Frugal Confessions: Coupons= $$$ {$42.18 for everything pictured; over $90 in coupons used!}

If you have ever used coupons at a store? A coupon is, essentially, free money...and I just can not pass up the values! 

My children are, once again, hosting a Lemonade Stand for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation this year. Therefore, we need Lemonade and a lot of it. I have been holding off purchasing some as I was hoping for a sale. Thankfully, we lucked out at Walmart! 

 Walmart: $20.06 (including tax)

Purchased 12 Country Time Lemonade containers for $2.00 - (6) $1/2 Country Time Lemonade Mix Coupons = $1.50 each!  (Note these all the contain 25% more so they make 10 quarts instead of 8.) 

Purchased 1 Venus Embrace 1 ct Razor $5.97 - Minus $5.00/1 Venus razor from RP 6/16 = $0.97

 Dollar General: $1.36 (including tax)

Purchased one chapstick at full price $1.25. (They would not let my total equal $0 and I needed chapstick so it was a win/win.)

Bought 4 Head & Shoulders (2 classic clean & 2 Men 2-in-1) with Old Spice Deodorant on sale for $2.50 each - Minus (2) $5/2 Head & Shoulders Products, RP 6/16 = FREE! 

 Dierbergs: 2 Transactions; $0 and $4.21 (including tax) & Schnucks: $9.56 (including tax)

Dierbergs Transactions 1: FREE

Bought Udi's brownie bites $4.19, plain bagels $5.59, chocolate chip cookies $4.19, and 2 packages of muffins $6.19 and $5.69 - Minus (5) FREE (1) Udi Gluten Free Product Product coupon (for hosting a Udi's Houseparty) = Free 

Dierbergs Transactions 2: $4.21

Purchased Udis 4 Bread $5.29 each -  Minus (4) FREE (1) Udi Gluten Free Product Product coupon (for hosting a Udi's Houseparty) = Free 

Purchased 2 Green Giant Veggie Snack chips $2.99 each - (2) $0.50/1 Green Giant Veggie Chips Coupon which doubled to $1/1 = $1.99 each

Schnucks Transaction: $9.56

Bought one box of Cocoa Dyno Bites monster box on sale for $3.50

Bought 2 Buitoni noodles $3.29 each - (2) coupons for FREE Buitoni Products = FREE
(Thanks Dad for the awesome coupons!)

Bought 1 Dr. Pepper 2 liter $1.00 - coupon for $0.75 off (which doubled)= FREE

Bought 1 Canada Dry Ten 2 liter $1.00 - coupon buy one regular Dr. Pepper get one free Ten product (in store hanger)= FREE 

Bought 2 Ronzoni Pasta's $1.00 each - Minus - $1/2 Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta 6/2 SS = $1.00 

Bought  Cascadian Farm Organic Cereal Granola $3.77 - Minus $0.75/1 Cascadian Farm Product printable (which doubled)= $2.27

Bought 2 Chex Mix $1.00 each - (2) $0.50 printable coupons 1 doubled 1 did not)= $0.50

Bought 4 Kraft BBQ Sauces $1.00 each - Minus $1.00 off any TWO (2) KRAFT Barbecue Sauce= $2.00 

Walmart: $6.99 (including tax)

Bought 5 Tony's Pizza's - Minus B4G1F $4.75 max Tonys Original Crust Pizza coupon SS 6/2= $7.92

Bought 2 Folgers Classic Roast Packets Instant Coffee Crystals, 7 ct, $1.00 each - Minus (2) $1.50/1 Folgers Product = FREE + $1.00 Moneymaker!!

Bought 1 Vlasic Pickle Stacker $1.98 - Minus $1/1 Vlasic Pickle Product =$0.98

Bought 1 French's Mustard $1.00 -  $0.30/1 French's Mustard SS 6/16= $0.70

Bought 1 Pepsi Next $1.98 - Free Pepsi Next coupon (mailed to me) = FREE

Ok, so my total is now at $8.60 but I claimed above that I paid only $6.99, that is because when I got home I realized the cashier voided one of the pizza entries and the coupon still scanned so I got 2 free. 

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