This week was a little slow; the only good deal that I had coupons for was vitamins. We bought two bottles, each originally 7.99, buy-one-get-one free, with two $2 coupons, and $2 ECBs, for a net price of $1 each (87.5% off). We also bought a gallon of milk and a newspaper (I usually get two a week for the coupons; we have a subscription for the Sunday paper already for the first one). With the ECBs that I had from previous weeks, we only paid $2.40 out of pocket and received $2 in ECBs. Not bad! Some of my best purchases have been French's mustard for $0.16, a Schick Quattro razor and 4 blades for $1 each, tons of free toothpaste, feminine products, toothbrushes, mascara, foundation, blush, lip gloss.... the list goes on and on! I really recommend doing this if you are tired of paying high prices for toiletries. CVS also has good sales on 12-packs of sodas if you drink them. We usually pay around 2.25 per 12-pack. This year so far I have saved $686.63 according to my receipt, and I started in May. I love watching that number go up and up!
Along with couponing, another one of my hobbies is entering sweepstakes. I spend between 30 and 45 minutes a day entering daily sweepstakes in the hopes that one day I will hit the jackpot and win a first prize of a car, cash, or vacation. I know, it's kind of nerdy, but I figure that you can't win if you don't play, and statistically, eventually, I have to win! Today turned out to be a lucky day; I won a $10 iTunes Giftcard in an instant sweepstake! Now I just need to win an iPod.....