6/29 newspaper, mascara, rubbing alcohol, and cotton swabs

today i bought:
physician's formula mascara $7.99
cvs cotton swabs 500 ct $3.39

subtotal $11.38

used coupons:
-$1 physician's formula (from newspaper insert)
-$2 any cvs skincare
= $8.38 + .12 tax (used $8 in ecb, $.50 cash)

received:
$7.99 ecb for physician's formula
$2 ecb for cvs cotton swabs

summary:
spent $8 ecb + $.50 cash
received $9.99 ecb
profit of $1.49

year to date savings: $2221.01
summer 2008 spending: $1.02

today he bought:
physician's formula mascara $7.99
cvs cotton swabs 500 ct $3.39
newsday $1.59
cvs rubbing alcohol $1.79

subtotal $14.76

used coupons:
-$1 physician's formula (from newspaper insert)
-$2 any cvs skincare
= $11.76 (used $10 in ecb, $1.76 cash)

received:
$7.99 ecb for physician's formula
$2 ecb for cvs cotton swabs

summary:
spent $10 ecb + $1.76 cash
received $9.99 ecb
net cost of $1.77

year to date savings: $2002.85
summer 2008 spending: $6.08

cost of both transactions combined: $.28

so... they only had one paper at the cvs i went to, and i wanted 6 so both my boyfriend and i could use those b1g1 sure coupons to max out the monthly deal on each of our cards. but don't worry, i got 5 more papers from another store.

what did you get?

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