First Time Actually Couponing!

This is my first time that I actually planned out a couponing trip. Usually I would just try and spend $5.00 or less, but it’d be for small items, but this time, I tried to go for the prize! Well, I feel accomplished :).

First Transaction:

4 Colgate MaxFresh (2/$5; $6 ECB) Total: $10
Used (4) Colgate MaxFresh coupons: $0.75 cents off of one.

1 Arm & Hammer Spinbrush ($6.99; $2 ECB) Total: $6.99
Used (1) Arm & Hammer Spinbrush coupon: $2.00 off of one.

1 3ct. Depends Silhouette ($4.49) Total: $4.49
Used (1) Depends coupon: $2.00 off any one Depends product.
Used (1) 25% off CVS coupon

1 Unreal Chocolate ($0.75; $0.75 ECB) Total: $0.75

Used (1) $4.00 off $20.00 purchase from the MCM.

Paid: $11.76 after coupons, plus taxes.
ECB earned: $8.75

Second Transaction:

2 Revlon Colorsilk (2/$6) Total: $6.00

2 GM Cereals: Lucky Charms & Cinnamon Toast Crunch ($1.99 each) Total: $3.98
Used (1) GM Coupon: $1.00 off 2 boxes of GM cereals

Used $8.75 ECB and $0.50 ECB earned from CVS shopping.

Paid: $0.51 (Pretty much just the tax)

Also in the picture:

From Ralphs!

4 Milky Way Bars (2/$1) Total: $2.00
Used (2) Milky Way Coupons: $1.00 off 2

2 Pure Protein Bars (1/$1) Total: $2.00
Used (2) Pure Protein Coupons: $1.00 off one Pure Protein product

1 Kraft Anything Dressing ($0.99) Total: $0.99
Used (1) Kraft Anything Dressing Coupon: $1.00 off 1 bottle

Paid: FREE! With $0.01 MoneyMaker!

From Albertsons!

1 Anthony Pasta ($1.00) Total: $1.00
Used (1) Anthony Pasta Coupon: $0.55 cents off one product
Used (1) Albertsons Twice the Value Coupon

2 Chips Ahoy ($1.88 each) Total: $3.76
Used (1) Nabisco Coupon: $1.00 off 2 Nabisco prodcuts
Used (2) Chips Ahoy Albertsons Coupon: $0.50 off 1 Chips Ahoy

Paid: $1.66 after coupons, no tax

Total spent at these stores: $13.93

Total Savings (according to receipts): $56.69