Walgreens Twenty Dollar Challenge- Week of 3/29

Unbelievably Today began the start of Garage Sales in our rural area. When we moved here two years ago I found that the little towns all have City-Wide Garage Sales and they each have a different weekend. With my pantry and storeroom well stocked I am cutting back on Walgreens and my Grocery Budgets to make room for some rummaging fun.

We will be using what we have, eating out of pantry, storeroom, and our 2 freezers. Only buying produce, milk, eggs and something we ran out of. The $40.00 will also be stretched watching ads and using coupons, and buying milk, bread, bananas at the gas station.

I will be limiting my groceries to $40.00 for the next 8 weeks of sales. With cutting out $60.00 from my grocery budget and $10.00 from Walgreens, I can have $70.00 for Garage Sale Fun. I am always looking for finds for my granddaughter and also my girls, repairable antiques, and miscellaneous.

My Walgreens $20.00 Challenge.
Rules: The total before tax has to be under $20.00 not including tax.
I will see how far I can stretch that Twenty with rolling rapid rewards, using coupons etc.
I am lucky enough to begin with a $3.00 Rapid Reward to help stretch my twenty.

Transaction #1
Softsoap Body Wash $3.99 -$1.00 coupon = $2.99
Equal 2/$5.00 less 2--$2.50 coupons = FREE
Chapstick $1.99
Motions Hair Care 3/$10.00
Total $11.98
Receive $2.00 RR for Chapstick and $5.00 RR for Motions
Receive Coupon for FREE Softsoap

Transaction #2
Pepsi 4/12.00 - $3.00 coupon for FREE Diet with purchase of 2 Pepsi = $9.00
Reynolds Wrap 2 @ $.89 less WC and 2--$1.00 mfg. coupons = FREE
(use the one that excludes 25 ft)
Softsoap $3.99 Use Free Coupon from Transaction #1 = FREE
Total $9.00
Use $2.00 and $5.00 RR from Transaction #1
Total $2.00
Get $3.00 RR for Pepsi

Transaction #3
Dawn Dishsoap 2 @ $.98 - WC and 2--$.50 mfg. coupons = $98/2
Life Cereal 2/$5.00 less 2--$1.00 mfg. coupon = $3.00
4 Coke 20 oz. and 4 Reeses Peanut Butter Cups 4--$1.49 + FREE
Use $1.00 mfg. coupons for buy Coke and Reeses = 4 x $.49 = $1.98/4 + 4
Scott Toilet Paper $2.50 less $1.00 mfg. coupon = $1.50
Or will Buy Colgate Wisp Toothbrush $1.99 less $.50 coupon = $1.49
Total $8.46
Use $3.00 RR from Transaction #2
Total $5.46

Totals Transaction #1-- $11.98 + #2-- $2.00 + #3-- $5.46 = $19.44

After my Sunday run I will come back and post my savings.