2016 Reading Challenge: Book 1 of 2016

This was an enjoyable easy read to start off 2016!

CVS Coupon Haul Week of 1/17/2016: Saved 88%

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Transaction #1

(4) Tide Pods Laundry Detergent + Stain Remover + Brightener: $6.29 on Sale for $4.44

(2) Puffs Plus Lotion With The Scent Of Vicks: $2.57 on Sale for $.99

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CVS Coupons

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Used $20.00 in ExtraCareBucks

Paid $8.71 and received $15.00 in ExtraCareBucks

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Retail Value: $73.19

Paid Out Of Pocket: $8.71

($15.00 in ExtraCareBucks left over for next week)

Saved: $64.48

88%

52 Books Read in 2015!

The list below is all the books I enjoyed this past year:

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5 Stars:

After I Do
Big Little Lies
Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island
Fodor's In Focus Aruba
Lost December
Orphan Train
The Life List

4 Stars:

I've Got Your Number
Paper Towns
Skipping a Beat
Summer People
The Blue Bistro
The Bridge
The Christmas Shoes (Christmas Hope #1)
The Husband's Secret
The Matchmaker
The Perfect Marriage
The Pillars of the Earth  (The Pillars of the Earth, #1)
The Secret (The Secret, #1)
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #1)
These Girls
What Alice Forgot

3 Stars: 

Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, A Pregnant Teenager
Assholes Finish First (Tucker Max, #2)
Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
Bulletproof
Carrie Pilby
Love the One You're With
Magic Hour
Never Never (Never Never, #1)
Prep
Save the Date
Summerland
The Girls of August
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman #1)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1)

2 Stars:

Funny Girl
Luckiest Girl Alive
Summer Rental
The Beginning of Everything
The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)
Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1)
 Ugly Girls
 

1 Star:

None

0 Stars: (Read for School Purposes)

Leviathan
Nixonland: America's Second Civil War and the Divisive Legacy of Richard Nixon 1965-72
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap
The Subjection of Women 
The Victory Lab: The Secret Science of Winning Campaigns
Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence 

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For 2016 I have paired with a couple ladies to once again reach the goal of 52 books read in 2016. Keep a lookout for social media posts using the hash tag #Read52in16

CVS Coupon Haul Week of 12/13/2015: Saved 90%

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Transaction #1

(4) Tide Pods Laundry Detergent + Stain Remover + Brightener: $6.29 on Sale for $3.94

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CVS Coupons

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Rite Aid Coupon Haul Week of 11/29/2015: Saved 89%

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Paid Out Of Pocket: $3.64

1000 ($10.00) Plenti Points left over for next week

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89%

CVS Coupon Haul Week of 11/29/2015: Saved 80%

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CVS Coupons

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CVS Coupon Haul Week of 11/15/2015: Saved 96%

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Transaction #1

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(2) Pantene Pro-V Conditioner: $4.99 on Sale for $4.00

(2) Nivea Men Sensitive Shaving Gel: $4.99

(4) Tide Pods Laundry Detergent + Stain Remover + Brightener Spring: $6.29 on Sale for $3.94

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(2) Buy One Get One Free Pantene Shampoo or Conditioner - 11/1 P&G

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CVS Coupons

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Paid Out Of Pocket: $5.80

($18.00 in ExtraCareBucks left over for next week)

Saved: $64.36

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