week of 8/22 Rite Aid $30 Gift Card Challenge

Well, this week marks the last that I could use my $30 gift card :(. I will continue to work on keeping my out of pocket low and roll my rite aid SCR and UP rewards.

8/26/10
4 tugaboos .89 each
GIANT bottle of Rite aid hand sanitizer 5.39 (since school is starting)
2 playtex tampons 4.76 each
duracell batteries 5.99
4 royal jello .25 ea

used
$5/$25 purchase
4 - $1.00 off tugaboos
2- $1 off playtex
$1 off duracell
$5 up rewards
Paid 9.77 on Gift Card

Earned
$2 up playtex, $2 up playtex, $1 up duracell, $1 up royal and 4 $1 off tugaboos coupons

$8.91 left to spend

8/28/10
10 tugaboos .89 each
3 playtex tampons 4.76 each
4 royal jello .25 ea
1 depends 12.99

used
$5/$25 purchase
10 - $1.00 off tugaboos
$1.50 off playtex
$2.50 off 2 playtex
$2 off depends (RA)
$6 up rewards

Paid 8.91 on Gift Card, 3.36 cash

Earned
$2 up playtex, $2 up playtex, $2 up playtex, $1 up royal and 10 $1 off tugaboos coupons and $4 SCR for depends

$0.00 left to spend


Current totals towards dental care: $18.99 ($25 goal for a $10 Gift Card), towards multi-brand: 36.52--done ($25 goal for a $5 Gift Card), towards kelloggs coupon $20--done ($15 goal for a $5 coupon)

8/15

Spent $5 up rewards that were expiring on newspapers and a binky. Didn't use gift card.

Week of 8/8 Rite Aid $30 challenge

My store didn't have any of the crest with single check rebate, so I had to adjust my transaction. I had $15 in up rewards that were expiring this week and this was the only way I could figure out to roll them. I plan on using the $1 off tugaboos coupons as fillers in future transactions.

8/9/10
14 tugaboos diapers trial size 2 ct .89 each
mucinex 11.99

used
$5/$25 purchase
15 up
$5 rite aid check
Paid .76 on Gift Card

Earned
$5 up Mucinex and 14 $1 off tugaboos coupons

$18.68 left to spend

Current totals towards dental care: $18.99 ($25 goal for a $10 Gift Card), towards multi-brand: 36.52--done ($25 goal for a $5 Gift Card), towards kelloggs coupon $20--done ($15 goal for a $5 coupon)

Week of 8/1 Rite Aid $30 Challenge

8/2/10
Gillette Fusion Razor 9.89
Venus Razor 7.99
2 Old Spice Deodorant 9.00

used
$4 off Fusion
$2 off Venus
BOGO Old Spice Deodorant (-$4.50)
2up, 3up, 3up, 3up
Paid 1.86 on Gift Card

Earned
$4 up Venus, $1 up Old Spice, $5 SCR Fusion, $3 SCR Old Spice

$19.44 left to spend

Current totals towards dental care: $18.99 ($25 goal for a $10 Gift Card), towards multi-brand: 36.52--done ($25 goal for a $5 Gift Card), towards kelloggs coupon $20--done ($15 goal for a $5 coupon)

Gift Card Challenge

Rite Aid
7/30/10 transaction #1
Colgate Total 3.00

Used
.50 off Colgate
1 up, 1 up
Total .70 on gift card
Earned $3 up from Colgate
Will submit for SCR to add to rebates for dental care(#556)
$22.46 left to spend

7/30/10 transaction #2
2 Kelloggs poptarts 4.00
6 kelloggs cereal 12.00
Colgate Total 3.00
4 nivea 7.96

Used
$5/$25
2- $4 off 2 nivea
$1/1 Kelloggs x 3
$.70 Kelloggs x 1
$1/2 Kelloggs x 2
.50 off Colgate
2 up, 2 up, 2 up, 1 up
Total 1.16 on gift card
Earned $3 up from Colgate, $4 up for Nivea, $4 for Kelloggs
Will submit for SCR to add to rebates for dental care(#556) and multi-brand purchases(#10), and kelloggs #101
$21.30 left to spend

Current totals towards dental care: $18.99 ($25 goal for a $10 Gift Card), towards multi-brand: 36.52--done ($25 goal for a $5 Gift Card), towards kelloggs coupon $20--done ($15 goal for a $5 coupon)

Redeemed rebates for the July 2010 period on 07/30/10 totaling $37.27.

Rite Aid
My card has a discount on regular priced items... I think 20%.
7/29/10- Another store
5 Huggies wipes 3.32 each
5 Ace Instant Cold Packs 1.16 each (found in the travel section)
Lightbulbs 2.24
Colgate Total 3.00

Used
$5/$25
$4 off Ace from Ad x 5
Total 2.82 on gift card
Earned $3 up from Colgate
Will submit for SCR to add to rebates for dental care(#556) and multi-brand purchases(#10).
$23.16 left to spend

Current totals towards dental care: $12.99 ($25 goal for a $10 Gift Card), towards multi-brand: 36.52--done ($25 goal for a $5 Gift Card)

$30 Gift Card Challenge Continued

Rite Aid
My card has a discount on regular priced items... I think 20%.
7/29/10
5 Huggies wipes 3.32 each
5 Ace Instant Cold Packs 1.16 each (found in the travel section)
Nivea Body wash 1.99
Colgate Total 3.00

Used
$5/$25
$4 off Ace from Ad x 5
.50 off Colgate
Total 2.05 on gift card
Earned $3 up from Colgate, $1 up from Nivea
Will submit for SCR to add to rebates for dental care(#556) and multi-brand purchases(#10).
$25.98 left to spend

Current totals towards dental care: $9.99 ($25 goal for a $10 Gift Card), towards multi-brand: 19.92 ($25 goal for a $5 Gift Card)

Rite Aid $30 Challenge

I have $30 on a gift card from Rite Aid and am going to see how far it will take me.
Today 7/25/10
2 Kelloggs Cereal $4
2 Stayfree $6
1 Colgate Toothpaste $3
1 Reach Toothbrush $3.99
1 Glad Trashbags $5.99
1 Huggies wipes $3.32
Total 26.67
Used
$5 off $25 purchase
2 - $1 off Kelloggs
1 BOGO Stayfree
$1 off colgate
.50 off glad
$4 up, $4 up, $4 up, $2 up

paid 1.97 on gift card
earned $2 up, $1 up, $1 up, $3 up, $1 up and $2.99 SCR
$28.03 left to spend

Will submit for SCR to add to rebates for dental care(#556) and multi-brand purchases(#10).

Current totals towards dental care: $6.99 ($25 goal for a $10 Gift Card), towards multi-brand: 3.32 ($25 goal for a $5 Gift Card)

This week

This is what I am doing this week.

Meijer
Kelloggs cereal 4/$10, get $3 off when you buy 4... plus when you buy 4, get a coupon for a free gallon of milk.
For more deals, check out mypricesavings.com

Toys R Us
Disney movies are BOGO
buy 2 princess and the frog 19.99 plus 0.00 for the bogo,
Use 2 $5 off internet printable coupons
$10.00 oop
That's $5 each!!! That's a steal!

CVS
Diapers are 17.98/2 jumbo packs, get 5 ECB
use 2 $3 off internet printable coupons
I plan on using ECBs earned from transactions last week, but if you don't have any, it will be 11.98 and you will get $5 back.

Coke is also 3/$11, get 3 ECB when you buy 3, so $8 for 3. (sunday, monday and tuesday only)

OralB toothbrushes 2.99, get 2 ECB. I have a bogo coupon, so $1 for 2 toothbrushes.

RiteAid
They have foster grant sunglasses on sale 50% off. I am going to use the $5 off foster grant video values coupon and the $5/$20 and see what I can do with that sale. Not sure what the regular prices are on these.

dinner this week

Monday Meatloaf & Mashed potatoes
Tuesday breakfast (waffles & eggs)
Wednesday Wangs buffet
Thursday Spinach and Artichoke mac and cheese
http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/food/recipes/spinach-and-artichoke-mac-and-cheese/
Friday hamburgers and corn
Saturday bourbon chicken over rice with green beans
Sunday mac n cheese caserole

What's for dinner this week?

Eating out of the freezer this week. My plan is to only buy necessities... we have plenty! This is a great way to clean out the cupboards and freezer!

Monday Fried Rice with broccoli, peas and ham... yum!
Tuesday Mini Sloppy Joes with a side
Wednesday Chicken in the crockpot mashed potatoes, green beans
Thursday kids went to grandmas, I had leftovers
Friday pizza (takeout...$20)
Saturday oven baked chicken with a side
Sunday Lasagna

Kroger
2 loaves of bread
4 lb bag of oranges
2 lbs bananas
3 lbs of carrots
1 gallon of lactaid
paid with giftcard

1 gallon of milk 2.39
1 pkg pasta 1.00
1 jar pasta sauce 1.00
Total 4.39

What's for dinner? Here's the plan

Monday - BBQ Chicken in crockpot
Tuesday - Breakfast (eggs, toast, oranges)
Wednesday - Enchilada Lasagna
Thursday - grilled cheese and apples
Friday - Mac n cheese and tom. soup
Saturday - Steak, potatoes and green beans
Sunday - leftovers

$50 a week for Groceries

Week of Jan 3rd
Community Markets
10 Green Giant Steamers 1.00 - .40 coupon doubled (.20 ea)
10 lb bag of chicken leg quarters 4.90
1 gallon of milk 2.39
coke 20 pack 5.50
14.xx in cash

Community Market transaction 2
Frosted Mini Wheats
Rice Krispies
Juice
5 oranges 2.00
carrots 1.69
apples 2.50
bananas .59 a pound
paid with gift card (doesn't count toward my $50 total)

Kroger
2 cheddar cheese 1.99 ea
2 loaves of bread 1.00 ea.
Total 6.00 in cash

Kroger
1 pkg tortillas
formula
peanut butter
paid with gift card (doesn't count toward my $50 total)

Eating out (gasp... hehe)
Chinese buffet 20.00

Rite Aid
2 packs of diapers 11.99 ea
2 benevia 8.99 bogo
2 got2be hair stuff (for laney) 6.49 bogo
1 m&m .50
used
2 $5 off huggies mfg coupons
2 $1 off huggies rite aid
2 $5 off benevia mfg coupons
2 $2 off benevia rite aid
2 $3 off got2be
$5 off $20 purchase
4.00 in cash, will get $1 back for huggies in SCR
(will be going back to do the benevia deal again... I have $6 left!)

Rite Aid
2 benevia 8.99 bogo
2 got2be hair stuff (for laney) 6.49 bogo
2 hand soap 1.00 ea
3 dish soap .99 ea
1 fabric softener 3.99
1 snickers .50
used
2 $5 off benevia mfg coupons
2 $2 off benevia rite aid
2 $3 off got2be
$5 off $20 purchase
.65 cash
(my Rite Aid is now out of Benevia.... so sad!)

Community Markets
1 can of cream of mushroom 1.55 (ouch)
1 pkg dry onion soup (1.00)
2.55 cash

Total... 47.20 woooo hoooo!!!

What's for dinner?

Eating out of the freezer this week. There were some sales on ground beef last month and we cooked up a ham and froze a lot of it. I am trying to base my meals around that.

Monday - Cheese quesedillas and apples
Tuesday - meatloaf & mashed potatoes
Wednesday - tacos
Thursday - Ordered out pizza bought by a friend... we bought Oreos for dessert
Friday - Fried Rice with ham
Saturday - Spaghetti & Meatballs
Sunday - pizza $12.50

Bought 1.25 jar of soy sauce, 2.50 bag of tortilla chips for tacos, 5.00 Oreos,

End of the year totals

Here are the year end totals of all the survey and money making sites I do. I used the Amazon giftcards to buy Shane work pants and a whole bunch of Christmas presents.

A couple of tips if you want to start doing surveys... create a yahoo email account for just surveys. This will keep your regular email address from getting clogged with junk mail. If you are ever wondering if a survey site is legit, look it up on surveypolice.com. See if others have been paid for their time!!!

American Consumer Opinion
$19 (in paypal)

Mindfield (http://mindfieldonline.com/referral/098aa999)
$29.00 (received in cash and paypal)

Opinion Outpost (http://www.OpinionOutpost.com/join/7034921)
$40.70 (received in cash and amazon giftcards)

Swagbucks (http://swagbucks.com/refer/bethera)
$55 (in amazon.com giftcards)

epoll $5 (in amazon.com giftcards)

Ipsos isay $10 in cash... (almost ready to cash out another $10)

saynation (http://www.saynation.com/Portal/?RP=Register&Ref=7586254499)
$20 (in amazon.com giftcards)

Lightspeed Opinion Panel
$30 (in amazon.com giftcards)

Mypoints (Earned points by completing buzz reports (bzzagent.com), clicking on emails and doing email surveys). I like to redeem my points for $10 gift cards for subway (1400 points)

Current Points: 743 Points

Lifetime Earned: 14,493 Points

Lifetime Redeemed: 13,750 Points
Which is about 9 $10 Subway cards ($90)

Viewpoint Forum
$30 in cash

Pinecone Research
$36 in cash and paypal

Reward TV
$5 Olive Garden giftcard

Zoompanel
1 book

Total for the year: $369.70 and 1 book


Pending
Inbox dollars $22.11 (not received yet... payout is at $30 GRRRR)

Valued Opinions $2.50 (I don't seem to qualify for many of these surveys)

Survey Sites I quit
NDPOR Surveys - quit doing these. They have contests at the end, but after a year of not winning, I just don't have the time to do them.

Zoompanel - quit doing these. After many many many surveys, I had enough points for a paperback children's book. Not worth the time for me.