Today's runs

First, Kroger. This cost me $2.85. I was hoping to find the clearanced Barilla whole wheat rotini pasta that fellow couponers have been finding at Kroger for $1.04. I didn't, but the pasta I got was sale priced $1.39, after coupon, still a good price for pasta! The breakdown:
Cake mixes: $1 - $0.35 coupon (3-29 SS) tripled, up to $1 = FREE
Barilla pastas: $1.39 - $0.50 coupon (3-29 SS) doubled = $0.39 each
Stride gum: 3/$2 - $2/3 coupon (3-22 SS) = FREE
Frank's RedHot: $0.99 - $0.35 coupon (3-1 SS) tripled, up to $0.99 = FREE
McCormick Grill Mates: $1 - $1 coupon (3-15 RP) = FREE
French's mustard: $1.25 - $0.50 coupon (3-29 SS) doubled = $0.25 each

I also received my free reusable grocery bag and a $1 off your next transaction coupon for buying the mustard. And...I went back and did my "big" grocery shop and picked up some more free cake mix. Another fellow couponer on Hot Coupon World posted a link to a mail-in rebate for Duncan Hines cake mix, buy 5, get $5. So I just made $5 on cake! Woohoo!

Next, Walgreens:
This was actually a couple of transactions.

First transaction:
Glade Lasting Impressions: $5.99 - $4 coupon (3-29 SS) = $1.99 each
Colgate Total: $3.49 - $0.75 coupon (3-29 SS) = $2.74
Bayer Contour monitor: $14.99 - free coupon (up to $30) = FREE
Edge: $0.82 clearance (I was hoping for a RR for it, but I don't think this is the right one.)
Visine AC: $3.99 - $3 coupon (3-15 RP) = $0.99 each
Chapstick: $1.99

Total was $12 even ($0.49 tax). I put $2.33 on a gift card. I will get $4.40 in a rebate for the Glade, and got $3.50, $3, and $2 in RR for the Colgate, Visine, and Chapstick, respectively. I also got a coupon for a free Crest toothpaste for purchasing the monitor.

I could have decreased my out of pocket more if I were better at rolling my RR, but then it just gets a bit convoluted for me! I consider that "advanced" couponing, and I'm just not there yet. Working on it, though. I will explain "rolling" in more detail whenever I get around to my Walgreens Basics post. :)

Second transaction:
Skintimate: $2.99
Chapstick: $1.99
Bayer monitor: $14.99- free coupon = FREE
Colgate: $3.49 - $0.75 coupon = $2.74

Total was $1.72 (I used the two $3 RR that I received for the Visine.)

I also hit Target and got some free VitaminWater, milk for $2.49, eggs for $0.99, and Cheetos for $0.29.