My hope was that this would be an easy week for shopping and it wasn’t too bad! Hopefully you had a good experience as well! The only major issue that I had at Walgreens was that my Hallmark coupon scanned as expired (???) even though it didn’t expire until 12/21. Next my Register Reward wouldn’t scan because I gave it last instead of first (??). For as long as they’ve had the Register Rewards program, I have giving my RR last and encouraged you to do the same. I have no idea what was different about this week, but whatever! The rules there change daily. Luckily she pushed all of the coupons through, but gave me a warning for next time. Warning digested. Here’s what I did:
Walgreens
Transaction #1
2 Colgate MaxFresh 2/$6 (Used 2 $1 from 12/15 SS)
Also used 2,000 points from previous weeks
Paid $2 plus tax, Got $4 RR
Final Price: Free!
Transaction #2
1 Goody Hair Clips $2
4 Ritz Crackers Boxes 2/$4 (Used 4 $.75 Ritz coupons and don’t forget that these reset today!)
6 Hallmark Cards $.99 each (Used 2 $2/3 Hallmark coupons)
Also used $4 RR from first transaction
Paid $5.93 plus tax, Got $2 RR from Goody, 2,000 points from Ritz, 2,000 points from Hallmark
Final Price: $4.07
Transaction #3
2 Colgate MaxFresh 2/$6 (Used 2 $1 from 12/15 SS)
Also used $2 RR from second transaction
Paid $2 plus tax, Got $4 RR
Final Price: Free!
CVS
3 Chex Mix 2/$6 (Used 3 $.60 Chex Mix coupon, $.60 here (or $.50 Chex Mix coupon)
3 Pull Ups $9.99 each (Used 3 $3 Pull-Ups coupons when you share (or $2 here)
Also used $24.61 in ECB from previous weeks
Paid $.66 plus tax, Got $10 ECB from Pull Ups, $2 ECB from Chex and $.50 Chex from SavingStar
Final Price: $12.77
All in all my shop cost me just under $17, but considering I got three bags of Pull-Ups out of the mix, I’m thrilled. My baby is having a tough time night training and until things become easier for her, their cost is part of our reality! I know we’re not the only ones, so grab these deals when you can get them!

Alli is a Chicago based wife and mother of two children. She has turned money-saving into a game and enjoys searching out the best deals to help you save money! Alli shares her insight, tips and up-to-the-minute deals for local and national retailers and brands. Her hope is that you will play the game and learn to save money at the same time!