Welcome to the CVS $5 Challenge! This is a special $5 Challenge for the Black Friday sale that runs from November 27 – 29. For a full list of deals, please see Couponing 101.
Want to participate? All you need is an ExtraCare Card, a CVS ad, a printer, and coupons to get started. Be sure to register your CVS loyalty card with Upromise for extra college savings. You can also use the new Ibotta app to save even more!
Here’s how this works:
Your budget: Start with $5 out-of-pocket cash.
Your mission: To grow that $5 into even more ECBs to use in upcoming weeks.
If this is your first time here, start by reading the rules here. Curious about how to do multiple transactions at CVS? Read The Ins and Outs of CVSing.
Here is my scenario for this week’s Challenge. Feel free to leave the link to your scenario in the Linky below, or if you don’t have a blog, share your scenario in the comments!
CVS $5 Challenge for the week of November 27 – 29, 2014
*coupons in red
Transaction #1
Buy (1) Hershey’s, Starburst, Skittles singles or Necco Wafers @ $0.79
Total = $0.79
ECBs earned – $0.79
Transaction #2
Buy (1) Orbit Gum 14 ct @ $1
– Use $0.79 ECBs from Transaction #1
Total after ECBs = $0.11
ECBs earned – $0.21
Transaction #3
Buy (1) Viva Vantage Choose-A-Size Paper Towel @ $1.99
– Use $1 ECBs from Transaction #2
Total after ECBs = $0.99
ECBs earned – $1.99
Transaction #4
Buy (1) GUM Supreme Toothbrush 2 ct @ $2
– Use $1.99 ECBs from Transaction #3
Total after ECBs = $0.01
ECBs earned – $2
Grand Total OOP= $2
Total Value= $5.78 with $2 ECBs to use next week! Keep rolling those ECBs for more savings!
Let’s see what fabulous scenarios you come up with for $5 or less!
Please link directly to your scenarios, not your homepage. Linking back to this meme to share it with others is greatly appreciated!
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