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Pharmacy Shopping Update - #1

Earlier this week I wrote a post on how to make money by shopping at pharmacy’s. In sticking with this theme for the week, I wanted to provide an update on my latest transactions. After shopping at CVS last week, I earned $22.08 after using coupons and receiving Extra Bucks and Mail-In Rebates. I also made $1.12 by shopping the deals and using coupons at Rite Aid. I want to point out that all of the products purchased using this plan are items that we can use and will not go to waste.

So far this week I made one trip to CVS to continue this money making opportunity. My transactions this week are as follows -

• Dawn Dish Soap
• Cost = $.88
• Coupons Used = $.50
• Net Cost = $.38
• Crest Toothpaste
• Cost = $2.49
• Coupons Used = $.75
• Extra Bucks Earned = $1.50
• Net Cost = $.24
• Oral-B Toothbrush
• Cost = $2.49
• Coupons Used = $1.00
• Extra Bucks Earned = $1.50
• Net Cost = $(.01)
• Children’s Advil
• Cost = $5.79
• Coupons Used = $1.00
• Extra Bucks Earned = $5.79
• Net Cost = $(1.00)
• Sunday Newspaper - It was well past Sunday, but the CVS had some extra Sunday papers and there were so many great coupons this week, I couldn’t resist buying another.
• Cost = $1.50
• CVS $2 Off Purchase of $10 Coupon = $(2.00)
• Tax = $.66

NET TOTAL = $(.23) - I made $.23 off of my transactions shopping at CVS. This was possible by only shopping the best deals for the week and month and combining these deals with coupons and Extra Bucks that were offered. So in the past two weeks since I have been tracking my purchases through PFI, I have made $22.31 by shopping at CVS. The goal is to not necessarily make a lot of money from these transactions, but to reduce our monthly grocery budget. If we can reduce our spending on products offered at CVS, then it frees up more money in our family budget. More positive cash flow in the monthly budget means more money can flow into investments like high yielding stocks!

I will be heading out to CVS one more time this week and will also make a stop at Rite Aid and Walgreens to pick up some more great deals!

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