Rite-Aid August Last Trip & Wrap Up of Totals

I broke down Friday and went back to Rite-Aid to pick-up Daughter some supplies.  Yes, I sacrificed a wad of +Ups for her.......I must love her......

4 x Tampax tampons on sale $6.99=$27.96
1 x Oral-B Toothbrush on sale=$2.99
3 x Bic Markers on sale .99¢ea.=$2.97
SubTotal....$33.92

Coupons Used
4 x $2/1 Tampax ManuQ(July P&G insert)=$8.00
1 x $1/1 Toothbrush In-Ad Q=$1.00
1 x $1/1 Oral-B toothbrush ManuQ=$1.00
1 x $1/1 Oral-B Oral Care booklet Q=$1.00
Coupon Total.....$11.00

$33.92-$11.00=$22.92 + .04tax=$22.96

I used $22 in +Up Rewards and put the .96¢ on my Gift Card.
And I received 2 x $5 +Ups back(Spend $15 in Pantene/Oral-B/Tampax/something else, Get $5...I did it twice, so 2 +Ups back).
I've submitted the 3 Bic packs for the $3 Bic SCRebate as well.
In the end I spent down $9 of my +Up Rewards(spent $22 +Ups, got back $10 +Ups and $3 cash rebate)on this stuff so each of the 8 items ultimately cost me $1.13.

Here are the August Grand Totals.....

Out Of Pocket....$.70  cash
Value of items bought....$554.18
Savings Rate of  99.87%
Single Check Rebate due....$8.00
After SCR applied, Out of Pocket.... -$7.30
Savings Rate  100%

+Ups at beginning of month...$14+
+Ups used....$184+
+Ups received...$188+
+Ups currently...$18+ 

I paid OOP .70¢ in August for $554.18 worth of goods.
In addition I'll get back $8 in cash rebates and I grew the +Up Rewards I started the month with by $4 at the end of the month.

How could someone NOT like Rite-Aid? ;-)

Sluggy

Don't Make Me Stop This Car!

Thankfully I am no longer "in the weeds" like these parents are.
But I know I've used every single one of the mommyisms in this!lol

I thought this was a fun way to get your weekend started though.





Sluggy

It's a Southern Thang.....

Sluggy

Another Boring Blog Box Giveaway...Come Enter!

Time for another......

Sluggy's BORING BLOG BOX GIVEAWAY!

Here's how it works.....

I put things in the box(mostly what I have gotten for free or almost free)each week and when the box is filled we draw a winner from all the entries received.

Here is what went into the Box today.....

1.  1 bottle of Garnier Fructis Shampoo

2.  1 Dog Frisbee (from Purina Fit & Trim)
3.  1 box of Reach Dental Floss

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Do you take vacations in the Fall and where do you go and why?  Do you have any plans like home improvements to do in the Fall?  Or do you plan to just stay home and save money?  Do you like Fall and what activities do you enjoy during this season?

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Sluggy

And Speaking of Cars......

We are witnessing some extended family stuff involving cars and making unwise choices with money lately here, so I thought some recent mail I received was very apropos to what is going on.

I think the synchronicity of the Universe had something to do with me getting this mail at this very moment. ;-)

Sometimes I just have to laugh at stuff though.
Like the other day.
I got some junk mail.....you know, that stuff companies send you to try to get you to buy something they are selling.

Obviously whomever sold them MY name from some big database of suckers potential customers is actually clueless as to how futile and wasteful this attempt at selling me is!

Here's what showed up in my mailbox....in all it's full color, luxurious papery booklet goodness, enclosed in elaborate plastic packaging(which I did not photo before throwing out)........

And just in case you didn't catch the brand in that photo.....

These hunks of metal start at $41,300.
Like I would ever spent that kind of money on a car!
Not in this lifetime and not while I have my faculties about me.

Why?
Because a new car loses 20% of it's value by the end of the first year so I'd be out $8,260 after 1 year of ownership.
You can get a real nice used car for what this rust bucket car depreciates in 1 year.

Not only that but you are looking at a car payment in the neighborhood of $900+ a month if you have to finance it.

I guess Hubs and I are on some list somewhere of people who have cash so that is why we get offers for luxury cars, country clubs, cruises, platinum level credit cards, all kinds of vacation/resort packages/clubs, jewelers, designer this and that, etc.
And do you know why we have money?
Because we don't spend it on crap like this! lol

Yes, I choose to be inspired Infiniti....inspired NOT to waste money on stuff that doesn't matter.

Sluggy