One more Rainbow trip

I made one more trip to Rainbow since I had so many great deals to score on double coupon day!

My last trip I got all of the below for just under $5

-6 lean cuisines
-4 coffee creamers


That means that for all 3 of my transactions at Rainbow yesterday, I only spent $11 and got:

18 lean cuisines
8 coffee creamers
2 packages of napkins

Pretty good considering I also get money off gas AND each lean cuisine runs around $3-4 when not on sale!

My deals at Rainbow today

Hi everyone,

I had a great trip today to Rainbow. I only spent $6.02 OOP and here is what I got:

-12 lean cuisines (great for lunch at work!)
-4 coffee creamers
-2 packages of napkins

Proof is here: :)  (click to enlarge)

Rainbow Double coupon days 12/2

Here is my plan of attack for today: (Remember, your total needs to reach $25 - SHELF price and you can double up to 5, $1 coupons)

Lean cuisines $1.99 (shelf price is around $2.50-$3.50) -(buy 6 of them)
Total: $12
Minus two, $1/3 coupons from their e-mail I signed up for or from Target's Web site b/c it is a MQ(doubled)
Total after coupons: $8
Total towards $25: about $20-$23)

International delights coffee creamer: $1 (buy 2)
Total: $2
Minus 2, $1/1 internet coupons from  here (doubled)
Total after coupons: FREE PLUS a $2 money maker!
Total towards $25 (not sure, but at least $1 each)

Marcal Napkins: $2 (buy 1)
Total: $2
Minus 1, $1/1 coupon from 11/15 SS (doubled)
Total after coupons (free)
Total towards $25 total: $2

Use $3 off coupon I got from last week for purchasing Freschetta pizza

*Total after all coupons: $3 (that means I get 6 lean cuisines, 2 coffee creamers and napkins)

Walgreens mid-week ad

Did you know that for the holiday season Walgreens will have  a mid-week ad available every week until Dec. 25? For this week, the ad starts today, 12/2 and runs through Saturday, 12/5!

Thanks to Hip2Save for these deal!

Here are the best deals that I see:

Register Reward Deals

-Coke 2 Liters $4.50/3=$2.50RR (on 3)

(Must buy 1 Diet Coke)

Final cost just $0.67 per 2 liter!


-Complete Multipurpose Solution $7.99=$8RR

Use the $1/1 coupon from the 10/25RP

Final cost FREE + a $1 moneymaker!


-Dentek Floss Picks (35-90ct) or Floss (55yd) $1.99=$2RR

Use the $1/1 coupon from the 10/11SS or from here

Final cost FREE + a $1 moneymaker!


-Goody Ouchless hair Accessories $2=$2RR
Final cost FREE!


-Natrol Acai $4=$4RR

Use the $3/1 coupon from here

Final cost FREE + a $3 moneymaker!


-Quilted Nothern Toilet Tissue (9-rolls) $4.29=$1RR

Use the $1/1 coupon from here

Final cost $2.29!


-Soft & beautiful Botanicals $5=$5RR

Final cost FREE!


-Softsoap Ensembles Pump $5.99=$2RR

Use the $2/1 coupon from the Walgreens December coupon booklet

Final cost $1.99!


Other Deals


-Ricola Cough Drops (19-24ct) $0.99

Use the $0.50/1 coupon from the Walgreens Diabetes & You coupon booklet

Final cost $0.49!


-Big Roll Bathroom Tissue, 2/$1 with in ad coupon


-Deerfield Farm Cheese, 2/$3 with in ad coupon

-Starbucks Ice cream Pint $2.50

Use $1/1 coupon from here

Final cost $1.50!


-Sunkist 2 liter $1 with in ad coupon

Use the $1/2 coupon from the 11/15SS

Final cost just $0.50 per 2 liter!


-Ocean Spray Juice or Drink buy one at $4.79, get one FREE

Use 2 $1/1 peelie coupons found on the juice

Final cost $1.40 each!

SWEET Victoria's sweater deal

Thanks to Common Sense with Money for this deal:

Here’s another sweet deal from Victoria’s Secret: you can get three sweaters and a scarf for $31 or so, shipping included. Here’s how to get this deal:

Sign up or login to your Ebates account. Look for Victoria’s Secret in the Ebates search bar.

Once you are at the Victoria’s Secret website click on “Clothing” and then on the right side you will see the offer 3 Sweaters for $30. Click on that to see the eligible sweaters.

Choose three sweaters from that page. Then look for item EG-257630 and choose the scarf with the color of your choice.

Head to check out and use the following three codes at checkout (you can use up to three codes):

vssave20 to get 20% Off A Single Clothing Item

scarf09 to get Free Scarf

3for30 to get Three Sweaters for $30

Your total after you have done this should be $30.99 plus taxes. In addition to this, today is the last day of the Victoria Secret Secret Rewards card, so you will get a card included in this shipment that you can use from 12/1-12/24. The value of the card could be from $10-$500 but you won’t know until you go to the store to use it. But even a $10 card should get you some freebies. Going through Ebates will get you an additional 6% off your purchase in cashback, plus if you are new to Ebates you get $5 bonus for signing up. If you don’t want to bother with Ebates click on this page to see the 3/$30 sweaters.

A few good Walgreens deals for this week

Thanks to Hip2Save for compiling these:

Get a free Toblerone chocolate bar through 12/26. Toblerone chocolate is on a mega-saver 2/$3!
Buy two and use two $1/1 coupons from the 11/22SS + stack with the $1/2 coupon from the new Walgreens December coupon booklet.
Final cost 2 bars for nada!
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Walgreens is offering up a promotion on Olay products: buy Olay Quench Body Lotion for $7.99 and get a FREE Olay In-Shower Body Lotion ($4.99 VALUE)! Combine this deal with manufacturer coupons to get an even better deal!


Deal Scenario:

Buy one Olay Ribbons body wash $2.99

Buy one Olay Quench body lotion $7.99

Buy one Olay in shower body lotion-- FREE with lotion purchase above

Use the buy Body Wash, get Lotion FREE coupon from the 11/29PG

(will deduct $7.99)

And use the $1/1 in shower body lotion coupon from the 11/1PG

(exp. 11/30)

Final cost ONLY $1.99 for all 3 products--just $0.66 each!

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Revlon Eye Beauty Tools are on sale for $4.99 at Walgreens this week! Plus, in the new December Walgreens coupon booklet there's a $3/1 Revlon Beauty Tool coupon! Combine this with the Revlon manufacturer coupon to get an even better deal!

Deal Scenario:

Buy one Revlon Eye Beauty Tool $4.99

Use the $1/1 coupon from the 11/15SS (regional coupon)

Plus, use the $3/1 Walgreens December coupon booklet coupon

Final cost $0.99!

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Also, another great deal is on the Nivea Lip care products and Nivea lotion!

Deal Scenario:

Buy 6 Nivea Lip Care Products $0.99 each

Buy 2 Nivea Lotions

Use 3 buy one get one FREE Nivea Lip Care coupons from the 11/1RP

Plus, use 2 buy 3 Lip Care products get lotion FREE coupon from the 11/1RP

Final cost ONLY $2.97 for 6 Lip Care products and 2 lotions!

Cyber Monday: 40% off at Limited and 30% off at Ann Taylor Loft!

Did you know that today is Cyber Monday? For those of you that already know your sizes in a particular store (like I do at the Limited) this is a great way to score some sweet deals! Everything online is 40% - please note that the prices online already show the discount. To make this an even BETTER deal, use code 276 to get an additional 20% off your already marked down stuff!

See the e-mail I got here.

If I were you, I'd also try to spend  $50 because you will get an adorable free red scarf!

Also, you can get 30% off of your total at Ann Taylor Loft today only! See more details here. Just enter code Monday at checkout!

Walgreens trip for $2.73

Hey everyone,

I made a trip to Walgreens today to get some of the Red Baron pizzas that were on sale for $1.99 today only. I ended up making three separate transactions - so between those three transactions I rolled my RRs to get all of the stuff pictured below for $2.73 (that INCLUDES tax- tax is killer!). That is pretty good considering one pizza is $1.99. Can I also say what a GREAT price $1.99 is? Red Baron typically costs at least $3-$4. =)

-6 Red Baron pizzas
-4 coffee creamers (don't expire until 3/10)
-2 infusium shampoos
-1 toothpaste
-2 triamincs
**Oh, and I still have $10 in RR to spend!

What deals did you get today?

Black Friday food deals

So with all of the black Friday shopping, you're going to need to fuel your body to keep going. In order to do that, here are some great specials! :)

big thanks to Hip2Save for compiling all of these:


If you become Baja Fresh's fan on Facebook here you can get Burritos for $1.99 on November 27th from 11am-8pm! Make sure to print the entire page advertising this promo on Facebook. Also, read the fine print as it states you must have your ID corresponding to the name on your Facebook page. Limit one $1.99 Burrito per person.

Boston Market has a coupon available here to use on November 27th-29th! This coupon will get you 50% any Family Meal or Market Feast.

IKEA is offering up lots of deals! On November 27th after 11am, you can get a Swedish Meatball dinner for $1 which includes 10 meatballs, mashed potatoes and cream sauce! Not valid at IKEA Hicksville, IKEA Houston and IKEA Direct. Check out more details here.

Caribou Coffee is offering up free sample of their new mocha beverages and a buy one mocha or hot chocolate beverage, get one FREE--No coupon needed! This is ONLY available on Black Friday, November 27th. You can go here for more details.

On November 27th only, Denny's is offering up a FREE Build Your Own grand Slam breakfast with the purchase of one. Just bring along this coupon available on their Facebook page.

P.F. Chang's is offering up FREE Lettuce Wraps with the purchase of an Entree on November 27th-28th! Just say the Black Friday secret phrase--LETTUCE WRAP YOUR GIFTS to your server from 10am-noon and you'll score FREE Lettuce Wraps. More details here.

Rainbow double coupon days 11/25

Hi everyone,

Did you make a trip to Rainbow today? I know I did and I am very glad! I did two separate transactions, and here is what I got:

Transaction #1
2 freshetta pizzas 2/$9
-use the $1/1 IP coupon from here
(doubled)
Total: $5 for both
PLUS got back $3 off my next purchase

2 coffee filters: $1 each
Plus, use the $1/2 coupon from here
(doubled)
Final cost: FREE

2 Sara Lee Pies: B1G1 @ $5.99
Use 2, $1/1 IP coupons from here
(doubled)
Final cost: $2 for both

Milk: $2.49 (is on sale for $1.78)
-used FREE milk coupon I got from 2 weeks ago
Final cost: FREE

Toal for all of the above: $2.07, PLUS I got a $3 coupon to use on any future purchase
That is really a $1 money maker!

Transaction #2 (I will post when I get home)

40% off everything at the Limited this Friday only!

I just got an e-mail from the Limited stating that everthing on Black Friday will be 40% off! I don't know about you, but I feel like this is one place that won't be overly crowded like Walmart or Target.

Also, did you see that you can get FREE shipping? That is also really great. You can ALSO get a free ruffle scarf with any $75 purchase.

One tip that I just read: You can go in right now and save things to your cart that catch your eye. Then, all you have to do on Black Friday is check-out and get an amazing 40% off! I think that sounds pretty sweet- and you never even have to change out of your pajamas or leave the house! I LOVE the Limited!!!!!

Coach outlet coupon

Do you have someone in your life that loves Coach purses? I absolutely love them, and probably have too many purses (I think I own about 5 purses and a few coin purses, too). I have some good news - Coach has released yet ANOTHER 20% off coupon to use at the outlet stores. The closest one for me is in Albertville. Anyway, get the coupon here to make someone really happy this holiday season!

Psst: They never have to know how LITTLE you spent on them! It can beour little secret :)

Thanks for the coupon, Hip2Save)

Black Friday shopping: Good or bad idea?

I read an interesting article in the Star Tribune about shopping on black Friday....you can read it here.

I am always wanting to go to the stores and buy the great deals advertised, but are the long lines and the headache worth it? Most stores that have such great deals have limited quantities and no rain checks. Remember the stampede at WalMart?

What John suggests, which many of my fellow Target shoppers already do, is to use a stores' price matching policy. We do know that Target does do price matching, with some limitations. Target doesn't match door busters, limited-time or quantity offers or coupon items, although most other items are matchable.

The most interesting part of the article is that someone mentioned they do all of their shopping on black Friday at WalMart because they price match all competitors' ad prices. John, the writer of the article, even called WalMart to verify that they would match the prices- and they will. This even includes door busters from 6-8 a.m. Even those ads with the fine print stating "limited quantities." The only issue you might encounter is that the item has to be EXACTLY the same.

You can check out Black Friday deals in advance on sites like www.bfads.net.

Cheap Magazines

Do you love getting magazines in the mail? I know I do, but I defintiely don't love how much they can cost. There are a few sites, yes they are legitimate, where you can get really cheap magazine subscriptions.

Best Deal Magazines - they offer some pretty good deals on magazines. A current deal that really sticks out to me is the Rachael Ray magazine. It is currently only $7.49 for a whole year. That is a GREAT price considering the fact that each magainze costs between $4-6! Check out other deals here.

Another site I frequent is Low price subs. They've got over 15 magainzes right now for about $2 for an entire year! A few ones that stick out to me are Marie Claire, Shape and Weight Watchers. That is a GREAT deal! Check out those specials here.

Deals for 11/22 at Wags/Cub (*with a pic now!)

I made two trips today, one to Walgreens and one to Cub.

Cub has birds eye frozen veggies on sale for .48...and I used the .35 MQ from the 11/15 SS. I got 4 bags for only .52!

I also made a trip to Walgreens where I scored a lot of great stuff for only $13....althought the receipt I have pictured here only shows my first transaction.

Overall today, here is what I got for around $14 (and I still have a $10 RR)

3 Lubriderm lotions
2 boxes Ritz Crackers
3 boxes triscuits
1 Almay Foundation
2 large bottles of Nexxus Shampoo
2 Lindt truffles
2 coffee mate creamers
2 children's triamincs
3 pkgs carefree liners
3 reynolds foil
4 bags frozen veggies
16 holiday cups

Bakery Outlet

I just wanted to post what I got today so that you can see how much you really can get at a bakery outlet:

4 loaves of bread
4 packages of hot dog buns
2 packages of lite hamburger buns (my fav)
1 package of Earth's best lite sammie buns
2 bags of mini bagels

The bread was on special for .50 as well as the hamburger/hot dog buns. And the bagels were $2/2.....plus when you spend $7 you get a FREE item (which I got the Earth's best sammie buns). I think that is pretty good since bread costs at least .90 at most stores :)

Shopping trips I plan to make today

Hi everyone,

Sometimes, I just don't feel like using coupons, but I still want a good deal. Here is a tip that many of you might not even think about. When you need bread, bagels, hot dog buns or hamburger buns, do you typically pay full price? Even if they go on sale, it still can be really expensive! Here is what I found....a bread outlet! I frequent a bread outlet in Eagan, MN. It is a Taystee outlet that sells cheap products. I can get bread there for around .75 a loaf. I also get an entire pack of hamburger/hot dog buns for about .50! Even with a coupon, you couldn't really get it this cheap. My wonderful hubby to be bought me a freezer for my b-day (I really wanted one) so I can make one trip a month or every other month and stock up for such a great price! Happy shopping!

I also plan on going to Toys R Us today to get a free or cheap Mr. Potato head for my niece. They are currently a doorbuster special for only $3.99. Check it out here. You can pair that with a coupon from here for a sweet deal. What a great auntie I can be! =)

40% off of outerwear at the Limited TODAY only

I got an e-mail a few minutes ago that you can get 40% off of outerwear (original prices) online ONLY.

All you need to do is enter code 105 at checkout.

Click here to see the promotion....

More retail coupons for the weekend

Get 30% off at New York and Company through Nov. 22 here

Coach outlet also has another sweet 20% off coupon you can print here. This makes for a great deal at outlets!

PINK deal at Victoria's Secret

Ok, I know I'm now 26 years old, but I have to confess that I still LOVE to wear PINK sweats around the house - perhaps it makes me feel like I am in college again ;) Anyway, thanks to Hip2Save, here is a SWEET deal!

First off, if you aren't already a member of Pink nation, then you will want to join. They have a lot of great coupons they send out. You can join here to get your $10 off $50 coupon.

Then, make sure to use this coupon by November 23rd. The OTHER good news is that there are TONS of hoodies and sweats on sale for around $25.
Plus, don't forget to get a FREE Lacie cupcake Panty with any $30 purchase-just use coupon code CUPCAKE or get more details here.

Lastly, there is a Mystery Rewards Card promotion going on right now. With every online purchase and any in-store purchase of $10 or more thru November 30th. The reward card value is a mystery until you make a purchase December 1st-24th. Each card is at least worth $10 and thousands are worth $100 or more!

My Deal Scenario:
Buy 2 Pink Hoodies or Sweatshirts =$50 for both
Plus, get a Lacie Panty for free with the coupon code
Total=$50
Use the $10 off $50 coupon from above
OR, if buying online, get 25% off a single item with coupon code FA918289

Pay $40 for 2 Pink Hoodies or Sweatpants and a Lacie Panty OR pay $43.75 if you buy online
(you could also potentially get back a Rewards Card worth at least $10)

This is a relly good deal!

New cereal coupons

If you love to have cereal as a snack like I do, then make sure you print these off. I am sure they will go great with a cereal deal at either Walgreens, Target, Cub or Rainbow. I try not to pay more than .50 -$1.00 per box of cereal. It's not that hard with coupons like these!

And finally, there are lots of new Kellogg's coupons available:

$1/1 Kellogg's Corn Flakes Touch of Honey Cereal (12oz or larger)
here

$1/1 Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats Little Bites Cereal (14.5oz or larger)
here

$1/1 Kellogg's Smart Start Cereal (14.7oz or larger, any flavor)
here

$0.75/1 Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal (10oz or larger, any flavor)
here

$1 off store brand coffee when you purchase one package of Kellogg's Corn Flakes or Kellogg's Crispix Cereal (12oz or larger)
here

$0.75/1 Kellogg's All-Bran Cereal (11.4oz or larger, any flavor)
here

(Thanks, Hip2Save)

Coffee Mate coupon

Don't you just love the holidays? I have to say, I LOVE coffee, and I also LOVE coffee creamer. Right now, there is a $1/1 high value coupon on their Web Site here. If you haven't already registered, I would do so because I have gotten a lot of high value coupons from here lately. (Thanks, Hip2Save)

*Pssst...wanna know the best part? Next week, Walgreens has a sale on these, B1G1. Use two coupons, and score them both for around .49 (YMMV). Sweet!

Rainbow double coupon days

Have you tried doing double coupon days at Rainbow? I've recently started, and have learned how to get the most for my money. What double coupons days means is that if you spend $25 in the store on anything, then you can double up to 5 coupons- up to $1 but no more than that. One thing to keep your total as low as possible is to know the way the register works. To reach $25, it counts the shelf price of a product. Here is an example.

This week, Folgers coffee is on sale for $4.99- the BIG tub. That is a rock-bottom price. That alone is a good reason to buy this because there are coupons from 11/8 RP insert. If you double it, then the coffee is only $2.99. But, keep in mind that this coffee's shelf price when not on sale is around $9.99. This will make it really easy to reach your $25 total.

Here is what I plan on doing today:

Buy 3 air wick freshmatics kits for $4.99
-use the $5 MQ from 11/15 SS
Final price: free

That will bring my total up to $15 (at a minimum), without having to pay for anything. Sometimes, rainbow makes the shelf price the sale price. (Tricky Rainbow)

Folgers coffee: $4.99
-Use $1 MQ (doubled)
Final price: $2.99

My total spent at Rainbow should now be at $25......so here is what I will get free after coupons (same transaction)

Ragu Pasta Sauce (2): .87 (on sale through today only)
Buy 2 and use $0.75/2 coupon from 11/15 RP
Final price: .24 after doubled coupon

Nabisco Triscuit, Wheat Thins or Chicken in a Biskit $2.00 (3)
Use $1.00/1 coupon from 11/8 Smartsource insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon

So, my total OOP should be about $3.25, and I will get: 2 Ragu pasta sauces, 4 Air wick kits, one tub of coffee and three boxes of triscuits. Not bad!

Sweet coupons for Gap and Ann Taylor Loft & JC Penny

Are you looking for some retail coupons to use to either buy yourself something new, or perhaps someone special for a holiday gift?

Right now, there is a 30% off coupon for Ann Taylor Loft....the coupon is good through Sunday, November 22 and you can get it here. You could use this on sale items to score a really sweet deal. I love their clothes...so adorable.

There is also a 20% off Gap coupon here....good through January 30, 2010. Again, use this one some clearance or sale items to make a really great deal. I recently got some cute black sinny jeans for only $13.99, and I was able to use a coupon on top of that.

If you shop at JCPenney they just snet a sweet new coupon valid thru November 23: Save $10 on any purchase of $25 or more! Get it here. (Thanks, Hip2Save)

A few good Cub Foods deal for week of 11/15

Here are a few REALLY great deals this week at Cub:

Foldgers Coffee: $3.98
-use the $1/1 MQ from 11/8 RP
Final cost: $2.98- that is a rock bottom price

Cub foods brand butter: .98

Pepsi products (12-pack) $1.98, limit 2

Del Monte Veggies: .37
-use the $1/5 MQ (expired- remember, Cub takes expired coupon up to 90 days)
Final cost: .85 or .17 each!

Philadelphia Cream Cheese: .88

3 lb tub of Ground Beef (97% lean) $7.44 - that is a good price!

Target Deals For week of 11/15

Hi everyone,

I've been shopping a lot at Target lately because there have been a lot of great deals. Here are a few that I've found:

Ocean Spray Juice: $1.98
-use the $1 target coupon from here
-use the $1 MQ found on the bottle of juice (you may have to search for one)
Final cost: FREE
(good only through TODAY)

Golden plump boneless, skinless dark meat on temporary price cut(TPC) for $1.89
-use the .75/1 Golden plump coupon from here
Final cost: $1.14 - that is REALLY cheap!

Jenni-O spicy turkey sausage on TPC for $1.99 - another GREAT price!

I can't believe it's not butter priced around $2
-use the Target coupon for .75/1 here
-use the .75/1 MQ from here
Final price: around .40!

(Thanks, Hip2Save)

Del Monte canned veggies $0.45
Use the $1/8 coupon from the 11/15RP
Then, stack it with the NEW Target coupon from here
Final cost $.20 each - Time to really stock up for green bean casserole!

*Hot* Payless coupon

Thanks to my girl Oprah, you can now get 50% off at Payless through tomorrow, 10/20 on EVERYTHING in the store! Check it out here.

Heads up if you plan on doing Theraflu or Triaminc deal

Hi everyone,

I'm sure you all know this already (or maybe some of you don't) as even I forgot once today....if you plan on doing the theraflu or triaminic deal where you end up using the Healthy Savings coupon booklet (to subtract $6) on top of 3, MQs, please make sure to have your cashier scan the coupon in the booklet LAST or the register won't take your last two MQs....just a friendly reminder if you want to get the most for your money! =) HTH!

Pic of my RRs from today at Walgreens

Here is a pic just of my RRs I got today, just in case you can't see the other one very well. And if you don't believe me :)

Walgreens deals for week of 10/18

Click on photo to enlarge)

See what $7.21 can get you (oh, and make you a PROFIT of $56 in RRs)

6 boxes of Zantac (perfect to give to my mom)
2 newspapers (more coupons, yay!)
6 boxes theraflu
6 pkgs of Emergen-C
1 baby powder
1 Vaseline sheer lotion
1 chapstick
6 bottles of triaminc
5 pkgs of Halls cough drops

I did have to make 9 separate transactions today, but I did very well =) I started with $8 in RRs, had to spend a TOTAL of $7.21 OOP but I did end up with $56 in RRs....that is a HUGE profit. I'm too lazy to spell out my transactions, but most of them went something like this:

Transaction #1:

3 Theraflu = $14.97
minus $6 in MQs
minus $6 from Wags Healthy savings coupon booklet
Total: $2.97
Get back $8 RR
PROFIT of $5.03

1 Zantac = $8.99
minus $5 MQ
Total: $3.99
PROFIT of $5

Halls $1= $1 RR

I had 6 coupons (I used my previous $8 RR) and 5 items, so I needed a filler and got a newspaper

So, in the entire transaction, I spent about .75, and got back $18 in RRs

Then, I'd take one of my RRs (either from Zantac of Theraflu) and use it on something else:

Transaction #2:

1 Zantac = $8.99
minus $5 MQ
Total: $3.99
PROFIT of $5


Emergen-C $3.49= $3.49 RR

Halls $1= $1 RR

Total: $8.50, use $8 RR...etc. etc. :) Do that over and over again, and that's how I made so much money!