49

CVS Extra Care Bucks earned: $2.50

Coupons used: $1.00 MFR

Total paid today: $5.48 , on gift card.

Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned today: $4.50

Total out of pocket to date: $0.00

Total item cost to date: $43.23

Gift Card balance : $20.26

Total CVS Extra Care Bucks earned to date: $19.99

CVS Extra Care Bucks Used to date: $15.49

CVS Extra Care Bucks Balance: $4.50

Abbreviations used

MFR = manufacturer coupon

ECB = extra care bucks

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