Mar

11

Drugstore Junkie

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I hate shopping (but, as you know, I LOVE a Good Bargain!).  Most women love shopping for clothes, shoes and jewelry. Not me — but for some reason, I love drugstores.  Maybe because deep inside I know that they are a hotbed of bargain opportunities waiting to be discovered.  Or maybe cause there’s a lot of stuff there to make a person feel better, no matter what ails them.  In any case, I could get lost in the aisles of CVS, Walgreen’s, Duane Reade, etc. for days.  Even the meager selections at superstores like Walmart and Target yield hidden treasures.

 

olay definity

Recently, I decided to try Definity, a drugstore brand from Olay, which is supposed to fight discoloration, dullness, brown spots and wrinkles.   Off to CVS, where their loyalty programs gives me in-store cash to use on anything for a limited time. TIP: Check expiration dates on all coupons and cards so you get the full value of them when you need something.

Before heading to CVS, armed with a $5.00 coupon for Definity from the Sunday paper, and $12 in CVS cash, I quickly check my email.  Voila!  Here’s an email from CVS with $5 off this weekend only!  So, I go to CVS to buy my Definity item, and a root touch-up hair color product.  Guess what?  Definity is on sale for $25,  Root Touch-Up for $5, using my $21 in credits, it costs me less than $10 for both items.

When I paid for my items, my receipt contained a coupon for another $5 off a $25 purchase.  Hopefully Definity will be back on sale before they expire.

Another tip:  Log onto CVS.com and sign up for their card, if you don’t have one already.  At Walgreen’s, it’s a different set-up, but you can get lots of discounts by using their online rebate system, with a 10 percent bonus if you take the rebate in the form of a Walgreen’s gift card.  Check out your local drugstore chains and see what they are offering.

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Jan

5

To a New Year of Living Frugaliciously!

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Happy  New Year, dear readers, and I hope you like the new word I am using.  Frugalicious is the term for living the lifestyle of the rich and famous on an ordinary person’s budget, and we’re going for it big time in 2009.  

But first, a confession:  I am so embarrassed — in the frenzy of the holidays I went to the supermarket and paid full price for everything! drug-savings-unlikely I felt like I was cheating you guys by not living the lifestyle I am teaching you, but I guess the lesson there is that sometimes, time and sanity win out over bargains and thriftiness.  (Not always, not often, but sometimes!)

Anyway, sorry for being off track, and watch in the next few days for my special report on starting the new year with some great new money-saving habits.  

Wishing you all a happy, healthy, prosperous 2009.   See you  soon.

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