Baby items

I'm stocking up on things like diapers and wipes for baby. I know when I started the blog I was including most of the H&B items into the $85 grocery budget, but for now I've decided to keep these separate. I haven't been doing CVS or WG for months and that is were most of the free H&B items come from.

I do want to track how much I end up spending on baby though, and I also thought it might give some of you good ideas on cheap baby items in case I forget to highlight what I find in another post.

This is what I ended up with last week. Most/all the items from WG were purchased in order to create an overage in RR for the diaper deal this week. I wanted to build up some free money to use for the diapers this week.

Target 3-6-09
4 184ct refill pks Huggies Gentle Care wipes $5.99
Tax $1.56
-4 $5 Gentle Care product IPs
Total $5.52

Target 3-7-09
3 184ct refill pks Huggies Gentle Care wipes $5.99
Tax $1.17
-3 $5 Gentle Care Product IPs
Total $4.13

Target 3-07-09
2 184ct refill pks Huggies Gentle Care wipes $5.99
1 64ct tub Huggies Gentle Care $2.49
Tax $.98
-3 $5 Gentle Care Product IPs
Total $.45

Starting out at WG I had two gift cards. I actually thought one was empty and almost threw it away, but it ended up with around $13 on it. Glad the lady checked for me!! So far all the OOP I've spent has been on these two gift cards.

Walgreens #1
Colgate $3.29
Vaseline lotion $2.69
-$1.50/1 MF Vaseline
-$.75/1 MF Colgate
+$.39 tax
Total OOP $4.12 Received $2.00 and $3.50 RR

#2
3 Sambcal? cold and flu $12.99
7 Dove trail size deo $.99
1 Dove 2pk $2.99
Tax $.64
- 2 $1.50/2 MF Dove Deo
-3 $10 ESC from monthly WG book
-3 $4 IP for Sambcal
-$3.50 RR
Total OOP $1.03
Received $10 for Dove

#3
Colgate $3.29
Vaseline lotion $2.69
Blink eye drops $7.99
2 Valentine peeps (filler) $.25
Tax $.42
-$2/1 MF blink
-$1.50/1 MF Vaseline
-$.75/1 MF Colgate
-$10 RR
Total OOP $.64 Received $8.00 RR $2.00 and $3.50 RR

#4
8 Dove bars $.99
Peeps $.39 (filler)
tax $.54
-$8 RR
Total OOP $.85 Recieved $10 RR

Round #5
Colgate $3.29
Vaseline lotion $2.69
Blink eye drops $7.99
Tax $.39
-$2/1 MF blink
-$1.50/1 MF Vaseline
-$10 RR
Total OOP $.86 Received $8.00 RR $2.00 and $3.50 RR

Round #6
8 Dove bars $.99
2 Reach toothbruchs $.99
Vaseline lotion $2.69
Tax $.82
-2 $1/1 MF Reach
-$1.50/1 MF Vaseline
-$8.00 RR
Total OOP $1.91 Received $10 and $2 RR

#7
Vaseline lotion $2.69
Tax $.18
-$1.50
Total OOP $1.37 received $2 RR
Here is where things get strange because for some reason I my gift card was deducted for two transactions although I only bought one lotion. Although my OOP was only $1.37 I lost another $1.37 along the way so it's like I paid 2.74 and received $2 RR. I just realized this and although it's a small difference, I kind of feel cheated because I worked hard to build up my overage.

#8
Vaseline lotion $2.69
Tax $.18
-$1.50
Total OOP $1.37 received $2 RR

#9
Vaseline lotion $2.69
Tax $.18
-$1.50
Total OOP $1.37 received $2 RR


In the end I still have $5.39 on one gift card and $14.21 on the other for a total of $19.60. I also have an one $8, 2 $3.50, and 7? $2 RR. It's either 7-8 I just can't remember right now. I know I have just over/under $50 between the gift cards and the RR.

So my total spent on gift cards was $13.52, plus the mysterious $1.37 deduction for a total of $14.89. If I have $29 in RR what means I am up $14.11 overall.

I admit it did take a lot of time and energy, but I only stopped at WG what were on the way to there places I was going so it didn't use extra gas and the shopping part of the process didn't really take all that long.