February Savings

February Monthly Totals

• Merchandise Total (before coupons): $1,418.49
• Value of Coupons & Store Sales: $752.86
• Rewards/Gift Cards/EB's Used: $475.68
• Rewards/Gift Cards/EB's Earned: $379.73
• Rebates: $238.81
• Total Profit: $166.14
• Total Cost to Me: negative $75.05
• # of Items: 318, # of Free Items: 196

Rebates Received - wooh! Look at all these!

• $3 RiteAid rebates - my address and DBF's address - better not spend this all in one place!
• $3.39 Nature Valley Dark Chocolate granola bars - my address & DBF's address
• $5 SC Johnson - once at my address & DBF's address
• $5 SC Johnson times three at my parent's address = $15
• $5 Dulcolax rebate
• $6.25 Caregiver's Marketplace
• $8.49 Staples Rewards for buying binders
• $9.99 Bioluxe - DBF's address, my address & parents' address
• $10 Kraft Jingle in Your Holidays Rebate - my address & DBF's address
• $13 Staples Rewards Duracell batteries - my address
• $15 Olay Regenerist Rebate - my address & DBF's address
• $20 Kraft Back to School 2009 Rebate - my address
• $20 Olay rebate (WYB $50 of cleansers & moisturizers)
• $25 Science Diet rebate for my cats' food. They also sent me a form for a $10 rebate for more food or for veterinary services.
• $26 Staples Rewards Duracell batteries - DBF's address
• $70 Visa gift card for McAfee software rebate

Random Money Stuff

• Increased my monthly Roth IRA contributions from $90 to $120 and increased my monthly contributions to my 401(k) plan from 9% of my salary to 10%. Yay!

I also had some big expenses this month. I took the kitties in to get their teeth checked and for a check-up. That plus food and medicine ran me about $300. My car overheated and started smoking last Wednesday, turns out my water pump cracked and died. I just had that replaced a year ago, right before I stopped going to this one mechanic because I think he was scamming me. This part should have lasted longer, but since its been a year, there's really nothing I can do. Grr. Cost = $510. I also got a ticket for talking on my cell phone while driving = $54. The police officer gave me a ticket for the (as he called them) "doo-dads" hanging from my mirror instead of the cell phone ticket, which would have been upwards of $100.