Scenarios for CVS Shopping with Little Out Of Pocket Cash and No Beginning Extra Bucks Week of 10/24

Below are deal scenarios for the CVS ad for the week of 10/24 for shoppers just starting their CVS shopping adventure or who do not have any or many extra bucks on hand and do not want to spend much cash.  There are two scenarios for under $5 out of pocket cash and one for $10 out of pocket cash.  Beginning CVSing and building up extra bucks so one can keep them rolling week after week takes time.  By investing just $5 or $10 a week for the first month to six weeks to get the extra bucks built up would allow a shopper then to keep rolling that $20 to $50
of extra bucks each week into new extra bucks.  It is like spending the same money over and over again.  Thanks to Sarah and Jamie for sharing the following with us.

Five Dollars Scenario by Sarah:


You could purchase $16.94 worth of merchandise with $4.99 out of pocket cash + tax and have $5 in extra bucks left to spend on other sale/extra buck items this week (see all the deals here), use towards a necessity or save for next week’s CVS ad:  rolling them into more extra buck items so you have more extra bucks to spend without putting out the cash.

Transaction:

Buy Bayer Contour $14.99
use $10.00/1 coupon from 8/8 RP
Colgate Total $1.95 (you can use one CVS and one Manufacturer coupon per tube)
use $1/1 CVS Coupon from CVS Diabetes Advantage Email
and $1/1 Colgate Total from SS 10/10

TOTAL CASH:  $4.99 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED:  $ 5
MERCHANDISE VALUE:  $16.94 sale priced

You can then either save your extra bucks for next week’s extra buck deals (when you could get a Schick Hydro 3 or 5 Razor 1ct, or cartridges 3-4ct. $8.99 for a dollar after $4 ECB and a $4 Schick Hydro 3 Razor coupon from SS 10/3 or $4 Schick Hydro 5 Razor coupon from SS 10/3) or you could use those $5 extra bucks for some the deals and coupons this week—check out the coupon match-ups for Extra Bucks, Groceries, Household or Dollar and Under Deals.

Five Dollars Scenario by Jamie, from I Am A Money Magnet:


Transaction #1

1-Bayer Contour Meter- $14.99; get $5 EB (limit 1)
-use $10/1 Contour Meter (8/8 RP)
= FREE after Coupon and Extra Bucks

Total Out of Pocket- $4.99
Extra Bucks Earned- $5.00

Transaction #2 (because Halloween is just around the corner)

4- Hershey, Nestle, Mars, Wrigley, Twizzlers (9.34-12.5 oz) 2/$4
-use $1.00/2 Hershey’s, Reese’s or Kit Kat (10/17 SS)
-use $1.00/2 Nestle Halloween Candy (10/17 RP)

*Note there has been a $1/2 CVS Crt Coupon Printing from the scanner, so use this and pay as low as $1 bag wyb 2.
= $1.50 each after coupon

Use $5 Extra Bucks from Transaction #1
Total Out of Pocket- $1.00

Bonus Transactions
If you don’t mind spending a little more out of pocket, you could do this transaction.

Avenno Skin Care-Buy $25, get $10 EB (limit 1)
Deal Idea
3- Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Moisturizing Lotion- $8.49 each
-use 3- $1.00/1 Aveeno Active Naturals Coupon (9/26 RP)
-submit for $10 Mail In Rebate Printable
Final Cost= $0.82 each after coupons, extra bucks, and MIR

Total Out of Pocket- $22.47
Extra Bucks Earned-$10.00
Mail In Rebate- $10.00

…and don’t forget about the Monthly AZO deal, good through 10/31.

AZO Itch Relief Cream 1oz or Wipes- $6.99; get $5 EB (limit 5)
-use $2/1 AZO Printable Coupon
= FREE after coupon and Extra Bucks


Ten Dollars Scenario by Sarah:


You could purchase $27.22 worth of merchandise with $7.27 out of pocket cash + tax and have $3 in extra bucks left to spend on other sale/extra buck items this week.

Transaction 1:

Buy Bayer Contour $14.99
use $10.00/1 coupon from 8/8 RP

Colgate Total $1.95 (you can use one CVS and one Manufacturer coupon per tube)
use $1/1 CVS Coupon from CVS Diabetes Advantage Email
and $1/1 Colgate Total from SS 10/10

TOTAL CASH:  $4.99 + tax
EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED:  $ 5
MERCHANDISE VALUE:  $16.94 sale priced

Transaction #2

Buy Curel Daily Moisture Therapy Lotion Original Formula 6 oz  for $ 3.79 (online price, the price in your store may be different)use $1.00/1 Curel Moisturizer(3.5 oz or more) from 10/10 SS

Buy John Frieda Frizz-Ease Smoothing Creme 5 oz  for $ 6.49 (online price, the price in your store may be different) use $2.00/1 John Frieda Hair Care from 10/10 SS

Also use your $5 ECB from your first transaction

TOTAL CASH:  $2.28 + tax

EXTRA BUCKS RECEIVED:  $3

MERCHANDISE VALUE:  $10.28

TOTAL CASH:  $7.27 + tax
TOTAL MERCHANDISE VALUE:  $27.22
FINAL ECB VALUE: $3

You can then either save your extra bucks for next week’s extra buck deals (when you could get a Schick Hydro 3 or 5 Razor 1ct, or cartridges 3-4ct. $8.99 for a dollar after $4 ECB and a $4 Schick Hydro 3 Razor coupon from SS 10/3 or $4 Schick Hydro 5 Razor coupon from SS 10/3) or you could use those $5 extra bucks for some of the deals this week—check out the current deals with coupon match-ups for Extra Bucks deals, Groceries, Household or Dollar and Under Deals.

For instructions on how to figure out rolling extra bucks to have the least out of pocket cost see this post.

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