Proud to be a Beginner Couponer

Here are just a few of my recent transactions. On these 4 transactions alone I spent $18.95 out of pocket, but got $76.56 worth of merchandise.

Walgreens #1:

Schick Quattro Razor: (sale) $6.99
-$3.00 coupon (All You Magazine coupon)
-$4.00 coupon
= FREE +.01

3M 3 pack Gift Wrap Tape: (sale) 2/$2.00
-$1.00 coupon
= $1.00

Subtotal: .99
Total: $1.55

SAVED: $15.98 (Man. Coupons & Walgreens sales)
BONUS: The tape is in the monthly easy saver catalog - I enter my receipt on their website and the tape gets me a $2.00 credit and they put it on a monthly gift card or send you a check! (get a 10% bonus if you get it on a gift card). So that's $2.20 I'll get on a gift card to use on my next purchase at Walgreens once I get the card - FREE!

KMart Double Coupons Sale:
Toothpase: $3.49
Gillette Body Wash: $3.99
2x Pledge @ $3.50 = $7.00 (sale price)
2x Glade Fabric Freshner @ $3.50 = $7.00 (sale price)
Ivory Soap: $1.29 (only item I did NOT have a coupon for)

Total: $5.26
After double coupons and tax

Saved: $20.43 (sales/coupons)
*Would have done a lot better but I waited till Friday and 2/3 of the items I wanted were already goneCVS#1: This was my very first trip so I had to start with more out of pocket (OOP) just so I could get Earned Care Bucks (ECS's) to roll over to my next transaction. After this transacation I'll be spending very little OOP.
2x Pantene Shampoo @ $5.99 = $11.98
-$2.00 coupon
-$2.00 coupon
Total OOP: $7.98 (+.75 tax)
Earned Care Bucks to roll: $4.00
(Still saved $8.00 with sale and 2-$2.00 coupons)

CVS #2:
1x Rightguard Deoderant: $2.99
-.50 coupon
1x Crest Spinbrush: $4.99
-2.00 coupon
1x Colgate toothpaste: $2.99
-$1.50 coupon

Subtotal: $6.97
-$4.00 ECB's from #1 transaction

Total: $2.97 (+ .44 tax)
(Saved $13.20)

$6.00 ECB's earned to roll on my next transaction