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Paying off debt one paycheck at a time. Stockpiling body wash five bottles at a time.

Stockpiling Making the most of my weekly stockpile budget.

$20 Challenge Update #1

Posted 02-19-2011 at 01:31:39 PM by BringontheWonder (Financial Freedom)

$20 Challenge

So, I'm seeing how far I can stretch a shiny new $20 bill. In my last post, I had $18.65 remaining. I've had these purchases at CVS since then:

Transaction #1 (last week)
2 boxes Quaker oatmeal
1 Viva paper towels 6-roll pack
2 Excedrin 24 ct.
1 Trident gum
Total=$15.96
-$1/2 Quaker
-$1/1 Excedrin x 2
-$10 ECB
OOP=$3.18 after taxes

Transaction #2 (this week)
2 Green...

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First shop of the New Year

Posted 01-02-2011 at 12:37:29 PM by BringontheWonder (Financial Freedom)

My couponing goals for this year include:

Take advantage of more rebate offers.
Take advantage of more Target gift card offers.
Have most of Christmas shopping done by the end of summer.
Stockpile more paper products and food items.
Only buy items I have more than a year's supply of if they are free, MM, fillers, or needed to roll ECBs.
Do more coupon trades on HCW.
Enter more contests.
Write more companies for coupons and samples.
Inventory and photograph stockpile for insurance

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Stockpiling: September 13th to September 30th

Posted 09-17-2009 at 06:29:15 PM by BringontheWonder (Financial Freedom)

I'll be breaking my stockpiling posts down by the month rather than the week from now on just to keep things neater. For now, I'm not working from a set budget, just aiming for the lowest OOP possible.

September 13th Purchases
3 Listerine 500mL
2 Fiber One cereal
1 Colgate total toothpaste
OOP: $1.50

September 17th Purchases
21 Glade candle tins
5 Tide single load laundry detergent
4 Dial liquid hand soap
OOP: $3.36
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Stockpiling: September 5th to September 12th

Posted 09-05-2009 at 12:20:44 PM by BringontheWonder (Financial Freedom)

Playing it by ear with no set budget this week.

September 5th Purchases
2 Bounce Dryer bar
6 Listerine 1L mouthwash
6 Listerine 250 ML mouthwash
12 Reach floss
11 Tide single load detergent
5 storage containers
1 Glade Sense & Spray refill
Total spent: $9.00

September 9th Purchases
10 Tide single load detergent
1 Glade scented oil candle tin
1 Chef Michael's dry dog food pouch
Total spent: $.16...

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Stockpiling: August 22nd to August 29th

Posted 08-23-2009 at 02:48:01 PM by BringontheWonder (Financial Freedom)

I have $25.00 and $8.00 ECBs to spend on stockpiling this week.

August 22nd Purchases
6 Weber Grill Creations Spices
3 Lawry's Seasoned Salts
OOP: $3.98
To go: $21.02 and $8 ECBs on 1 card

August 23rd Purchases
6 newspapers
OOP: $8.67
To go: $12.35 and $8 ECBs on 1 card

1 gel ink pen
4 Papermate mechanical pencils 10 ct.
1 Glade lasting impressions
4 Glade scented oil candles
6 Glade Sense...

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