The Money Jar: 2008-11-30

Deals of the Week 11/30/08-12/06/08

>> Friday, December 5, 2008

This was a weird shopping week for me. I was out and about doing Christmas shopping and took advantage of some extra deals. I didn't buy my normal groceries last week so I spent a bit more this week.

CVS this week:
Transaction 1:
The little one was sick so I had to get a prescription filled. I had a CRT to receive a $25 GC with a new prescription so I used that.

Transaction 2:
1 Bounty Basic 8 Roll Paper Towel pack $5.99
1 Hershey Bar 89 cents
Q Used:
6 ECBs
Total OOP: 93 cents

I used my Grocery Game List for Walgreens and Kroger.
At Walgreens:
Original price: $51.59
Total after sales and coupons: $27.27
Minus GC balance of $7.69
Total OOP: $19.58
Savings of 62%
Earned: $12 in Register Rewards and will receive $5 in rebates

At Kroger:
I needed quite a few things like fresh produce, bread, milk, etc. that weren't on my list so my savings weren't as good this week.
Trip #1
Original price: $73.41
Total after sales and coupons:$50.95
Savings of 30%

Trip #2(One Day Sale)
Original price:$10.73
Total after sales and coupons:$4.63
Savings of 74%

For more great savings be sure to check out The Centsible Sawyer's CVS Superstars and Money Saving Mom's Super Savings Saturday.

The One Dollar Give

>> Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Okay, I just read about The One Dollar Give over at Frugal Dad and had to spread the news. This ties in with the spirit of my Small Ways to Give Big series and I'm really so excited to share this with you. This began December 1st but you can jump in anytime. Each day a different charity will be featured and those at The One Dollar Give are asking that people give just one dollar a day for a total of $31 at the end of December. If you can't give financially grab the button and share it on your blog to support the project that way. So head on over to The One Dollar Give and find out how you can change a life with just $1 this holiday season.