Comments on: Spending Too Much Time Searching For a Deal

By: Katie Gregg

Katie Gregg — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:29:00 +0000

I still shop at CVS, but I’ve tried to put a slightly more sane spin on it. I’ll forgeo making a trip if the sales aren’t spectacular, if I don’t have ECBSs expiring. Sometimes I just waste a couple ECBs on a luxury purchase (mostly Burt’s Bees!)

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:19:00 +0000

@Sense to Dollars — That’s an interesting way to think about it. A few months of up front time will save me eons of time and money over the next two years. And the best news.. now that my closet is fully stocked I can give up the quest for ECBs. (At least for the time being.) Thanks for the comment!

By: Sense to Dollars

Sense to Dollars — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:51:00 +0000

I got caught up in the CVS craze, too–until I realized that I had enough stuff to last me years! So, for two months of ECB chasing, I saved like two years worth of time and money for toiletries. If I put in an hour for 8 Sundays every two years for toiletries…not a bad investment.