Got lots of great deals at Staples today! Some things to keep and some to sell. ALLLL of this for only $2.56 OOP!!!!



RoseArt Crayons 24pk (Limit 2)
Regular Price $1.00
-.99 Sale Price (With $5 Minimum Purchase)
Final Price .01!! (Marked .50 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 2 for .50 each at 8/24/12 rummage sale

Staples Washable School Glue (Limit 2)
Regular Price .75
-.74 Sale Price (With $5 Minimum Purchase)
Finale Price .01!! (Marked .25 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold both for .25 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale = .48 profit

Bic Roundstick Pens 8ct (Limit 2)
Regular Price $1.99
-$1.98 Sale Price (With $5 Minimum Purchase)
Finale Price .01!!(Marked $1.00 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.00 each at 8/24/12 rummage sale

Scotch Super Glue (Limit 1)
Regular Price $4.29
-$1.30 Sale Price
-$2.99 Easy Rebate
Final Price - FREE!! (Marked $2.00 for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold for $2.00 at 9/4/14 rummage sale
Profit = $2.00

Sharpie Markers 5pk (Limit 4)
Regular Price $4.79
-$3.79 Sale Price
Final Price $1.00!! (Marked $3.00 each rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 2 for $3.00 each at 8/24/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 for $3.00 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $8.00 profit

Staples 2013 Desktop Calenders (Limit 2)
Regular Price $4.99
-$4.99 Easy Rebate
Final Price-FREE!!(Marked $2.00 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 2 for $2.50 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $5.00 profit

PaperMate Mechanical Pencils 5pk (Bought 4)
Regular Price $3.49
-$3.24 Sale Price
Final Price .25!! (Marked $1.50 each for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.50 each at 8/24/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.50 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $5.00 profit

Staples Multipurpose Paper 500ct (Limit 2)
Regular Price $6.99
-$6.74 Easy Rebate
Final Price .25!!

Really Useful Boxes (Bought 4)
Regular Price $1.00
-.75 Sale Price
Final Price .25!!

HP Photo Paper 50 sheets (Limit 4)
Regular Price $9.99
-.50 Sale Price
-$8.99 Easy Rebate
Final Price .50!! (Marked $5.00 for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 4 for $5.00 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $18.00 profit


I also had a $5 coupon off a purchase of $30 or more, so after all of the rebates (which I already did online) I only spent $2.56 and got $112.71 worth of merchandise!!!! One of my best shopping trips yet!!

The only things I am keeping is the printer paper and the really useful boxes. I also splurged and bought myself a cute notebook that was on clearance for $1.00.

Palmolive Dishsoap 10oz
Regular Price $1.99
-$1.00 Sale Price
-.50 Mfr Coupon
Final Price .49!!

Special K and Nutrigrain Products
Buy 3 at sale price of $2.49, get free box of Rice Krispy Bars
Regular Price $13.17($4.39 each)
-$5.70 Sale Price($1.90 each)
Final Price $7.47 ($2.49 each)
Plus $3.59 Rice Krispy Bars - FREE!!
Took the Special K and Nutrigrain bars to work and marked the Rice Krispy Bars .50 each for the rummage sale.
*ETA - Sold 1 Rice Krispy for .50 at 8/24/12 rummage sale...my little nephew ate one too..lol
*ETA - Sold 6 for .50 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $3.50 profit for the box

Applebees giftcards $25.00
Bought 2 to get a $5.00 EB
DH and I both play softball in the summer and our teams go to Applebees a lot after the games, so this was a good deal for us to get a $5.00 EB!

There were a few other things that looked like good sales, so I might go back again later this week.

Kotex Natural Balance Pantiliners 16ct .99
-$1.00 Target coupon I got in a coupon book in the mail
Final Price = Free!
Marked this for $1.00 for the rummage sale.
*ETA - Sold for $1.00 at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $1.00 profit

Crest ProHealth Mouthwash 1 Liter
Regular Price $7.39
-$1.40 Sale Price
-$.25 Mfr Coupon
Price $5.74
Received $5.00 EB
Final Price = .74!!(Marked $3.00 for the rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold for $3.00 at 8/24/12 rummage sale

Crest ProHealth Mouthwash 1 Liter
Regular Price $7.39
-$1.40 Sale Price
Price $5.99
Received $5.00 EB
Final Price = .99!!(Marked $3.00 for the rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold for $1.50 at 8/24/12 rummage sale

Speedstick Deoderant
Regular Price $3.19
-$.20 Sale Price
Price $2.99
Received $2.00 EB
Final Price = .99!!

Crest Whitening Toothpaste 6.4oz
Regular Price $3.29
-$1.30 Sale Price
-$1.00 Mfr Coupon
Final price = .99 (Marked $1.50 for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold for $1.50 at 9/7/12 rummage sale = .51 profit

Oral B Complete Scope Scented Toothbrush with free sample size Crest Toothpaste attached
Regular Price $3.79
-$1.02 Sale Price
-$1.00 Mfr Coupon
Price $1.77
Received $2.00 EB
Final Price +.23 Money Maker!! (Marked $1.50 for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold for $1.50 at 8/24/12 rummage sale

Oral B Complete "Action" Electric Toothbrush
Regular Price $9.89
-$3.90 Sale Price
Price $5.99
Received $5.00 EB
Final Price = .99!! (Marked $5.00 for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold for $5.00 at 8/24/12 rummage sale

Tampax Radiant 16ct
Regular Price $5.49
-$1.50 Sale Price
-$1.00 Mfr Coupon
Price $2.99
Received $1.00 EB
Final Price = $1.99!

---I also got several coupons in this box including a $2.00 off Tampaz Radiant which I will use on this same deal later this week on DHs card and get the box for .99!!

Vaseline Hand Lotion - Limit of 5
Regular Price $5.00
Rebate $5.00
Final Price - FREE
(Marked for $2.00 each for the rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.00 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 for $2.00 each at 8/23/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 for $2.00 each at 9/5/13 rummage sale
=$10.00 profit on the lotions!!

3pk Microfiber Cleaning Towel - Limit 4
Regular Price $2.49
Rebate $2.49
Final Price - FREE
*Marked for $2.00 each for the rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 4 for $2.00 each at 8/24/12 rummage sale
=$8.00 profit on the towels!!

Mini Storage Bins - Limit 10
Regular Price $.50
Rebate $.50
Final Price - FREE
*ETA - Sold as a pack of 10 for $4.00 at our 6/23/12 rummage sale
=$4.00 profit on the bins!!

9' Magnetic Torpedo Level - Limit 2
Regular Price $2.89
Rebate $2.89
Final Price - FREE
*Marked for $2.00 for the rummage sale
*ETA - Sold for $2.00 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale
=$4.00 profit on the levels!!

Menards T-shirts and Hats - Limit 4
Regular Price $6.99
Rebate $6.99
Final Price - FREE
*Got 3 shirts and 1 hat and will keep these

Roll-A-Bag Deluxe - No limit (I bought 4)
Sale Price $3.49
Rebate $3.00
Final Price .49
*Marked for $3.00 for the rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 4 for $3.00 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale
=$10.04 profit on the Roll-A-Bags

*ETA - I have now sold everything on this page, and made a profit of $36.04!!

We had our rummage sale last weekend...but unfortunatley it rained most of the weekend. We made $130 on misc stuff. Didn't do any snacks since it was raining. But got rid of some of our stuff and some of the items I bought to make a profit.

$5.15 Misc Science supplies from DHs classroom
$17.00 Clothes a coworker didn't want to store/mark
$8.50 Clothes my step-mom didn't want to store/mark
$7.50 Clothes my Mom's friend didn't want to store/mark

Free items from CVS
Excedrin (5) sold for $1.00 each = $5.00 profit
Flossers (2) sold for $1.00 each = $2.00 profit
Irish Spring Deoderant $1.50 = $1.50 profit
Sample Size Scope .50 = .50 profit

Discounted Items from CVS
Suave Bodywash (3) - I paid .80 each
Sold for $1.50 each = $2.10 profit

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

Gillette Shave Gel (2) - I paid .37 each
Sold for $1.00 each = $1.26 profit

Gillette Shave Gel - I made +.63 by purchasing this
Sold for $1.00 = $1.63 profit

Old Spice Body Wash - I paid $1.25
Sold for $2.50 = $1.25 profit

Discounted Items from Target
File Folders (6) - I paid .30 each
Sold for $1.00 each = $4.20 profit

Marker Boards (4) - I paid .30 each
Sold for $1.00 each = $2.10 profit

Dictionary - I paid .30
Sold for $1.00 = .70 profit

Flash cards (2) - I paid .30
Sold for $1.00 = $1.40 profit

Free Items from Menards
Citronella Candle $3.00 = $3.00 profit
Vaseline Lotion $2.00 = $2.00 profit

Disounted Items from Menards

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

Utility Knife - I paid .99
Sold for $4.00 = $3.01 profit

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

The discounted and free items I have been picking up are paying off!

DH took me out to some rummage sales this morning. I think we did awesome....here is our haul! All of this for only $15.05!



Found some things to resell for a profit:
3 John Grisham Books for .50 each
(Marked $1.00 each for our sale)
*ETA - Sold 3 for $1.00 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $1.50 profit

2 Childrens Books for .10 each
(Marked .75 and .50 for our sale)
*ETA - Sold both for .75 and .50 at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $1.05 profit

5 Childrens Books for .05 each
(Marked .25 to .50 each for our sale)
*ETA - Sold 1 for .25 at 9/7/12 rummage sale = .20 profit
*ETA - Sold 2 for .25 each at 9/5/13 rummage sale = .40 profit

Brand new Narnia book that has all 6 books in it .50(Marked $5.00 for our sale)
*ETA - Sold for $5.00 at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $4.50 profit

7 John Grisham/Stephen King Books $1 total, .14 each
(Marked $1.00 each for 6 and .75 for 1 for our sale)
*ETA - Sold Stephen King book for .75 at 8/24/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 3 for $1.00 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $2.57 profit
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.00 each at 8/23/13 rummage sale = $1.72 profit

6 Lint Rollers for $2.00 total, .34 each
(Marked $1.00 each for our sale)
*ETA - Sold 5 for $1.00 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $3.30 profit
*ETA - Sold 1 for $1.00 at 9/5/13 rummage sale - .66 profit

Shower Caddy - In the free box!
(Marked $1.00 for our sale)
*ETA - Sold for $1.00 at 9/7/12 rummage sale = $1.00 profit

Volleyball Knee Pads - In the free box!
(Marked $1.00 = $1.00 profit)
*Gave these to my Mom, she uses them when she does roofing.

And some things to keep!
Old Navy Hooded Top .25
Argyle Top .25
Navy Fall Jacket .25
Brand new undies with tag still on .10
2 Cookies .25
2 books for me .50 each
Dale Earnhardt Winter Hat .50
Dale Earnhardt Toy Car $1.00
Dale Earnhardt Uniform Nascar Jacket $5.00 (This was marked $10, but I talked her down to $5.00!)

Total spent $15.05! Lots of great deals!

DH looked up the Dale Earnhardt jacket online and we could not find it for less then $100! So he is pumped with his find. We will get it dry cleaned and then put it in his sports room.

Super Clean Car Wash $4.49 - Limit 2
Free after Mail in Rebate
*ETA - Sold 1 for $3.00 at 8/23/13 rummage sale

Love, Peace, and the Planet Hair Products $9.00 - Limit 10
Free after Mail in Rebate
*ETA - Sold 1 for $3.00 at 8/24/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 9 for $3.00 at 9/7/12 rummage sale
Profit of $30.00 on the Hair Products!!


Marked everything for $3.00 each and already put away for the next rummage sale in August.

Also got an extra 11% rebate, I have 4 receipts to send in for this, just on this purchase I will get $10.89.

So if I sell them all that would be $36.00 plus the $10.89 rebate, so that would be a profit of $46.89!

Took DH to the mall to get his haircut today. While I was waiting for him to get done I was browsing around Claires and found some great clearance deals.

All of their clearance with a starting price of $10 or less was buy 10 for $10.
So I bought:
5 Pearl/Flower headband - Regular Price $9.50 each
3 Pink Feather Earrings - Regular Price $9.50 each
1 White Father Earrings - Regular Price $8.50 each
1 Black Father Earrings - Regular Price $10.00 each
Total regular price = $94.50
My price = $1.00 each, $10.00 Total
Marked each for $2.00
*ETA - Sold 1 headband (profit $1.00), 1 pink earring (profit $1.00), 1 black earring (profit $1.00) and 1 white earring (profit $1.00) for $2.00 each at 8/24/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 4 headbands (profit $4.00), 2 pink earrings for $2.00 each (profit $2.00) at 9/7/12 rummage sale



I don't think these will be hard to sell especially since they still have their price tags on, but I could always put them in gifts if I couldn't sell them.


I also got a bunch of bellybutton rings on clearance.
2 5pk of Colored Gems - Regular Price $20.00
-Clearance to $5.00
2 5pk of Roses - Regular Price $16.00 each
-Clearance to $4.00
2 Dangly Stars - Regular Price $14.00
-Clearance to $3.50
4 Butterfly - Regular Price $10.00
Clearance to $1.00!!

Regular Price for 10 bellybuttons rings = $140.00
My price $30.00
*ETA - Sold a dangly star pack for $5.00 (profit $1.50) and a 5pk of gems for $7.00 (profit $2.00) at 8/24/12 rummage sale.
*ETA - Sold 2 butterfly packs for $3.00 (profit $4.00) each at the 9/7/12 rummage sale.
*ETA - Sold 1 butterfly pack for $4.00 (profit $3.00) and 1 5pk Roses for $8.00 (profit $4.00) at the 8/23/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 butterfly pack for $4.00 on FB on 9/27/14
- I had pulled out several packs to give as a present to my SIL, but then she ended up being preggers so no longer a practical gift, so I put them back in the rummage sale now. Just 1 Butterfly pack left to sell and I will have sold everything on this page, other then 3 packs for naval rings that I kept for myself.
*Profit as of 8/23/13 on this page is $24.50!!
*ETA - I have now sold everything on this page and made a profit of $27.50!!!!

Free Ice Pops (24 count) at Kmart this week.

Regular Price $2.00
$2.00 mail in rebate

I bought 3 bags and will mark them for the rummage sale.

Used my card and DHs card to get some deals twice.

My card:

Mitchum Smart Solid Clinical Performance Deoderant
Regular Price $4.99
-$3.00 Sale Price
-$1.00 mfr coupon
Final Price .99!

Snickers Bar
Regular Price $1.19
-.44 Sale Price
Price = .75
Received .75 EB
Final Price - FREE!

Depend Real Fit for Men
Regular Price $4.49
-.50 Sale Price
-$1.50 mfr coupon
Price = $2.49
Received $2.00 EB
Final Price .49! (Marked this for $2.50 for the rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold for $3.00 at 9/7/12 rummage sale - $2.51 profit

Colgate 360 Optic White Toothbrush
Regular Price $5.49
-$2.50 Sale Price
-$1.00 CVS Coupon
Price $1.99
Received $2.00 EB
Final Price +.01 - Money Maker!! (Marked for $2.00 for rummage sale)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.00 at 8/24/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.00 at 9/7/12 rummage sale = Profit of $4.02!!
Then I used DHs card and got all the same deals again except for the deoderant.

Lots of great deals at Menards this last week!

2PC Grip Wrench Set - Limit of 2
Regular Price $9.98
Sale Price $6.99
Rebate $6.00
Final Price .99
*Sold both at the 5/18/12 rummage sale for $5.00 each
Profit of $8.02!!

Comfort Patches - Limit 10
Regular Price $5.00
Rebate $5.00
Final Price - FREE
*ETA - Sold 2 for $3.00 each at 9/5/13 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.00 at 9/4/14 rummage sale
*ETA - 6 of these expired before they were sold so I donated them on FB.

25' Tape Measure - Limit 2
Sale Price $8.99
Rebate $8.00
Final Price - .99
*Marked for $4.00 for the rummage sale.
*ETA - Sold 2 for $4.00 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale
Profit = $6.02

12' Flat Pry Bar - Limit 2
Sale Price $2.49
Rebate $2.00
Final Price .49
*ETA - Sold 1 for $3.00 at 5/18/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for $3.00 at 9/7/12 rummage sale - Profit = $5.02

Folding Utility Knife - Limit 2
Sale Price $6.99
Rebate $6.00
Final Price .99
*ETA - Sold one for $4.00 at our 5/18/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold one for $4.00 at our 6/23/12 rummage sale
Profit = $6.02

Citronella Candles - Limit 4
Sale Price $4.99
Rebate $4.99
Final Price - FREE
*ETA - Sold 1 for $3.00 at 5/18/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 1 for $3.00 at 9/7/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold 2 for $3.00 each at 6/15/13 rummage sale
Profit = $12.00

Bio-Degrable Lubricants - Limit 8
Sale Price $4.99
Rebate $4.00
Final Price .99
*Marked for $2.50 each for the rummage sale. I didn't sell any yet.

I already sent in all of the rebates, so now just waiting for $142 in rebates which will go into the home improvements savings jar.

If I sold everything for the price I currently have them marked I would make a profit of $64.00 on these purchases!

We took in our pop cans...30lbs at .50 per lb = $15.00. So we will put that $15 towards the mortgage principle for June.

DH brought a bunch of misc science supplies from his classroom that are outdated and no longer needed. I marked those up for the rummage sale. They were all little old things (thermometers, funnels etc.) so only marked for .10 to $1.00. DH is happy to be getting things cleaned out.

My Dad's wife gave me a bunch of clothes that she was planning on taking to goodwill and said I could mark them and keep the profit if I wanted. So I will try to get them marked sometime this week.

We are having a rummage sale in 2 weeks. My Mom came over and helped me clean up and sweep the garage today. Feels good to have it cleaned. Also got all of our aluminum cans bagged up and ready to take in for recycling. Tomorrow my Mom is going to spray out the garage and start bring boxes over. I think I have mostly everything of ours marked, I like to mark things as I find them so that I don't have a ton to mark at one time. I need to do an inventory of our snacks and drinks to see what we have for my little snack shack.
Should be interesting to see how all of the deals I have been getting at CVS, Menards and JCPenney sell at the sale. Hoping to make a nice profit.

I FINALLY finished putting away my 2011 paperwork. I have one of those plastic file boxes with a handle that I use through out the year and file all of our bills etc in and then at the end of the year I bundle and staple everything together in the different files, and transfer it and our tax return to a permanent file. Cleared out a huge pile of papers we don't need anymore and took them to work and put them in the recycling/shred and then moved everything else into the permanent file.
-Paid for DHs car registration for the year
-Paid AAA membership dues for the year (that thing has paid for itself so many times already!)
-Paid electric/heat bill (it was down $50 from last month...guess my frozen toes were worth it!)
-Transferred the cruise money from savings to checking and set up the payment for the cruise online.

I also bought some lotion at Menards, it is Vaseline Sheer Infusion 6.8oz bottles. They are free after $5 rebate. So I bought the limit of 5, sent in the rebate and marked them for $2 each for the rummage sale. So that would be $10 free dollars if we sell them all.

First on Sunday I went and used DH's card and EBs:

Afrin Nasal Spray
Regular Price $7.49
-$1.40 Sale Price
-$5.00 mfr coupon
Final Price $.99!!
*Already marked this for $3.00 for the rummage sale
*ETA - Sold for $3.00 at 9/7/12 rummage sale - $2.01 profit

Glade Sense and Spray Starter Kits (Bought 3)
Regular Price $33.87 ($11.29 each)
-$18.87 Sale Price ($6.29 each)
-$3.00 mfr coupon
-$3.00 mfr coupon
-$3.00 mfr coupon
*Received $4.00 EB
Final Price $2.00!! (Just .67 each!!!)
*Kept 1 for myself
*ETA - Sold 1 for $4.00 at 6/15/13 rummage sale - $3.33 profit
*ETA - Sold 1 for $4.00 at 9/5/13 rummage sale - $3.33 profit

Candy Canes 10ct
Regular Price $1.27
*Received $2.00 EB because they weren't printing correctly at purchase
Final Price - FREE plus .73 profit!!

Used DH's EBs from Thanksgiving and total OOP was .16!



Then today I went and used my card:

Garnier Fructis Shampoo and Conditioner (2 Bottles)
Regular Price $7.98
-$1.00 Sale Price (.50 each)
-$1.00 mfr coupon
-$1.00 mfr coupon
*Received $3.00 EB
Final Price $1.98!! (Just .99 each!!)

Candy Canes 10ct
Regular Price $1.27
*Received $2.00 EB because they weren't printing correctly at purchase
Final Price - FREE plus .73 profit!!

Used my EBs from Thanksgiving and paid just $1.25 OOP and made another $5.00 in EB!

Found a money maker at CVS this week:

Gillette Fusion Shave Gel 2.5 oz
Regular Price $2.37
-$1.00 mfr coupon
*Received $2 EB
Final Price FREE +.63 Money Maker!!!
*ETA - Sold this for $1.00 at our 6/23/12 rummage sale

I used my Mom's card so that I could do his deal twice and made a total of $1.26 just for buying them! I them marked both of them $1.00 a piece for the rummage sale.

Also found 2 other good deals:

Ivory Bar Soap 3 pk
Regular Price $2.27
-$1.28 Sale Price
-.50 mfr coupon
Final Price .49!
*Marked this for $1.50 for the rummage sale
*ETA - Sold for $1.50 at 9/7/12 rummage sale - $1.01 profit

I scanned my CVS card and got a coupon for $2.00 off
Kellogs Crunchy Nut Cereal

Crunchy Nut Cereal 14.1oz
Regular Price $2.50 per box
-$2.00 CVS coupon
Final Price .50 for a box of cereal!!
(and it's yummy!)

Was pretty productive today, put away the Halloween decorations, made my weekly trip to CVS, took a 2 1/2 hr nap , and marked a bunch of stuff I had gotten cheap from CVS for the rummage sale.



Scope Sample Size (Paid $0 - Marked .50)
*ETA - Sold for .50 at the 5/18/12 sale

Gillette Bodywash (Paid $1.49 - Marked $2.50)

Lint Rollers (Paid .25 - Marked $1.00)(2)

Old Spice Bodywash (Paid $1.25 - Marked $2.50)(2)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.50 at the 5/18/12 sale

Suave Bodywash (Paid .80 - Marked $1.50)(3)
*ETA - Sold all 3 for $1.50 each at the 5/18/12 sale

Covergirl Blush (Paid $0 - Marked $2.50)(2)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $2.50 at 9/4/14 rummage sale
1 left to sell

Ivory Bar Soap 3pk (Paid .49 - Marked $1.50)(2)

Glade Sense & Spray(Paid .67 - Marked $4.00)(2)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $4.00 at the 5/18/12 sale

Wiper (Paid $1.00 - Marked $2.50)(2)
*ETA - Sold 1 for $1.50 at 9/4/14 rummage sale
1 left to sell

Bag Holder (Paid $1.00 - Marked $2.50)(2)

Gillette Shave Gel (Paid .37 - Marked $1.00)(2)
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.00 each at the 5/18/12 sale

Prevacid 24hr 28ct (Paid $0 - Marked $10.00)

If I sold everything I would make a profit of $38.55!
Pretty good for doing something that I think is fun! Plus since anything I got with my free giftcard was completely free, it's really like making $46.00!

Speed Stick Deoderant3 oz
Bought 2
Regular Price $3.19 Each
-.19 Each Sale Price
*Received $4.00 EB
Final Price $1.00 Each!

Gillette 16oz Mens Body Wash
Regular Price $4.99
-$1.50 Sale Price
-$2.00 mfr coupon
Final Price $1.49
*ETA - Sold this for $2.50 at our 6/23/12 rummage sale
*Profit of $1.01!

Old Spice 18oz Mens Body Wash
Bought 2
Regular Price ($4.49 to $4.99)
-$1.50 Sale Price
-$1.00 Sale Price
-$1.00 mfr coupon
-$3.49 mfr coupon (BOGO free)
Final Price $1.25 Each!
*ETA - Sold one for $2.50 at our 5/18/12 rummage sale
*ETA - Sold one for $2.50 at our 6/23/12 rummage sale
*Profit of $2.50!


Crest Complete Toothpaste 4oz
Regular Price $3.99
-$1.00 Sale Price
-$1.00 mfr coupon
*Received $1.00 EB
Final Price .99!

Dawn Hand Renewal Dishwashing Soap 9oz
Regular Price $1.99
-$1.00 Sale Price
-.50 mfr coupon
Final Price .49!

3 American Greeting Cards
.99 Each
*Received $3.00 EB
Final Price - MADE .03!!

2pk Magic Erasers
Bought 2
Regular Price $3.59 each
-$1.09 Each Sale Price
Final Price $1.25 per Magic Eraser
(I had a coupon for buy 2 get 1 free, but they only had 2 boxes left, so I will have to use that later)

Saved over $25!

My husband uses bar soap, so all 3 of the Mens Bodywashes will go in the rummage sale. Can probably sell them for $2 - $2.50 each.

Got a little behind with all of the hours I put in at my second job this week, but I got some great deals at CVS!

Progresso Soup - Bought 8 cans
(Limit 4, but I used my Mom's CVS card and got 8)
Regular Price $2.99 per can
-$1.74 Per Can Sale Price
*Received $2.00 EB on 8
Final Price $1.25 Per Can ($1 per can after EBs!)
Saved $15.92 on 8

Gillette Fusion Shave Gel 2.5oz
Regular Price $2.37
*Received $2.00 EB
Final Price .37!!
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.00 each at 5/18/12 rummage sale - $1.26 profit

Halloween Pumpkin Carving Tool
Regular Price $2.49
*Received $2.49 EB
Final Price - FREE!!

Candy Corn 8oz
Regular Price .99
*Received .99 EB
Final Price - FREE!!

And here is the deal I am really proud of:

Glade Sense and Spray Starter Kits
Bought 3
Regular Price $11.29 Each
-$6.29 Each Sale Price ($18.87 saved on 3!)
-$3.00 mfr coupon
-$3.00 mfr coupon
-$3.00 mfr coupon
*Received $4.00EB for spending $12 on Glade
Final Price .67 each!! Only $2 for all 3!
Saved $31.87!!!!

So excited about the Glade deal! I will probably keep 1 or 2 of them and sell the other one for $3-$4 at the rummage sale.
*ETA - Sold for $4.00 at 5/18/12 rummage sale - $3.33 profit
*ETA - Sold 1 for $4.00 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale - $3.33 profit

First Purchase (Earlier this week)
2 Lint Rollers
Regular Price $1.00 each
On clearance 75%
Final Price .50 (.25 each)
-I already marked both of there for $1 a piece and put them in the rummage sale box.
*ETA - Sold 2 for $1.00 each at 9/7/12 rummage sale - $1.50 profit

St Joseph's Aspirin 36ct (raincheck purchase)
Regular Price $2.57
-.57 Sale Price
-$1.00 mfr coupon
Final Price $1.00
*Received $1.00 EB for purchase

Total OOP was $1.65 on CVS giftcard and got $1.00EB



Second Purchase (Today)

Suave Deoderant 1.4oz
Regular Price $1.37
-.37 Sale Price
-.25 mfr coupon
Final Price .75

Mitchum Clinical Strength Deoderant 2.5oz
Regular Price $4.99
-$3.00 Sale Price
-.75 mfr coupon
Final Price $1.29

Venus Embrace Razor (Razor, 2 refills and wallholder)
Regular Price $13.29
-$4.30 Sale Price
-$1.00 mfr coupon
Final Price $7.99
*Received $4.00 EB for purchase

Dawn Hand Care Dishsoap 9oz (Bought 2)
Regular Price $1.99
-$1.02 Sale Price
-.50 mfr coupon
-.25 mfr coupons
Final Price $1.20 Just .60 each!

Bowl Appetite Lunchs (Bought 5)
Regular Price $2.19
-$1.19 Sale Price
Final Price $5.00 Just $1.00 each!



Used my $15.99 EB from last week
Total OOP was .18 after the EB, then .84 tax
So I used my CVS card for $1.02
Total Saved was $37.47

Still have the $1EB from the aspirin and $4EB from the Venus Razor.

My CVS challenge is going very well. I have $35 left between the GC and the EBs and have been keeping everything we got in a box so we can see how much we really got for the FREE $50GC. I am excited to see the end result!

I sent in a rebate for pop today. Menards had 6 packs on sale for $1.50 with a rebate of .75 per pack. So I bought 4 that we can sell at the rummage sale, the end price will be .75 for a 6 pack, only 13 cents per can.

My Mom's friend had brought a ton of stuff for the last rummage sale, and when it was over she said we could have what we wanted from her stuff and donate or toss what we didn't want.

I finished going through everything as well as weeding out our old stuff that wasn't selling. I ended up taking 4 boxes to donate. I also took 4 prom/bridesmaids dress and 2 graduation gowns and donated them to a local charity that helps homeless teams with normal teenage activities like prom etc.

I found several items that I wanted to keep for myself to wear.
4 Tanktops
2 T-shirts
1 Cardigan
4 Long Sleeve shirts
1 Sweater
1 Pair of shorts
2 Skirts
So I then went through my closet and picked out all the same items to get rid of of my own. A perfect exchange, I got 15 new items for FREE and got rid of 15 of my old clothes that I don't wear anymore. This is a great way to keep the clutter down in your closet when you get new clothes.

Then I went through everything she had left and marked them for the next rummage sale.
60 Shirts
35 Pairs of Pants
5 Dresses
3 Skirts
3 Coats

Should make a pretty nice profit on all of it at the next sale!

*ETA - Here is what I have sold so far from this stuff:

5/18/12 $7.50
6/23/12 $11.25
8/24/12 $20.50
9/7/12 $57.75
6/15/13 $9.00
Total made so far - $106.00 Free!!

I went back to JCP today and bought the rest of the flip flops.....another 15 flip flops for .17 per pair. They did not have the extra 15% off today. Total saved on this purchase was $147.45 and total spent was $2.70!

Then I went to CVS to pick up a few things.

4 boxes of Cheerios
-Regular $3.39 per box
-On sale for $2.50 per box
-Minus $1.00 off of 4 mfr coupon
-End price is $2.25 per box
-Savings of $4.56

Scanned our CVS card and got a BOGO Free coupon on 5 Gum
-Regular $1.57 per pack
-On sale for $1.00 per pack
-Minus $1.57 BOGO coupon
-End price of .21 cents per pack!!
-Savings of $2.71

3 cases JBT 24 pack of Bottled Water
-Regular price $3.99 per case
-On sale for $2.22
-Savings of $5.31

Then I used $3.69 EB I had from last week, so my total OOP was $12.40.

Total spent between CVS and JCP was $15.10 and total saved was $165.32!

All of this for just $15.10!

I made out like a bandit today at the mall.


Victoria Secret
-Free Lace bridal thong
-Paid $0
-Saved $14.50

JCPenney
Swim trunks for DH
-Regular Price $35.00
-Clearanced for $1.97
-Additional 15% off
-Paid $1.77
-Saved $33.33

Mens Flipfops - Bought 21 pairs
-Regular Price $10.00 a piece
-Clearanced for .17
-Additional 15% off
-Paid .14 a piece ($3.12 for 21 pairs)
-Saved $207.06
*ETA - Sold 2 pairs at the 8/24/12 rummage sale for $3.00 each = $5.72 profit
*ETA - Sold 5 pairs at the 9/7/12 rummage sale for $3.00 each = $14.30 profit
*ETA - Sold 1 pair at the 6/15/13 rummage sale for $3.00 = $2.86 profit
*ETA - Sold 1 pair at the 8/23/13 rummage sale for $3.00 = $2.86 profit
*ETA - Sold 2 pair at the 9/5/13 rummage sale for $3.00 = $5.72 profit
*ETA - Sold 1 pair on 3/17/14 to a coworker for $3.00 = $2.86 profit
*ETA - Sold 1 pair on 9/4/14 rummage sale for $3.00 = $2.86 profit
*ETA - Gave 1 to BFs sister
*ETA - Sold 1 pair on FB on 6/17/16 for $3.00 = $2.86 profit
*ETA - Sold 2 pair on FB on 7/24/16 for $3.00 = $2.86 profit
*ETA - Sold 3 pair at the 5/5/17 rummage sale for $2.00 each = $5.58 profit
*ETA - Sold 1 pair for $2.00 on FB on 10/1/17 = $1.86 profit
Profit = $50.34

Total for the day
Purchased 23 items for $4.89 and saved $254.89!!!!

WOW! The swimtrunks and 1 pair of flipflops went to DH. The rest of the flip flops I marked for $3.00 a piece for the rummage sale. When I sell all 20 pairs that would be a profit of $57.20!

I may stop back tomorrow if I have time and pick a few more pairs if there are any left.

I was at Target to buy some soup on sale and stopped by their little $1 section. A bunch of their $1 items were on 70% off. So I bought a ton of stuff for .30 that I know I can sell for $1 a piece at the rummage sale next year.




20 Small File Folders - All sold
11 Marker Boards - All sold
11 Flashcard Packs - 1 left to sell
5 Dictionaries - All sold
3 Large File Folders - All sold
1 Mini Journal - All sold

So if I sold each item for $1 a piece that would be a profit of $35.70!

ETA - So far I sold these at the 5/18/12 sale:
6 File Folders for $1 each
4 Marker Boards for $1 each
2 Flashcard Packs for $1 each
1 Dictionary for $1 each

ETA - Sold at 6/23/12 Rummage Sale
4 Marker Boards for $1 each
3 Flashcard packs for $1 each

ETA - Sold at 8/24/12 Rummage Sale
7 File Folders for $1 each
1 Marker Board for $1 each
4 Flashcards for $1 each
4 Dictionaries for $1 each (these are all sold)

ETA - Sold at 9/7/12 Rummage Sale
8 File Folders for $1 each
2 Marker Boards for $1 each

ETA - Sold at 6/15/13 Rummage Sale
2 File Folders for $1 each
1 Mini Journal for $1
1 Flashcards for $1

The rummage sale was total insanity! DH and I did awesome, makeing $593! The most I have every made at a rummage sale by over $300!

A big part of it was our snacks. I got out my little snowcone machine that my husband got me when we were dating about 8 years ago and made snowcones. I sold them for a $1 a piece......I made over 250!! WOWOWOW!
The snowcones had virtually no cost, just snowcone cups and syrup, ice was free from my ice maker....about $20 for the cups and syrup.
We also bought 2 cases of bottled water for about $7 and sold every bottle of water for $1 a piece, another great money maker!

Here is my little snack shack



Here is a rough breakdown of what we made
$250 Snowcones
$50 Bottled Water
$20 Pop
$15 Juice, Brownies and Cupcakes
$110 DH Sports Cards
$55 FREE stuff from my friend
$100 Misc rummage sale stuff (clothes, books etc)

Here is a picture of how busy the rummage sale was around 10am on Friday morning.


The rummage sale as a whole made over $3700!!!!!! YEAH!

Stopped at CVS, they had a deal for Carefree 20 pack panty liners.

Regular Price $1.56
-On sale for $1.00
-Earned $1.00 EB on purchase
-Cost after tax .06 ($1.06 OOP, but earned $1.00 EB)

I don't use this product, but since it was virtually free I did purchase it and marked it for $1.50 for the rummage sale.

**ETA** I did sell this for $1.50 at our rummage sale the next weekend, so got it for free and made $1.50 on it!


The also had Progresso soup on sale for BOGO free. I bought 4 cans of soup.

Regular Price $2.99 per can
-On sale BOGO Free
-Minus $1.00 Extra Buck
-Minus $1.00 mfr coupon
Final Price = $3.98, .99 per can
Saved $7.98

Plus I used the gift card I earned last week so didn't have to actually pay anything OOP.

Rummage Sale Items
I looked up the Gillete Plus Razors that we had to sell on Walmarts website. They were selling the specific ones we had for 10 razors for $18.59. I had 3 sets of 13. I marked them for $10.00 for 13, so if we sold all of them that would be $30.00. Plus whoever buys them would get a really good deal.

I cleaned out our linen closet where I keep most of our stockpile of bathroom supplies. I found a few more things to add to the rummage sale and got everything organized again and inventoried so we know what we have.


Here is what I found for the rummage sale^^^^^

**ETA** I sold everything in this picture at the rummage sale except for the razors, so I will just save those for next years rummage sale.

I think we can probably get a lot of money for the razors, there are almost 50 in the pack...FIL gave us those, but DH prefers to use his electric razor.





And here is what my beautiful closet looks like now ^^^^^^^ and the current inventory of our stockpile:
8 Jar Candles
8 Bottles of Shampoo
18 Bottles of Conditioner
1 Bottle of Liquid Hand Soap
30 Bar Soaps
2 Bottles of Febreeze
4 Bottles of Dawn
2 Body Washes
3 Bath'n'Body Hand Soaps
3 Gilette Shaving Gels (DH)
2 Skintamit Shaving Foams
1 Hairspray
1 Curling Gel
2 Body Sprays
7 Bath'n'Body Lotions
3 Speed Stick Deoderants (DH)
6 Secret Deoderants
18 Venus Refill Razors
5 Boxes Kleenex

Nearly every item on that list was either FREE from FIL or purchased on sale and with coupons.

We also have a ton of hotel size products that DH uses, so we never have to buy shampoo, conditioner, body wash or lotion for him.
28 bar soaps
26 lotions
7 body washes
41 shampoo/conditioners

We ended up making $115 at the rummage sale, $40 of which was from the FREE stuff my friend gave us. Also made money on the lint rollers we got for .09 cents a piece (with rebate from Menards) and sold for $1 a piece, as well as some Goosebumps books I bought at another rummage sale for .25 cents a piece and sold for .75 a piece. I did snacks again too, brownies, cupcakes, pop, juice and snowcones, but didn't sell as much as we normally do in snacks since it wasn't super busy.
As soon as we get our money we will be able to add $115 to the $20K Challenge!