I am loving Rite Aid!

I got a $10 gift card in the mail, for buying things I would have bought anyway.  Toothpaste and toothbrushes!

I saw this over on For The Mommas today, but I know a lot of mommas who are looking to purchase Tag readers this holiday season.

The Leapfrog Tag Reader (16MB) is on sale for just $19.99 on the Leapfrog site right now.   If you are new to Ebates, it is just $14.99 after the $5 cash back.

We personally *LOVE* ours.  I have posted about them previously, my daughters are four and three years old and have no problems using them, and they allow for educational fun while keeping them occupied so mommy can hop in the shower or throw in a load of laundry.

Head on over to Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls for a chance to win a gift bag ensemble!

CVS:  Total spent = $26.17 out of pocket. 

I was looking to buy Toy Story 3 somewhere and I was originally going to get it from Toys R Us, but I would have actually spent more there and ended up with less that I would actually USE.  I figured getting it at CVS would be better because I spent at least $10 less (for items worth WAY more) and we will actually use everything purchased.

So...breakdown:

1 Olay body wash - $6.99
1 trial size Secret - $1
2 Oral-B Power Toothbrushes - $4.99 each
1 Charmin Ultra bonus pack - $9.97
1 Bounty 8pk - $6.97
1 Dawn - .97/each
6 Puffs tissues - .97/each
1 Toy Story 3 dvd - $3.99 for purchasing $25 in select P&G products.

I used two $3 coupons on the toothbrushes, making them free after coupons and ECBs ( got $2 back for each)
I used a $5 coupon wyb any Olay and Secret, making them free after coupon/ECBs (got back $3 for the Olay)
I used two .25 coupons on the Dawn...I thought I gave them 3, they might have missed one, but oh well.
I used five .50 coupons on the Puffs.
One .50 coupon on the Bounty
One $1 coupon on the Charmin.

I also used $7 in ECBs (but then I got back $7 so I didn't lose any ECBs).

So all in all, spent $26.17 for $63.63 worth of merchandise, plus got $7 back.  I normally would have balked at spending the $26, but I figured I had been planning to go drop more for less at Toys R Us and this was overall a better deal considering it was a movie I was going to buy anyway. 

I hope everyone had a great Halloween!  It's one of my favorite holidays.

In the spirit of frugality (okay, okay, more-so because we couldn't find what we wanted in the stores, hehe), I made my daughter's costumes (with a little help from my mother in law on the ears and tails!).  I really didn't pay attention to the total cost, but I doubt it was more than $20 total for both.  Just tulle, felt, ribbon, $3 shirts from Walmart, and a few other odds and ends to pull them together.

I think they turned out ADORABLE!  Daddy is a firefighter so our girls dressed as Dalmatians this year.

 Do you make your own costumes?  I had so much fun with it this year I just may try it next year too.