CVS Deal Shopping for Sharing Shopping List for Week of 5/25/2014

Here's my $5 CVSing for Sharing Challenge Shopping List for the CVS weekly ad of May 25, 2014.  Variety of destinations this week for the items I am finding deals on.  M&M's will go to sailors deployed, toothpaste will be saved for my Operation Christmas Child stockpile, and the cereal will go to our church food pantry.  I am loving the CVS cereal sales lately for donating.

Not a massive amount of savings this week, but I'll still able to get a nice selection for way below retail price.  By rolling the CVS extra bucks from the first transaction to the second I have less out of pocket cash expense.

Total Sale Price of Products:  $ 9.22

Total Cost (excludes tax):  $ 4.72

Transaction #1:

Buy:  3 -- M&M's Single Candies @ $.75 -- buy one get $.75 ECB's, limit 1
Use:  This printable coupon:
Cost:  $ 1.50
Extra bucks to use on next transaction:  $ .75

Buy: 1 -- Colgate Toothpaste
@ $2.99 Get $2.00 ECB's
Cost:  $2.99
Extra bucks to use on next transaction:  $2.00

Total Cost:  $4.49
Total ECB's for next transaction:  $2.75

Transaction #2:

Buy:  2 -- Kellogg's Cereals @ $1.99 each
Use:  1 -- $1/2 Kellogg's Cereals Coupon I received in my email from the Kellogg's Family Reward Program.**
Use:  $2.75  Extra Bucks from Transaction #1
Cost:  $ .23

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The two match-up posts here at Simply CVS I use most to find the best deals for my charity shopping are:

• Dollar or Less Deals
• Extra Buck Deals -- Listed in order of least ECB's lost

These help me spread my $5 further.

My $5 CVSing for Sharing Challenge is much like my $50 CVS Gift Card Challenge, but with a bit of different twist.  I will be budgeting $5 each week total for shopping at CVS for items to donate to local or global charities or others in need of encouragement.  I will be emphasizing food as much as possible, as I often get free health & beauty items already.
            

About my Charity Chest:  One of my favorite things about deal shopping is having more to share with others.  Not only can I get great things with coupons and CVS extra bucks, but by saving on my own budget I have more cash to share, too.  So whenever I can get a fantastic deal on an item that my family does not need I pick it up and tuck it away in my Charity Chest until I find someone who needs it.   Another way I have more to give is by earning free CVS gift cards thru Swagbucks.  I have been able to give thru local charities and my own church as well as thru national ministries like Operation Christmas Child.

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