2010-09-20 -- $0.47 + $1.38 = $1.85

I began with 37.96ECB on the recently unretired Card3 for Household3.  Once again, I had two separate "$4 Off $20+ Purchase" coupons, so I made back-to-back transactions.

Regular Prices:
8.29 Nivea Happy Sensations
8.29 Nivea Essentially Enriched
3.29 CVS Absolutely Divine Chocolate Cookies
2.49 CVS Charm

22.36 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
7.99 Nivea Happy Sensations
7.99 Nivea Essentially Enriched
2.50 CVS Absolutely Divine Chocolate Cookies
2.49 CVS Charm

20.97 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
4.00 STORE Coupon "$4 Off $20+ Purchase"
2.49 STORE Coupon "Free CVS Charm"
2.00 STORE Coupon "Any Lotion"
1.00 STORE Coupon "CVS Absolutely Divine"
2.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Nivea Happy Sensation"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any Nivea"
5.00 ExtraBuck
3.00 ExtraBuck
0.99 ExtraBuck

21.48 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts Applied

My total went negative (mostly due to some pricing discrepancies with the Nivea), but with $1.03 in local tax, my grand total cost came to $0.47.  I began with a whopping 37.96ECB, spent 8.99ECB, and earned back 5.00ECB.  Card3 now has 33.97ECB.  Immediately, I used the second "$4 Off $20+ Purchase" coupon to make a second transaction.

Regular Prices:
7.99 Revlon Lipstick
4.49 Dove Chocolate (9.5oz)
4.49 Right Guard Total Defense
4.49 Right Guard Total Defense
3.49 Edge Infused Hydrate Gel
3.49 Edge Infused Hydrate Gel
1.00 Emerald Nuts

29.44 TOTAL Regular Prices

Sale Prices:
6.99 Revlon Lipstick
2.99 Dove Chocolate
2.99 Right Guard Total Defense
2.99 Right Guard Total Defense
2.79 Edge Infused Hydrate Gel
2.79 Edge Infused Hydrate Gel
1.00 Emerald Nuts

22.54 TOTAL Sale Prices

Coupons and Discounts Applied:
4.00 STORE Coupon "$4 Off $20+ Purchase"
1.00 STORE Coupon "Dove Chocolate"
3.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Two Right Guard"
2.79 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Buy 1 Edge, Get 1 Free"
1.00 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Emerald Nuts"
0.50 MANUFACTURER Coupon "Any Dove Bag"
4.99 ExtraBuck
2.00 ExtraBuck
0.99 ExtraBuck

22.27 TOTAL Coupons and Discounts

The balance for this transaction was $0.27, plus an additional $1.12 in local tax, for a grand total of $1.37.  I spent 7.98ECB, earned 10.80ECB (5.00ECB for Revlon, 4.00ECB for Right Guard, and 1.80ECB for Edge).  The balance for Card3 is now 36.79ECB.

So, for a grand daily total of $1.85, I got two bottles of Nivea lotion, two Right Guard, two Edge shave gel, a bag of chocolate, a box of cookies, a can of nuts, a lipstick, and a CVS charm (also a lipstick!).  In addition, my ECB balance went from 37.96ECB to 36.79ECB, barely a dollar reduction.  All told, I spent barely "three dollars" in cash and credit.