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The CVS Savings Hustle: Turning Drugstore Trips into Thrills
August 13, 2025 Off

The CVS Savings Hustle: Turning Drugstore Trips into Thrills

By The Admiral Staff

This article details a strategy for maximizing savings at CVS by leveraging their ExtraCare Rewards program and sales. Key tactics include avoiding shopping when desperate, being flexible with brands, strategically using ExtraCare Bucks (ECBs), scanning your card before and after purchases to receive coupons and 2% back, registering for additional ECB offers (like the Beauty Club and Pharmacy Rewards), adding your email for extra coupons, and sticking to a pre-planned shopping list to avoid impulse buys. The author achieved a 97

Beat Inflation: The Smart Shopper’s Guide to Bulk Buying
June 9, 2025 Off

Beat Inflation: The Smart Shopper’s Guide to Bulk Buying

By The Admiral Staff

To combat rising food prices, consider buying in bulk, as it can lower the cost per unit and reduce trips to the store, saving on gas and impulse buys. Smart bulk purchases include shelf-stable foods like pasta and cereal, household items like toilet paper, and beauty/self-care products. To determine if a bulk purchase is worthwhile, compare the price per unit. Avoid buying perishable items or those with short expiration dates in bulk.

The CVS Savings Hustle: Turning Drugstore Trips into Thrills
April 12, 2025 Off

The CVS Savings Hustle: Turning Drugstore Trips into Thrills

By The Admiral Staff

This article details a strategy for maximizing savings at CVS by leveraging their ExtraCare Rewards program and sales. Key tactics include avoiding shopping when desperate, being flexible with brands, strategically using ExtraCare Bucks (ECBs), scanning your card before and after purchases to receive coupons and 2% back, registering for additional ECB offers (like the Beauty Club and Pharmacy Rewards), adding your email for extra coupons, and sticking to a pre-planned shopping list to avoid impulse buys. The author achieved a 97

Beyond the Basics: What Luxuries Do Americans Really Need?
September 4, 2023 Off

Beyond the Basics: What Luxuries Do Americans Really Need?

By The Admiral Staff

A survey by Thermosoft International Corporation polled 1,000 Americans to discover what luxuries they couldn’t live without. Top items included internet access, smartphones, pets, clothes dryers, a nice mattress, domestic travel, and beauty/skincare products. The Penny Hoarder provided tips for saving money on each of these, ranging from using smartphones for internet access to shopping for used appliances and utilizing cashback apps for travel. Other frequently mentioned luxuries were eating out, buying organic produce, and

Revenge Spending: How to Enjoy Life Without Draining Your Savings
December 12, 2022 Off

Revenge Spending: How to Enjoy Life Without Draining Your Savings

By The Admiral Staff

The article discusses “revenge spending,” a tendency to overspend after periods of restriction, like the COVID-19 pandemic. Fueled by a desire to make up for lost experiences, this can lead to financial trouble. The article advises readers to avoid impulsive purchases by implementing a “7-day pause,” becoming smart shoppers by seeking deals, finding cheaper alternatives for desired experiences, establishing no-spend days, and budgeting specifically for fun money. Ultimately, it encourages conscious spending and thoughtful financial decisions as