Confessions of a Coupon Mom: The Tiny Stockpile Haul

Stockpiling and Couponing is a passion of mine that its hard to explain to people that don't share this passion. But for those of you who do, here is a mini haul that I did today.

If you can remember the last time I was in CVS, I received a $5 carebuck that I didn't use. Well I decided to put it into good use today. I decided to get 1 Speed Stick deodorant for my son (on sale for $4, and I had a $2 off coupon), 2 Ajax dish detergents (on sale totally for $1.76, and I had 2 coupons totaling .64 cents), and 2 fruit granola bars( on sale 2/$2, and i had a .50 cent off of 2 coupon). That brought my total to $4.62, and I used my $5 carebuck to pay for it, and it cost me .07 cents out of pocket in tax (how that happened, I'm not sure)  Also, I received a $2 carebuck in return for the deodorant, and a $1 carebuck for the granola bars.

Then in a 2nd transaction,  I purchased a 9 double roll of Scott tissue, it was on sale for $4.99, and I had a $2 CVS coupon and a $1 manufacturer coupon. This brought my total down to $1.99. I used my $2 carebuck received in the previous transaction, and in some strange way tax was reduced, and I had a .70 cent credit, which caused me to get (2) .33 cent caramel candies to clear my total out at $0. So I paid nothing out of pocket.

Score for the Coupon Mom!!!! Also, I still have my $1 carebuck to use for later. 

I also wanted to bring up one other thing while om talking about couponing. I have never tasted these fruit granola bars that i bought, but when things are on sale and you have a coupon for them, you should give a new item a try. The sale I received was basically getting 2 for .50 cent, so I'll try one, and if I don't like it, I can give the second one with a homeless person or someone else who may enjoy this item. When Couponing you may not have a need in your household for every deal that you see, but think of those around you. How can you benefit someone else in need with your Couponing gift? I'm not suggesting that you spend a large amount on things you won't use, but if you see a deal, that may benefit someone else, and it won't cost you that much out of pocket, go for it!

Well thats all I have for now, so until next time guys, I'm signing off, OSM