Today was the first day of being back on the saddle with hitting the drug stores to save $. Here’s what my adventure out looked like. Another reminder, I didn’t just go out to shop. I already needed to go into the office so I planned my shopping with the least amount of gas used in mind. No point saving $ just to turn around and fill up your tank because you didn’t have a plan.
| SPENT | SAVED | |||
| EARTH FARE | butter | Note: $25 on cod liver oil for children | ||
| 2# organic ground chuck | to boost Christopher’s immune system | |||
| 4 pack bath tissue | and see if it heals his teeth per Dr Weston Price | |||
| artic cod liver oil, strawberry | (see http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/2011/05/how-i-healed-my-childs-cavity/) | |||
| 36.8 | 5.49 | $5 on organic butter to make ghee | ||
| Rite Aid | motrin pm 40 ct | |||
| 1# whole, natural almonds | ||||
| John Frieda foam hair color | ||||
| 2.12 | 25.99 | (forgot to use $1 coupon | ||
| would’ve been $1.12) | ||||
| Wal Mart | returned item | $10.61 | ||
| Degree Deodorant Sport | 2.32 | |||
| Degree Deodorant Sport | 2.32 | This doesn’t include savings just | ||
| Strawberries | 1.5 | for shopping Wal Mart | ||
| Strawberries | 1.5 | Where else do you get | ||
| 40 Flour Tortillas | 3.68 | 40 tortillas for $3.68?? | ||
| Cottonelle wipes | 2.22 | |||
| Bananas | 1.72 | |||
| 11.97 | 5.32 | |||
| Walgreens | Trans #1 | |||
| 4 reach toothbrushes | 3.96 | |||
| Bayer asp | 2.69 | |||
| 4.63 | 6.65 | |||
| Trans #2 | ||||
| Tone Body Wash | 3.99 | |||
| Infus Conditioner | 5.99 | |||
| Scunci Elastic | 2 | |||
| Wylers | 0.59 | |||
| Carefree Orig | 0.99 | |||
| 7.5 | 11.59 | |||
| Trans #3 | ||||
| Thermacare heat wrap for back | ||||
| bonus 3rd item in box | ||||
| 5.99 | ||||
| Suave Bodywash | 2 | |||
| Suave Bodywash | 2 | |||
| Nestle Skinny Cow | 0.69 | |||
| 1.26 | 11.35 | |||
| CVS | Trans #1 | |||
| Gum EZ 90 ct | 2 | |||
| 2.14 | 1.59 | |||
| Trans#2 | ||||
| GE Energy Savings Lightbulb | ||||
| 2.99 | ||||
| 0.07 | 5.19 | |||
| SPENT | SAVINGS | |||
| GRAND TOTALS | 66.49 | $83.78 |
Again, this was $30 higher for health supplements that I purchased and doesn’t include how much I saved by shopping Wal Mart vs. other stores. Not including supplements it would have been over $100 of items for $36.49 However with supplements it’s $148.27 worth of items for $66.49. Not too shabby.
Also, if the supplements do work for my toddler there is no telling how much I will have saved on his teeth. If not, he’ll just be a healthier little fella despite his ugly front tooth. He’s too young to have any work done and you would think he slept with sippy ups or a bottle but he never had a bottle. We only do water between meals and he doesn’t sleep with any beverages. It’s a mystery. My 8th child and the first to experience ugly front teeth, so sad. (Not to mention the injury to my pride, lol.)
One last note, I hope! Also by making my own Ghee, I save over $7. Which would be a savings of at least $84.
Now Michelle's Saving Money 