The headline is facetious, but I thought I got everything for free in the photo. But when I did the math, I got $25.47 in merchandise at Rite Aid tonight for 44 cents. Still a dang good week.

This shop illustrates the power of blogs. I don’t come up with all these coupon and Single Check Rebates scenarios to work Rite Aid. I use blogs.

The best for Rite Aid is For The Mommas.com. Every week, she not only tells you the deals, but beginning Sunday, she posts scenarios on how to net the most for free. Read the comments, too, for even more deals. To just go to the Rite Aid deals and the ones I used this week, use this link.

Yes, it was a good week at Rite Aid, and, before, I stopped at Walgreens to net me Listerine in which I will make $7 with a rebate and also a free 8X10 enlargement. I learned of these deals at This Frugal Life.

Both web sites you may “like” on Facebook, and I highly recommend you do so. They religiously tell you every deal they find as soon as they come available.

(By the way, if you wonder why I bought the popcorn. This is called a “filler” item — I was at $24.93 for the deals, but needed to hit $25 before coupons to use the Rite Aid coupon for $5 off $25. That little bag of popcorn for 50 cents saved me $4.50.)

All I can say today is the knowledge I gained from reading blogs netted me $25+ in merchandise for 44 cents! With tax, I paid $2.18 (you pay tax on the purchase price before coupons). That was cheaper than the shampoo alone! By the way, the power razor, alone, was normally priced at $12.99! Who says you can’t live better with coupons?