Shoprite Viva Papertowel $2.65 Money Maker

This week Shoprite has a promotion when you buy 5 Viva Paper towels for $2 each you get $5 back. This is my second time doing this transaction and once again I bought another Luvs Jumbo diaper and paid $1.

5 Vivas = $10
- .85 cents off 1 - 6/28 SS = 7.56 (only 4 doubled)
= 2.35

Got back $5

bought 1 luvs diaper size 2 (42 ct)= 7
-$1 off coupon
-$5 catalina that I got from Viva
= $1 OOP

So I basically bought 5 paper towels and jumbo pack of luvs diaper for $3.35. I also got 2 free reusable shopping bags from first purchased of viva and for the second purchased!

Total Diaper Spent : $52.21

Shoprite Trip - $1 Luvs Diapers

Two weeks ago I purchased 10 Viva paper towels (.85 cents off 1 - 6/28 SS) from ebay. I was running out of paper towels and Shoprite is selling Viva for $2 (reg. price) and since it will double I'll pay .30 each. But I've been busy so I never had a chance to go. I'm glad I waited because this week they are running a promotion when you buy 5 Viva paper towels you get $5 catalina! I did 2 transactions! By the way you still have time to order these coupons since Shoprite sales ends Saturday!

first transaction

5 viva = 10
- 7.56 in coupons (only 4 doubled)
= $2.35 (got back $5)

I was going to go back twice but the cashier was not very friendly and my daughter was getting cranky. I'll have until Saturday to go back again.

second transaction

luvs jumbo pack = 7
- $1 off any luvs coupons ( I bought this coupon in ebay a few weeks ago, I don't know which insert it came from)
=$6
-$5 catalina
=$1 for one jumbo pack of Luvs diaper size 2 (42ct) or .02 cents each diaper!!

I basically spent $3.35 for 5 Big Roll Viva paper towels and 1 Luvs Jumbo Pack of Diaper!


Total Diaper Spent : $51.21

By the way, I am so glad I started stockpiling for diapers and formulas early. Yesterday I went to my OB Dr. and he put me on bedrest. I can no longer work. I was hoping to work until end of September to save up for my leave. But I guess not. I'm just glad I started preparing, early.

Rite Aid Trip 7/31

I went to Rite Aid also today. I purchased 2 more Luvs diapers Mega size 3. I'm not done stockpiling for size 2 yet but they had no more size 2.

2 Luvs Mega 9.99 each = 19.98
2 soft soap 89cents each = 1.78
2 speed stick = 2/4.74
total = 26.50

coupons used
5/25 coupon
2 $1 off any luvs (purchased from Ebay)
2 $1 off Soft Soap (Print Here)
$2 off speed stick store coupon
2 $1.50 any speed stick (Print Here)
= $12.50 for 2 mega size luvs (10 cents each for size 3)

Pathmark Trip 7/31

Today is the last day for the baby bucks cycle. I needed $25 dollars to get $15 Baby Bucks. So I went today to get 6 more Similac concetrated cans. Spent 11.17 after my $2 off coupons, but I got $15 baby bucks to spend next time. I'll be using it this week for grocery. So that's minus 3.83 to my formula expenses. (I'm counting the Baby Bucks as CASH.)

Stockpile
39 - 13 oz similac concentrated cans
2 - 1QT Ready to feed Similac
1 - 12.9 oz Similac Powder

If you were to purchase them regular price I would pay 167.31 for the concetrated cans, $12.98 for the ready to feed, and about $13 for the powder. It would cost me 193.29! I saved 60% so far!! I'll post pictures next time.

Total Formula Spent = $78.32

Pathmark Trip 7/30

Went to Pathmark again today. I bought 8 cans of Similac Advance concentrated cans. I spent $13.03 after coupons. I spent $82.15 so far for formulas! I never used the concentrated cans for my first daughter so I don't know exactly how many cans I need a week. I used ready to feed formulas with my first daughter and I remembered using about 1 bottle a day. I hope when I'm done with my formulas stockpile it will be enough to last for 3 or 4 months until I go back to work.

Pathmark Trip 7/26

Went to Pathmark today to do my groceries. I purchased 5 cans of concentrated Similac. That's 21 cans I've purchased so far.

5 cans 4.29 each = 21.45
5 $2 coupons = 10
=11.45

Total Formula Spent : $57.67

Pathmark Trip 7/25

$10.19 for 11 cans or .93 cents per can!

This is my trip to Pathmark this morning. I bought 11 Similac Advance concentrated cans. I did 2 transactions.

First transaction

6 (4.29) cans of similac = 25.74
6 $2 off coupons = 12
= 13.74

Second transaction

5 ( 4.29) cans of similac = 21.45
5 ($2 off coupons) = 10
= $11.45

Recieved $15 for BABY BUCKS in my second transaction.

Total = $25.19

Actual Cost = $10.19 for 11 cans or .93 cents per can!!!

Total spent for formulas = $46.22

My Total Cost of Diapers Spent

TOTAL SPENT : $25.43 (15 diapers)

Since I'm tracking the cost of formula spent for the new baby, I'm also going to keep track on how much diapers I'm spending. This month is actually the first month I started stockpiling for diapers for the new baby.

It's a little tricky to calculate this month expenses since I did the Rite Aid promotion for Huggies. I had to do a few transactions and I bought other things to get a better deal on huggies. So I'm just going to give you estimate cost for this month.

I bought 5 huggies jumbo pack and 1 tube of balmex = 61.74 (did 2 transactions)
Minus coupons used =18.50
=$43.24
I'll get back $ 25 gift card and free jumbo pack of diaper worth 11.49
=$18.24 or $3.04 per diaper.

Since I'm getting 6 Huggies Jumbo total with the free voucher of Huggies, I'll get back $5.50 for rebate from Caregivers Marketplace (for 6 huggies and 1 balmex).

TOTAL COST = $12.74 for 6 Diapers!!!!!! ($2.12/diaper)

Who could resist that deal! So I asked my mother in law to use her address to do another transaction. I know I'm not suppose to. This is the first and last time I will use her address. I also took advantage of the J&J promotion buy 50 and get back $25 GC and the free gift bag samples.


Items bought: did 6 transactions

5 jumbo huggies
1 size 4 pampers
4 banana boat sunblock sprays
3 aveeno 2.5oz lotion
2 aveeno body wash 12 oz
5 listerine 500 ml
1 oral B power toothbrush
1 children's tylenol

Total paid out of pocket : $ 88.11

But I will get back:

2 $25 Gift Cards
Gift Bag Samples
$6 Single Check Rebate ( $2 for pampers, $4 for oral B)
1 voucher of free huggies diaper
$4.50 Caregivers Marketplace.

= $60.50 Cash Back

Actual Cost of all items are = 27.61

It's little complicated how I'm going to calculate actual diaper spent since I bought other things aside from diapers. So to make it easier I'm going to count per item cost.

23 items = 1.20 each (I'm counting the free huggies as 23rd item)

= $7.20 (6 huggies)

I also bought pampers swaddlers in CVS with last week sale = after coupons and the money maker transaction that I purchased paid = 1.99 for Jumbo size 1

I also bought last week 2 huggies jumbo and 5 wipes in A&P = paid $27 but got back $20 Baby Bucks. I normally would not buy the huggies because it wasn't on sale (I did used a coupon) but I wanted to make sure I will get the Baby Bucks before it expires. (they don't roll over). Besides those baby bucks I got it from buying wipes and paying very little or free.

Wipes = 2.50 (.50 cents each)
2 Huggies = $5
I'll get back 1.50 from Caregivers Marketplace
= 3.50 for 2 packs

TOTAL SPENT : $25.43 (15 diapers)

My Guilty Trip at Rite Aid

I've been going to Rite Aid everyday to see if they received new inventories for Similac. Remember I have 60 coupons to use! They have other kinds left but not the regular Similac Advance. So I decided to buy the 2 bottles left from one Rite Aid even though I will not get the deal that I was hoping for since I will not be able to use the coupon for $5 off $25 purchased.

But it turned out to be a better deal. Here's what I bought:
2 similac ready to feed = 10
1 similac powder 12.9 oz = 13.19
1 aveeno lotion = 7.79 (I needed this for the J&J rebate, I only needed $6 more to qualify for GC)
my total would have been = 30.98
minus my coupons:
-$6 (3 similac coupons)
-5/25 coupons
- $2 off aveeno
=17.98

Here's the guilty part. My aveeno coupon will not scan. She tried a few times but the register will not take it. I told her never mind I don't want the aveeno. So she took it off and gave me a total for $12.19. When I left the store, I realized she should have taken the $5 off also since my total is no longer 25 dollars, instead $23.19. So now I've been feeling guilty and afraid to go back to that store!

Spent : $12.19
Total Formula Spent: $24.58

Formula Expenses

Did you ever wondered the yearly cost of formulas?? I've researched the Internet and there's no exact amount since prices varies due to different brands of formulas and it matters if it is ready to feed or powder. According to Aetna InteliHealth, the cost of using ready to feed formulas is about $4000 a year, not including accessories such as bottles. The cost of using powder is about 1500 a year.

Well I decided to keep track on my formula expenses to see how much I would save by using coupons and stockpiling.

Last week I posted about cheap Similac ready to feed for this week sales in Rite Aid. It is 2 for $10. I know I'm not due for another 3 months but with coupons I will end up paying each ready to feed bottle for $2 each(reg. price 6.29). So I decided to order 60 coupons in Ebay! I was not worried if there is not enought stock in one store since there are about 5 Rite Aids within 3 miles.

I paid $12.39 for 60 coupons of $2 off any similac (.20 cents each coupon). Well guess what? Out of 5 store only one has them and they only have 2 bottles left.

Spent for coupons : $12.39 (and I have not even bought one)