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Yeah finished my last dresser! Went through each drawer and got rid of a few more things.

-----------------Keep-----------Sell-----------------
Pajamas-----------10-------------1-------------------
Tshirts-----------5--------------2-------------------
Sports Bras-------9--------------0-------------------
Running Tops------10-------------1-------------------
Running Shorts----2--------------0-------------------
Totals------------36-------------4-------------------

Got rid of 4 more items.

Here is the before:


And After:

Did quite a little shopping this week and also got a good start on Halloween Candy.



CVS

Gillette Pro Glide Fusion
Regular Price $12.99
-$3.00 Sale Price
-$4.00 Mfr Coupon
*Received $5.00 EB
Final Price .99
(Marked for $6.00 for the rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold for $6.00 at 9/5/13 rummage sale

Mars Candy Deal - Spend $10 get $3 EB
Mars Candy Bags 11.18oz (Bought 3)
Regular Price $4.40 each
-$2.07 Sale Price each
-$1.50 off 3 coupon
Mars 6pk Candy Bars (Bought 3)
Regular Price $1.27 each
-.27 each Sale Price
*Received $3.00 EB
Final Price just .92 per item!!
(Did this deal twice, once on my card and once on DHs)

Crest Complete 4.0 oz
Regular Price $3.99
-$1.00 Sale Price
-$1.00 Coupon Machine coupon
-.50 Mfr Coupon
*Received $2.00 EB
Final Price -.51! Money Maker!

Suave Naturals Shampoo/Conditioner (Bought 3)
Regular Price $1.77
-$1.00 Coupon Machine Coupon (3)
Final Price .77
(Marked $1.50 each for rummage sale) (Not Pictured)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $1.50 at 8/23/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.50 each at 9/4/14 rummage sale
Profit = $2.19

Menards

Asics Socks (4pr) - Free after rebate

Mars Candy Bags (Bought 4 bags)
Regular Price $2.39 each
-.49 Sale Price each
-$1.50 coupon off 3
-$1.00 coupon off 1
*Rebate of $1.00 per bag
Final Price just .77 per bag!!

Grocery Shopping - Cashwise Food
(Not everything is pictured)

Banquet Pot Pies .60 each (Bought 5)
Banquet Dinners .77 each (Bought 5)
Snack Pack Pudding .77
Health Choice Soups .77 each (Bought 5)
Ro-tel Diced Tomatoes .52 each (Bought 2)
Fiora TP 12pk - $2.00!! (17 cents per roll)
Used $7.00 worth of coupons!

On a seperate note from the trailer fire, my parents also have a tenant of 13 years moving out from a different rental.

This is from one of their duplexes. It is actually the other half of my Dad's house, but both sides have 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, driveway and garage, so they are more like 2 houses right next to each other then a standard duplex.
Since it is a large rental we have always had families with children living there and they normally stay for many years. My Dad had not been inside this rental in about 10 years since the renters always paid on time and never had any problems with them. Well now that he was able to go in and see what needed to be done to get ready for new renters it is going to be A LOT of work. Just imagine if you didn't do anything in your home for 13 years....it is very,very dirty (They are still living there until 11/1/12 so nothing has been cleaned out yet) and pretty much everything cosmetic needs to be replaced.
Many of the rooms have wallpaper so we need to take that down.
Paint in every room.
New flooring in every room.
New sink and shower in the main bath.
Several of the doors need to be replaced.
Lots of minor things like lightswitches, trim boards, window and door screens.
New ceiling fans in a few rooms.
A few holes in the walls that need to be patched before we paint.
My Dad and Bro are also building a small deck onto the front of the house and building a new closet into one of the bedrooms.
So I will have lots of extra work to keep me busy! Will be nice to make a little extra money.

Wow 300K hits! Thanks everyone for reading and commenting! I appreciate it!

I bought a coupon book from a local elementary school student. It cost $20 and has coupons for numerous local businesses, mostly restaurants. After I purchased the booklet I noticed that 3 of the pages are for places that are no longer in business. Boooo!

But I still think the booklet will be a great deal. I am going to track what I save and see how much I actually saved by purchasing the booklet.

We already used it once at a local pizza place.

Brunos Pizza
10/9/12 Free Calzone $6.99
10/9/12 Free Pop $2.29
_________________________________
Total Saved $9.28

My parents own several rental properties, mostly duplexes. They had one trailer (this was actually their first home that they moved out of 26 years ago) and about a week ago it burned down. The cause of the fire was under investigation and I have not heard an update on it yet, but sounds like probably was a cigarette left unattended on the deck. Everyone got out ok and no injuries, but they did lose their cat.
The deck was where the fire began and the deck, living room and kitchen were affected the most. The fire did not spread to the bedrooms or bathroom, but of course everything was engulfed in smoke and soot.
My parents are obviously upset because their rentals are a big part of their retirement income. All of the rentals are paid off and the money goes into a joint account (my parents divorced amicably a few years ago). My Mom is 57 and she retired a few years ago. My Dad is 59 and will probably retire in the next 5 years or so. Not only do they lose the income from the property, but they also have to pay to have the trailer pulled out of the trailer court and disposed of, and to have the lot cleaned up so the trailer park can rent the spot to someone else. Luckily my parents are great at saving a buck (I LEARNED FROM THE BEST!) and they are doing what they can to soften the blow. They sold the shed for $50, they sold a separate room (my Dad had built on to the trailer 20+ years ago) for $100 (this also saved on the cost for pulling it out), they also sold the water heater (I think for $50?). Of course they have insurance on the building, so they will get that, but in the long run it doesn’t help much. They also took out the toilet, the kitchen sink, the washer and dryer, and a few other items that they could salvage and keep to use on their other rentals as needed.
So my Mom called the renter and told them to make sure they come and take everything they can before they pull the trailer out. The girl comes by and essentially tells my Mom she can’t save anything there and leaves. Yes, I feel bad about the fire, but if I had that happen to me and had nothing now, I would be on my hands and knees digging through the soot trying to save anything I could. She just doesn’t want to put any effort or elbow grease into it. So once she said she didn’t need want anything else in there my Mom went through and took anything worth value. She got 2 whole garbage bags of food, mostly canned goods, (the kitchen wasn’t actually one fire, but it is off the living room where the fire was), and also some boxed items, cereals, pastas and taco shells, all unopened, nothing burned, just has marks where the smoke was. What is wrong with them? NOTHING! She also got a blender, an electric griddle and over 200 DVDs! The DVDs were in the living room, and the cases on all of them are a little melted, but there are nothing wrong with the DVDs, she tried them in her DVD player and they work fine, so she is going to clean them off as best she can and see if she can get $1 a piece at the rummage sale. So at least they will get some money back from this loss…but I just can’t believe that girl left all that stuff there when she has nothing. She even left her daughter’s baby pictures there after my Mom specifically pointed them out and asked her if she wanted to take them. 
My Mom gave me a bag of food as well, mostly boxed pasta and rice. I will go through that this weekend to make sure everything is ok and get it transferred into better containers.

I had 2 rebates I have been waiting for, got both of them in the mail this last week.

P&G rebate - $5.00 for spending $30.00 on select P&G products. The nice thing about this rebate is you qualify with a "retail price" of $30.00....you don't have to actually spend $30.00. So I had got numerous items from CVS (Covergirl and Herbel Essences) that I had bought for cheap (some of them were items I sold for profit at the rummage sale). I was surprised when I got the rebate in the mail, it wasn't a check, it was actually a $5.00 Visa Pre-Paid Debit Card. Which is nice I guess, I can use it on a future CVS trip!

Cremo Cream Shave Rebate - This rebate was a TMF (Try Me Free) rebate. I got a check in the mail for $7.99, the full cost of the item, plus I also got 3 coupons to give to my friends so they can get it free also. I have not used this product yet, but my Mom did and she liked it, so once this can of shaving foam is gone I will try it to see if I like it.

I don't usually do fun shopping for me, but was out of town for the day so bought myself a few things.

I got a tank top at Walmart for $1.00.

2 belts at Target, $10.00 each.

I got a promotion at work! YEAH! I do not know all the details yet or what my raise will be, will post about that soon!

CVS has 2 adds this week. The only thing I found for the first add of the week was Progresso Soup. But got a great deal!

When I scanned my CVS card at the coupon machine I got $5.00 EB from the Beauty Club and also a $1.50 EB for the quarterly extra bucks!

Progresso Soup (Limit 6 cans)
Regular Price $2.77 each ($16.62)
-$1.83 Sale Price each ($10.98)
-$5.00 Beauty Club EB
Final Price .64 for 6 cans of soup! Less then .11 per can.

Savings of $16.20!

I also scanned DHs card and got a .50 quarterly EB for his card.

My yearly savings (according to my receipt) is $531.19! That doesn't count the savings on DHs card and my Moms card, I use both of those occasionally if there is a super deal.

Current Balance $24,355.00
+$100.00 to EF from Payday
+$100.00 to Sept 2013 from Payday
+$85.00 to retirement hold account
+$250.00 Cross Country Pay
-$25.00 to ROTH IRA
+$15.03 ING Interest
+$24.97 ING Even Out Amount
+$40.00 ?? Somewhere my math is off.....
New Balance $24,945.00

Bingo Money (cash) $1620.00
ING $21,200.00 ($4000.00 Bingo Money)
Home Improvements(cash)$850.00
HSBC $1275.00
Total = $24,945.00

Bingo Money
Tips total - $2006.61
Wage total - $3617.32
Total Bingo Money - $5623.93

Regular Savings:
Bingo Money $5625
Home Maintanence ING $3450
Cushion $2420
HSA $6145
New Patio Door(cash) $850
September 2012 $225
Emergency Fund $3415
New Car $5025 - Complete
Vacation - $3005 - Complete
Anniversary Cruise $1275 - Complete
Total Regular Savings = $31,435.00

Retirement Savings:
Retirement Hold Account $1960
Roth IRA $5980
Rollover IRA $890
401K $21,765
403B $17,660 (est)
Total Retirement Savings = $48,225.00

Total Savings = $79,390.00

Yeah! Over $75K!!

I finished the 3rd of my 4 dressers. Here are the before and after pictures.

Before


After



I sold that big old CD player at the last rummage sale for $5.00. The CD player only worked once in awhile and it was so big and took up so much room. I am going to ask for a nice little one for Christmas.

I finished going through the drawers as well.
-----------------Keep----------Sell-----------Toss----
Added to socks----3-------------1--------------0-----
Nylons------------7-------------1--------------0------
Kneehighs---------3-------------0--------------0------
Shapers-----------4-------------0--------------0------
Tights------------6-------------0--------------0------
Bras-------------15------------11--------------6------
Added to underwear-5--so that I could sell as sets with the bras.
Long Sleeves and Sweaters 20----3--------------0------
Totals----------63--------------16-------------6------

Our local bank that carries our checking account offered a $5.00 deposit for using your debit card 5 times in September. I rarely use my debit card except for the ATM since we get cashback with Discover, but I made sure I used it the 5 times this month and am now just waiting for the $5.00 deposit for FREE!
*ETA - I see I did get this $5.00 credit at the end of October! YEAH!

Also I have a credit card with Juniper Bank and I got a flyer in the mail for 5% cash back for October, November, December on purchases. So I called and registered for that. I don't use that card too often, but probably once a month or so.

Ok so here is the deal I was planning to do on the Pantene:

Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner 12.6oz
Regular Price $5.00 each (Buying 8 bottles)
Sale Price 2/$8 ($4.00 each, $32.00 total)
-$16.00 ($4.00 x 4) BOGO Free coupons
*Receive $10 EB for spending $30 on P&G Products
= .75 per bottle!

But here is the deal I acually ended up getting
Regular Price $5.00 each (Buying 8 bottles)
Sale Price 2/$8 ($4.00 each, $32.00 total)
-$27.96 ($6.99 x 4) BOGO Free coupons
*Receive $10 EB for spending $30 on P&G Products
= -5.96

So made $5.96 profit on this deal! The cashier was supposed to ring up my BOGO Free coupons for $4.00 each because that was the price they were on sale for, but she just scanned them instead of entering them, so it took off the "free up to $6.99" price!

I also got Dawn Dish soap for a great price:

Dawn Dish Soap 9oz
Regular Price $1.99
-$1.03 Sale Price
-.75 Coupon
Final Price .21!!

October 2012 Mortgage Payment

Balance $122,000.00
+$279.58 Interest
+$319.07 Escrow
-$1537.95 Regular Payment
-$1065.70 Principle Payment($40 change)
New Balance $119,995.00

Principle payment was made up of:
$345.00 OT Pay
$15.00 Change
$380.00 Regular Principle Payment
$325.00 Random extra amount to get balance down under $120K!

I probably shouldn't pay this much extra to the mortgage, but I couldn't leave the balance so close to $120K! I just had to get under the barrier! So we may have to take some out of savings to cover this, but I am ok with that, savings is doing good for now so taking out a few hundred will be fine.

Plastic Mudd Pans (Limit 2)
$5.00 Sale Price - Free After Rebate
(Marked $3.00 each for rummage sale

Shop Towels (Limit 2)
$2.99 Sale Price - Free After Rebate
(Marked $1.50 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.50 each at 9/5/13 rummage sale
=$3.00 Profit on Shop Towels!!

Mini Storage Bins (Limit 10)
.50 Sale Price - Free After Rebate
(Marked $4.00 for set of ten for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold set of 10 for $4.00 at 9/4/14 rummage sale
Profit = $4.00

Broadloom Mat (Limit 3)
$1.50 Sale Price - Free After Rebate
(Marked $1.50 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 3 for $1.50 each at 6/15/13 rummage sale
Profit = $4.50

Utility Knife (Limit 2)
$7.88 Sale Price - Free After Rebate
(Marked $4.00 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $4.00 at 8/23/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for $4.00 at 9/5/13 rummage sale
=$8.00 Profit on Utility Knives!!

Redi-Shine Cleaners (Limit 4)
.97 Sale Price - Free After Rebate
Keeping these

Maxide Dual Action Insect Killer (Limit 2)
$3.99 Sale Price - Free After Rebate
Keeping these

Huh....I was just looking back at this entry (2 months later!) and I realized I didn't list the hand sanitizer kits or the pink caulk....that's weird...

Hand Sanitizer (I think I bought 11?)
Clearance for .10 each
(Marked for $1.00 for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.00 each at 9/4/14 rummage sale
9 left to sell

Pink Caulk (Limit 12)
Sale Price $2.00 each - Free after Mfr rebate
(Marked $2.00 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $1.50 at 9/5/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.50 each at 9/4/14 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 3 for $1.50 each on FB on 10/31/14
*ETA - The other 6 went to my Dad as he uses these

Kleenex Tissue (Bought 4)
Regular Price $2.57 each
Clearance Price .75 each

Thermacare Wrap (Bought 1 on my card and 1 on DHs)
Regular Price $3.99
-.20 Sale Price
*Received $3.79 EB
Final Price $0!!
(Marked $3.00 for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $3.00 at 8/23/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for $3.00 at 9/5/13 rummage sale
=$6.00 Profit on Heatwraps!!

Tampax Radiant 16ct
Regular Price $5.49
-$1.50 Sale Price
-$2.00 Mfr Coupon
*Received $1.00 EB
Final Price .99!

Alteril Sleep Shots (Bought 1 on my card and 1 on DHs)
Regular Price $5.99
-.20 Sale Price
*Received $5.79 EB
Final Price $0!!

Venus Razor
Regular Price $6.99
-$4.00 Mfr Coupon
*Received $5.00 EB
Final Price $2.01 Money Maker!!
(Marked $5.00 for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold for $5.00 at 6/15/13 rummage sale
Profit = $7.01

Powerades .67 each (Bought 15)
Progresso Soup .96 each (Bought 12)
Mac n Cheese (Free with $30 purchase) (Limit 3)
Bleach $1.00
Michellenas Frozen Dinner $1.00 each (Bought 5)
Pint Milk $1.00 (Bought 2)
Bag Shredded Lettuce $1.00

Went with my bro and sil to the bank today to see about getting them refinanced. They were in a 30 yr loan for 5.3% and also had a small 2nd mortgage (I think like only $5K or $6K) for 6%. They are going to be able to roll them both together now, and go down to a 15 yr for 2.87%! YEAH!! Happy for my bro and very proud of their credit scores that helped them get that great rate. Now when my Godson turns 18 his parents house will already be paid off.

I hit up the Target clearance and help them get rid of their school supplies.
Lots of good deals at 70% off. School supplies sold like madness at the last sale so I stocked up. Everything is already marked, organized and put away till spring. If I sold everything for what I have marked I would make a profit of $83.50!!!



Rulers (Bought 10)
Regular Price .50
My Price .15
Marked .50 each
*ETA - Sold 3 for .50 each at 8/23/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 5 for .50 each at 9/5/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for .50 at 9/4/14 rummage sale
1 left to sell

Plain Bookcover (Bought 4)
Regular Price .69
My Price .20
Marked .50 each
*ETA - Sold 3 for .50 each at 8/23/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for .50 each at 9/5/13 rummage sale
Profit = $1.20

Monster High Bookcover (Bought 5)
Regular Price $2.00
My Price .60
Marked $1.50 each
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.50 each at 6/15/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for $1.50 each at 8/23/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.50 each at 9/5/13 rummage sale
Profit = $4.50

Batman Bookcover (Bought 1)
Regular Price $2.00
My Price .60
Marked $1.50 each
*ETA - Sold for $1.50 at 9/4/14 rummage sale
Profit = $1.40

Hunger Games Notebooks (Bought 15)
Regular Price $2.99
My Price .88
Marked $2.00 each
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.00 at 6/15/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 for $2.00 each at 9/5/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 5 for $2.00 each at 5/5/17 rummage sale
7 left to sell

Index Card Box (Bought 2)
Regular Price $1.00
My Price .30
Marked $1.00 each
*ETA - Sold 1 for $1.00 at 6/15/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for $1.00 at 8/23/13 rummage sale
Profit = $1.40

Compostion Notebooks (Bought 60)
Regular Price .75
My Price .22
Marked $1.00 each
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.00 each at 6/15/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 4 for $1.00 each at 8/23/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 7 for $1.00 each at 9/5/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 23 for $1.00 each at 9/4/14 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 10 for $10.00 each on FB on 7/12/15
*ETA - Sold 1 for $1.00 at 9/22/18 rummage sale
13 left to sell

Bag of 20 Pens (Bought 15)
Regular Price $1.00
My Price .30
Marked $2.00 each
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.00 at 6/15/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.00 at 9/4/14 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 for $2.00 at 5/5/17 rummage sale

Bag of 10 Red Pens (Bought 3)
Regular Price $1.00
My Price .30
Marked $1.00 each
*ETA - Sold 1 for $1.00 at 8/23/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.00 at 9/5/13 rummage sale

Scotch Tape (Bought 3)
Regular Price $1.00
My Price .30
Keeping these

I got these 2 free contact solutions in the mail this last week. The one on the left I got by signing up for free samples from Target, it came with a $1.50 off coupon. The one on the right I have no idea why I got...lol, but it was from CVS and came with some coupons too...sweet. Keeping both of these since I wear contacts.

Softsoap Bodywashes (Bought 2)
Regular Price $4.79 each
-$1.29 Sale Price each
*Received $3.00 EB on purchase
Final Price $2.00 each (FREE on CVS GC)
(Marked for $3.00 each for rummage sale. I had 3 bottles of this in the last rummage sale marked for $2.50 each and they sold super fast so I marked these up a little.)
*ETA - Sold 2 for $3.00 each at 6/15/13 rummage sale
=$6.00 Profit on Bodywash!!

Softsoap 4pk Bar Soap
Regular Price $4.59
-$2.30 Clearance Price (50% off)
-$2.00 CVS Coupon from coupon machine
Final Price .29!! (FREE on CVS GC)
(Marked $3.00 for rummage sale. I had 1 of these in the last rummage sale marked for $2.50 each and it sold super fast so I marked this up a little.)
*ETA - Sold for $3.00 at 6/15/13 rummage sale
=$3.00 Profit on Bar Soap!!

Softsoap Handpump
Regular Price $1.65
Final Price $1.65 (FREE on CVS GC)
(I had to use this to get to use the CVS coupon above, because I had to spend $10.00 on Softsoap to get the extra $2.00 off)
(Marked for $1.50 for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold for $1.50 at 9/5/13 rummage sale
=-.15 Loss on Handsoap

Then I went back later in the week, but I wasn't prepared and didn't have my GC or EBs with me, so just had to pay cash on this one.



Gillette Fusion Shaving Pack
Regular Price $13.29
-$6.30 Clearance Price
-$4.00 Mfr Coupon
Final Price $2.99!!
*ETA - Sold for $8.00 at 6/15/13 rummage sale
=$5.01 Profit on Shaving Pack!!

This kit comes with a razor, cartridge, battery, shave gel, thermal scrub and cooling balm. Just the razor by itself sells for $13 at CVS. I marked this for $8.00 and we will see how that goes. I shared this deal with my Mom and she went back and got 4 more with coupons so we have a lot and hopefully they sell good, they were a great deal!

*As of 9/5/13 I sold everything in this entry, profit of $13.86!!

All of this for .98 OOP!



Saw Blade (Limit 2)
Regular Price $3.98
-.49 Sale Price
-$3.00 Rebate
Final Price - .49 each!
(Marked for $2.50 each for rummage sale. The last rummage sale I had 2 that were marked for $2.00 each and they sold super fast so I marked these up a little.)
*ETA - Sold 2 for $2.50 at 6/15/13 rummage sale
Profit = $4.02

Eyewear Care Kit (Limit 2)
Regular Price $3.86
-$3.86 Rebate
Final Price - $0!!
(Marked for $2.50 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.50 on 3/17/14 to coworker
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.50 at 9/4/14 rummage sale
Profit = $5.00

3pk Lint Rollers (Limit 2)
Regular Price $3.99
-$3.99 Rebate
Final Price - $0!!
(Marked for $2.50 each for rummage sale. I had some of these 3pks in the last rummage sale for $3.00 and they didn't sell as good as the individual lint rollers sold, so I marked them down to $2.50)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.50 at 9/4/14 rummage sale
1 left to sell

Last weekend was the city wide rummage sale and it was so crazy! Last year at this sale the whole rummage sale made $3700...this year we made $6000!!! WOWO! DH and I made $1176! Add that to the sale 2 weeks ago and we made over $1500 in 2 weeks at rummage sales! NUTS! I gave DH $170 because that was what he made on his sports cards and the put the $1000 into savings for the EF!

Here is the breakdown:
$41.50 Misc Science supplies from DHs classroom
$10.00 Clothes a coworker didn't want to store/mark
$35.75 Clothes my step-mom didn't want to store/mark
$57.75 Clothes my Mom's friend didn't want to store/mark
$145.00 Total from FREE items that were donated to me!

$170.00 DH Sports Cards
$25.25 Items I pulled from my closet when I cleaned it out.

Snacks
$51.00 Brownies
$15.00 Juice
$12.00 Cupcakes
$33.00 Pop
$171.00 Snocones
Total Snacks = $282.00

Free Items from CVS
Advil 10pk sold for $1.50 = $1.50 profit
Bayer Childrens Aspririn sold for $1.50 = $1.50 profit
BeKool Fever Pad sold for $3.00 = $3.00 profit
Breathe Right sold for $3.00 = $3.00 profit
Covergirl Blush sold for $2.50 = $2.50 profit
Excedrin sold for $1.00 = $1.00 profit
Oral B Electronic Toothbrush sold for $5.00 = $5.00 profit
Prevacid sold for $10.00 = $10.00 profit
Rice Krispy Bars (6) sold for .50 each = $3.00 profit
Zyrtec (2) sold for $3.50 each = $7.00 profit

Discounted Items from CVS
Bag Holder - I paid $1.00
Sold for $2.50 each = $1.50 profit

Lint Rollers (2) – I paid .25 each
Sold for $1.00 each = $1.50 profit

Covergirl Eyeshadow (2) – I paid $1.49 each
Sold for $3.50 each = $4.02 profit

Glade Sense and Spray – I paid .67
Sold for $4.00 = $3.33 profit

Depends 3pk – I paid .49
Sold for $3.00 = $2.51 profit

CVS Brand Lotion 3oz – I paid .68
Sold for $1.00 = .32 profit

Suave Shampoo/Conditioner (3) – I paid .77 each
Sold for $1.50 each = $2.19 profit

Crest 1L Mouthwash – I paid .99
Sold for $3.00 each = $2.01 profit

Crest 1L 3D Mouthwash – I paid $2.99
Sold for $4.00 = $1.01 profit

Crest 473ml 3D Mouthwash – I paid .99
Sold for $3.00 = $2.01 profit

Crest Toothpaste – I paid .99
Sold for $1.50 = .51

Ivory 3pk Soap – I paid .49 each
Sold for $1.50 each = $2.02

Softsoap Bodywash (3) – I paid $1.00 each (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $2.50 each = $7.50 profit

Gillette Fusion Shave Gel – I paid .37 (CVS GC = Free)
Sold for $1.00 = $1.00 profit

Afrin Nasal Spray – I paid .99
Sold for .99 = $2.01 profit

Prilosec – I paid $2.79
Sold for $7.00 = $4.24 profit

CVS Brand Calcium Supplement – I made .01 for purchasing this
Sold for $1.50 = $1.51 profit

Free Items from Target
Kotex Panitliners sold for $1.00 = $1.00 profit
Papermate Pens sold for $1.00 = $1.00 profit

Discounted Items from Target
File Folders (8) - I paid .30 each
Sold for $1.00 each = $5.60 profit

Marker Boards (2) – I paid .30
Sold for $1.00 = $1.40 profit

Discounted Items from JCPenney
Flipflops (5) – I paid .14 each
Sold for $3.00 each = $14.30 profit

Free Items from Shoe Carnival
Silver Sequin Shoes (2) sold for $7.00 each = $14.00 profit

Discounted Items from Claire’s
Flower Headbands (4) – I paid $1.00
Sold for $2.00 = $4.00 profit

Feather Earrings (2) – I paid $1.00 each
Sold for $2.00 each = $2.00 profit

Butterfly Naval Ring (2) – I paid $1.00 each
Sold for $3.00 each = $4.00 profit

Discounted Items from Family Dollar

Clairol Hair Color (2) – I paid .50 each
Sold for $2.50 each = $4.00 profit

Free Items from Menards
Folding Utility Knife $4.00 = $4.00 profit
Pens 12pk (5) sold for $1.00 each = $5.00 profit
Blacktop Crack Filler (3) sold for $2.00 = $6.00 profit
Breeze Blocker sold for $2.00 = $2.00 profit
Citronella Candle sold for $3.00 = $3.00 profit
Hand Sanitizer sold for $1.00 = $1.00 profit
Jigsaw Blades (2) sold for $4.00 each = $8.00 profit
LED Precision Screwdriver sold for $5.00 = $5.00 profit
Mini Storage Bins sold for $4.00 = $4.00 profit
Particule Mask (2) sold for $1.50 each = $3.00 profit
Pizza Slicer (2) sold for $3.00 each = $6.00 profit
The Planet Shampoo (16) $3.00 each = $48.00 profit
Torpedo Level (2) sold for $2.00 each = $4.00 profit
Vaseline Lotion (4) sold for $2.00 each = $8.00 profit
7 Piece Hexkey Set sold for $2.00 = $2.00 profit

Disounted Items from Menards
Calculators (2) – I paid .39 each
Sold for $1.50 each = $2.22 profit

7 Pocket Expandable File (4) – I paid .69 each
Sold for $2.00 each = $5.24 profit

Notecards 100 pack (4) – I paid .19 each
Sold for .50 each = $1.24 profit

Magnetic Markerboard (4) – I paid .99 each
Sold for $2.50 each = $6.04 profit

Roll-A-Bag (4) – I paid .49 each
Sold for $3.00 each = $10.04 profit

Lint Rollers – I paid .18
Sold for $1.00 = .82 profit

Contain It Storage Jars – I paid .29
Sold for $1.00 = .71 profit

Tape Measure (2) – I paid .99 each
Sold for $4.00 each = $6.02 profit

Pry Bar – I paid .49
Sold for $3.00 = $2.51 profit

Strap Wrench (2) – I paid .99 each
Sold for $5.00 each = $8.02 profit

Strap Wrench (2) – I paid $1.99 each
Sold for $5.00 each = $6.02 profit

Free Items from Staples
2013 Office Calender (2) sold for $2.50 each = $5.00 profit
Pentel 5pk Pens sold $1.50 = $1.50 profit
Sharpie 5pk Highlighters $1.50 = $1.50 profit
Zebra Pencils sold for $2.00 = $2.00 profit

Discounted Items from Staples

Pencil Box (4) – I paid .01
Sold for .75 each = $2.96 profit

Staples Wood Pencils (4) – I paid .01
Sold for .50 each = $1.96 profit

2 Pocket Folders (8) – I paid .01 each
Sold for .10 each = .72 profit

Staples Glue (2) – I paid .01 each
Sold for .25 each = .48 profit

Papermate Mechanical Pencils (3) – I paid .25 each
Sold for $1.50 each = $3.75 profit

HP Photo Paper (4) – I paid .50 each
Sold for $5.00 each = $18.00 profit

HP Photo Paper (2) – I paid $1.00 each
Sold for $5.00 each = $8.00

Staples Photo Paper (3) – I paid $1.00 each
Sold for $5.00 each = $12.00 profit

Staples Looseleaf Paper (3) – I paid .01 each
Sold for .50 each = $1.47 profit

Staples Cap Erasers (2) – I paid .01 each
Sold for .50 each = .98 profit

Staples Notecards – I paid .01 each
Sold for .50 each = .49 profit

Hygenia Assorted Chalk (2) – I paid .25 each
Sold for $1.00 each = $1.50 profit

Sharpie 5pk Markers (2) – I paid $1.00 each
Sold for $3.00 each = $4.00 profit

Staples Notebooks (10) – I paid .01 each
Sold for .25 each = $2.40 profit

Discount Items from Rummage Sales

Adult Books (3) – I paid .50 each
Sold for $1.00 each = $1.50 profit

Adult Books (2) – I paid .15 each
Sold for $1.00 each = $1.70 profit

Adult Books (1) – I paid .14
Sold for $1.00 = .86 profit

Narnia Book – I paid .50
Sold for $5.00 = $4.50 profit

Kids Books (2) – I paid .10 each
Sold for .75 and .50 = $1.05 profit

Kid Book (1) – I paid .05
Sold for .25 = $.20 profit

Lint Rollers (5) – I paid .34 each
Sold for $1.00 each = $3.33 profit

Birdhouse Décor - I paid $2.00 for the whole box
Sold the last 6 of the 9 items for $12.50 - $11.50 profit ($14.00 profit on whole box)

Shower Cady – I paid $0 (Free box)
Sold for $1.00 = $1.00 profit


Total Profits
Claire’s $10.00
CVS $76.69
Family Dollar $4.00
JCP $14.30
Menards $157.88
Rummage Sale $25.64
Shoe Carnival $14.00
Staples $68.71
Target $9.00
Total Profit on bought to resell items $380.22

Rummage Sale breakdown will come soon, but here is our $20K Update! Loving these numbers right now!!


Current Balance $22,750.00
+$5.00 Staples Rebate to EF
+$5.00 Staples Rebate to EF
+$1000.00 Rummage Sale Money
+$100.00 to EF from Payday
+$100.00 to Sept 2013 from Payday
+$85.00 to retirement hold account
+$100.00 to Anniversary Cruise
+$250.00 Cross Country Pay
New Balance $24,355.00

Bingo Money (cash) $1620.00
ING $21,115.00 ($4000.00 Bingo Money)
Home Improvements(cash)$345.00
HSBC $1275.00
Total = $24,355.00

Bingo Money
Tips total - $2006.61
Wage total - $3617.32
Total Bingo Money - $5623.93

We had our "big" rummage sale this weekend, it went great! I will post about that within the next few days. But I wanted to show how I keep organized for the sales.
As soon as I get the items I document them on my blog and also in a notebook I have specifically for my rummage sale purchases.
Then I mark them and put them away in their organized spots.

Here is my closet where I keep my rummage sale stockpile. I have these storage bins labeled for different types of items:
-Lotion
-Make up and Jewelry
-Razors and Shaving Supplies
-Oral Care
-Medicine and Personal Care



Then I also have these boxes to keep organized, so I can just put things right in to the box with like items. I have one for Menards items, one for Staples Items/School Supplies and one for larger CVS items like shampoo, bodywash etc. They are pretty empty right now since we sold a TON at the rummage sale, but I'm sure will have lots more inventory soon!

Went to CVS to get some deals on DH's card and found a ton of bubbles on clearance for .99 per 6 pack. I think I can open the packs and sell each individual bottle for .50, that would be a profit of $2.00 per pack for 13 packs, so $26.00 ($38.50 since it was free on my CVS GC)!!



6pk Bubbles (Bought 13pks, 78 individual bottles)
Regular Price $3.99
-$3.00 Clearance Price
Final .99 per pack or .16 per bottle (Free on CVS GC)
(Marked .50 per bottle for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 47 bottles for .50 each at 6/15/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 28 bottles for .50 each at 8/23/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 bottles for .50 at 9/5/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Gave 1 bottle to my nephew
=$38.50 Profit on Bubbles!!

Suave Shampoo - Bonus Size Bottle
Regular Price $1.77
-$1.00 CVS Coupon from coupon machine
Final Price .77 (Free on CVS GC)
(Marked for $2.00 for rummage sale)
*Sold for $2.00 at 8/23/13 rummage sale
=$2.00 Profit on Shampoo!!

Right Guard Bodywash (Bought 2)
Regular Price $4.99
-$1.99 Sale Price Each
-$2.00 Mfr Coupon
*Received $2.00 EB
Final Price $1.00 each (Free on CVS GC)
(Marked $2.50 each for rummage sale)
*Sold 2 for $2.50 each at 8/23/13 rummage sale
=$5.00 Profit on Bodywash!!

CVS Brand Lotion 3oz
Regular Price $1.49
-$1.49 CVS Coupon from coupon machine
Final Price - FREE!!
(Marked $1.00 for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold for $1.00 at 8/23/13 rummage sale
=$1.00 Profit on Lotion!!

*As of 9/5/13 I sold everything from CVS in this entry and made a profit of $46.50!! Who knew bubbles would be such a MONEYMAKER!


Also stopped by Family Dollar
Dawn Dishsoap
Regular Price $1.25
-.35 Sale Price
-.50 Mfr Coupon
Final Price .40!

Hershey's Simple Pleasures
Bought 2, one on my card and one on DH's card
Regular Price .67
*Received .67 EB
Final Price - FREE!!

Right Guard Body Wash (Bought 2)
Regular Price $4.99
-$1.99 Sale Price Each
-$1.00 Mfr Coupon
*Received $2.00 EB
Final Price $1.49 each (Free on CVS GC)
(Marked $2.50 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.50 at 6/15/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Gave 1 away
Profit = $2.50

Suave Natural Shampoo and Conditioner (Bought 2)
Regular Price $1.77
-$1.00 CVS Coupon Machine Coupon
-$1.00 CVS Coupon Machine Coupon
Final Price .77 each (Free on CVS GC)
(Marked for $1.50 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $1.50 at 6/15/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for $1.50 at 8/23/13 rummage sale
Profit = $3.00

Accu Chek Nano Meter
(This was a rain check item from last month)
Regular Price $19.99
-$10.00 Sale Price
-$9.99 Mfr Coupon
Final Price $0!!
(Marked for $10.00 for rummage sale)
*ETA - This expired before it sold so I donated it on FB.

No change to the total,but moved some more money into the ROTH and the EF.

Current Balance $22,750.00
-$112.00 to ROTH IRA
+$85.00 to retirement hold account
+$2.00 Even Out Amount
+$25.00 to EF (just cause)
New Balance $22,750.00

Bingo Money (cash) $1620.00
ING $19,610.00 ($4000.00 Bingo Money)
Home Improvements(cash)$345.00
HSBC $1175.00
Total = $22,750.00

Bingo Money
Tips total - $2006.61
Wage total - $3617.32
Total Bingo Money - $5623.93