My husband thinks I'm mad

Warning: CVS is addicting -- very very addicting. DO NOT sign up for an Extra Bucks savings card unless you are ready to save LOTS OF MONEY. Read on.

My husband and I recently purchased our first new home. Moving day is only a little less than 4 weeks away. Along with the excitement of the move and owning our own home comes a very much so tightened budget. That is why I was so excited when I found all the blogs of women (and a few men) who have learned to maneuver through the CVS system. Although it has only been a few weeks since I began reading, and even more recently that I began attempting to shop at CVS, I have already saved more than $75, I'm sure.

Here's how I started out:

Good week to start - I bought 5 boxes of Excedrin @ 1.99 with $2 coupons that were giving $1 ECBs back. So right away, I was ahead $5 in ECB. I rolled that into a couple more transactions and ended up with 2 Trublend Covergirl foundations (which I won't wear, but the deal actually gave me a better hand in ECBs, so I'll give them away), 3 Sunsilk shampoos, 2 Dove shampoos, a pack of Stride gum, a pack of Breathsaver mints, and 2 large size chocolate bars for $1.51 OOP. Since I needed Shampoo anyway and probably would have spent $3 on that previously, this was amazing to me. Plus, I came home with $5 in ECB.

The following week, there was nothing really that I needed, but I was so excited, I just wanted to roll ECBs! haha. I stopped in the other day and spent my $5 ECB on 2 14oz M&Ms (BOGO with $3ECB/2 bags) and a coke for my husband.

That night, we ended up going back and getting another 2 bags of M&Ms (BOGO with $3ECB/2bags), so it came to $0.29. The next day, as I was driving by, my car mysteriously pulled in to pick up another 2 bags of M&Ms (can you tell I like M&Ms???? but 2 bags for $.29 -- why not!!!)

So that is the extent of my CVSing days (thus far) This week, I have some ideas rolling in my head. And I have many ideas for the deals coming up in May.