Going Green . . .

. . . IN MY POCKET!!!

Target handbag, 2 seventh generation all-purpose cleaner, granola bars, panty liners, motrin pm, 3 reusable grocery bags, 2 ink cartridges refills, and a coke (not pictured) . . . .

Grand Total: $12.40.  Plus I used my target giftcard from last week so only paid $7.40.

How I did it:
     Target
          Seventh Generation Cleaner on sale for $2.69
                + coupon for $1 off at Target.com
                + coupon at seventhgeneration.com for $1 off
                Total: $0.69 each
          Motrin = $3.99
                + coupon for $1 off at Target.com
                + coupon in paper for $3 off
                Total: FREE
          Handbag = clearance for $5. There was a coupon for $5 off at Target.com, but I missed it!! Could have gotten it for free. I had been eyeing it for months and always crave a new bag at the beginning of the season. This was my "splurge."
     Walgreens
             Kotex panty liners on sale for $3.49
                  + Register Rewards return of $2.50 (dollars you can use in their store)
                  + coupon from paper for $1 off
                   Total: $2.49 and $2.50 register reward ticket
             Nature's Own Granola bars on sale for $1.99
                  + coupon for $0.40 cents off
                   Total: $1.59
             Reynolds Wrap Foil  - Coupon for $0.89
                    Bought panty liners first and used register rewards on granola bars, foil, and coke.
             Ink Cartridges Refill - Coupons for $1 each on Earth Day (normally $13)
      HEB
            Reusable Grocery Bags - FREE with any 5 plastic bag returns on Earth Day. Dh brought some and then I had the kids bring them, too. That's how we ended up with 3.

At CVS (not pictured) this week, I got 2 boxes of cereal, 4 gallons of milk, toothpaste, eyeshadow, lipliner, and mascara, for only $15 plus I got another $3 ticket to spend there, too. Full price for all that? I would have paid over $40!

So, I'm still at it. Clipping, printing, reading blogs and it's really ending up to being a lot of fun. My savings aren't shocking, but I'm doing pretty good for the first week. I'm sure as I learn more (and stay out of the accessory aisles) I'll get better.