Cut Your Grocery Bill In Half! with Stephanie Nelson, The Coupon Mom

Thanks to our member Teresa Mack for creating this CVS savings scenario for next week.  The objective is to divide your items into smaller transactions so you can use your Register Rewards earned on the next order, and end up with the most free items possible with the lowest out of pocket cost.    Teresa is the $25 winner of our Savings Scenario Facebook contest today!

Note:  Your scenario may be slightly different because only certain regions have Dean milk.  Use this as a guide for your savings next week!  Even if you don’t have any Extra Bucks to start with, you will get big savings rolling your Extra Bucks with this scenario.

Find all the CVS deals and details with our CVS Deals List 3/4 to 3/10 here

She will start out with 2 Extra Care Bucks (ECB) earned earlier from CVS totaling $6.79….

Transaction #1
Revlon Eye or Lip: $4.99
Using $1.00 off coupon = $3.99
(You will get back a $4.00 ECB)

Gold Emblem Jelly Beans: 99 cents
(AND get back a 99 cents ECB)

Welch’s Grape Juice, Buy One, Get One Free: $4.00 for both
Using (2) $1.00 off coupons = $2.00 for both

Total Cost Transaction #1: $6.98, use $6.79 ECB from last week
Pay 19 cents + tax
AND get back $4.99 in ECB’s

Transaction #2
Revlon Nail Polish: $4.79
Using $1.00 off coupon = $3.79
(AND get back a $3.00 ECB)

Arizona Beverages, Buy One, Get One Free: $1.00 for both

One piece of Caramel: 33 cents

Transaction #2 Total: $5.12
 Use$4.99 ECB from Transaction #1
Pay 13 cents + tax
AND get back a $3.00 ECB

Transaction #3
Dean Milk: $2.99
(AND get back a $1.00 ECB)

Using $3.00 ECB from Transaction #2
Total: $0

Transaction #4
1 Dozen Eggs: $1.29

Using $1.00 ECB from Transaction #3
Total: 29 cents

Recap of  purchases: 1 Revlon Lipstick, 1 bag of Jelly Beans, (2) bottles of Welch’s Grape Juice (64 oz), 1 Revlon Nail Polish, 2 Arizona Beverages, 1 piece of caramel, 1 gallon of milk and 1 dozen eggs – all for $7.39 + tax on taxable items.

Find all the CVS deals and details with our CVS Deals List 3/4 to 3/10 here