My love of coupons and deals

This summer I decided to get serious about couponing and deals. I have to say that I am pretty good. My drawback is wanting to shop every week even if we don't need it--Stockpiling and the "rush" I get from the great deals. At this point we will NEVER be without cereal. We might not have the kind you like but you won't go hungry. I have had an especially profitable week.

Friday the little boys and I went to Harris Teeter b/c they had triple coupons and Perdue chicken breasts buy 1 get 2 free. (Occasionally I need a reminder why I go by myself. I remember now). We didn't need chicken but b/c of my freezer inheritance from my grandfather, I knew just the place for it. I bought 6 packets of chicken, 3 breasts per pack. I also got about 8 bags of other groceries. I only splurged on one package of hummus for me and the boys. Everything else had a coupon X3. My bill--$49+change. The chicken alone when not on sale would have run us $48 before taxes.

So tonight I ran out to Rite Aid and Walgreen's. These are not my normal places, but they did have some excellent deals.

Rite Aid:
Cottonelle tiolet paper: 2/$5.00--2 $0.50 coupons ($4.00)
10 Soy Joy bars-10/$5.00--$3.00 coupon ($2.00)
2 Soy Joy bars-BOGO coupon ($1.39)
Total:$4.48 (now that I look at this the math is wrong...looks like Rite Aid lady gave me 2 $3.00 coupons for the Soy Joy bars)
Plus there was a Rebate for the Soy Joy bars--buy 10 get $5.00. So these actually made me money. Real Cost: money maker of $0.48

Walgreen's:
#1
4 boxes of Kellogg's cereal-4/$10.00-4 $1.00 coupons ($6.00)
1 box of Quaker Instant Oatmeal-on sale $1.99- $0.70 coupon ($1.29)
Total: $7.53
got $3.00 in Walgreen's money back for next purchase

#2
Electrosol gel-$3.49-$2.50 coupon ($0.99)
2 Children's Motrin-$13.98-$2.00 of each Walgreen's coupon and $2.50 coupon ($7.48)
Quilted Northern-$4.00-$1.00 coupon ($3.00)
Minus $3.00 Walgreen's money
Total: 9.74
Plus I got a rebate for $1.50 for the Electrosol tabs (made $0.50!).
Real Cost for both transactions: $15.77

These are some of the things that make me happy.