I LOVE IT!
It is really therapeutic for me, and it is addicting. The more I save, the more I want to save. It's a vicious cycle, but one that I'm not fighting too hard. Every time I go shopping, my hubby calls to see how much I saved. I encourage him to keep working hard, so I can keep saving him lot's! It is one perk of being a stay at home Mom. I do not know if I could do this if I worked full time. Clipping and comparing takes a lot of time-but I'm so glad to do it. I love being a good steward. I feel that the Bible lays out a really good idea of what a woman should do in Proverbs 31 and thrifty shopping is on that list. By using coupons, I am able to feed my family better brands for much less than I'm used to spending. It's a win/win situation for me. The best way to catch on to the coupon craze, is to GO SHOP! It all makes more sense once you start 'doing' it.
Our Winn Dixie has BOGO each week. I use coupons on both items...it's the most savings possible. These were my BOGO's this week, my coupons are in (quotation marks).
Suddenly Salad (-.$1.00 on 2)
Rice-a-Roni (-.50 on 2) had 2 coupons, bought 4
Ronco noodles
Cutter Product (-$1.00 off 2)
They also have a "Make A Meal" purchase. This weeks was buy 3 selected cereals and get a gallon of milk, 1/2 gallon orange juice, squeeze smuckers jelly & Muffin Mix FREE) I had a coupon for $1.00 off two boxes of cereal.
Buy 2 Pantene products for $11.98 and get a pkg of cotton balls, secret deodorant, crest toothpaste and ivory soap FREE. (-$3.00 off two Pantene products, -.75 off crest toothpaste, -.50 off secret deo) Great tip to use coupons on the 'free' items...makes your overall total go down.
Colgate toothpaste was on sale for .99 and I had .50 coupons...I don't need toothpaste so I only bought two tubes at .49 each. Great deal!
Hillshire Farms had their deli meat for 3 for $10.00. I had a -.35 coupon for each package. Winn Dixie doubles these small coupons, so I saved .70 on each package.
Hamburger Helper were 2 for $4.00 and I had a -$1.00 on 3, so I bought 4.
My total was $127.99, swiped my Rewards Card, used a $5.00 coupon on a $55.00 purchase and $10.85 in coupons and I paid $58.91 for this items in the picture. I was very pleased and THANKFUL!
At CVS....I scanned my ExtraCare card and received $1.50 in rewards. This is money I have been paid back for shopping there. I had a $3.00 off a liquid Tide purchase of $8.00 from a week ago with my ExtraCare card. (ALWAYS scan it when you walk in the door!) Glad I saved it! Today, Tide 50 oz was on sale for $5.97 and I had (2) $1.00 off coupons from P&G.
9 oz Dawn was on sale for .97 and I had (2) .25 coupons.
The water was on sale for $2.44. We are going camping soon and I needed this water!
My Total $30.85, I paid $13.31 I saved $17.54
I am very pleased with my shopping today. Hope this helps any of you 'newbies'....I still consider myself a newbie but I've learned a lot from other friends and www.couponmom.com. This is my most helpful sight.
Every dollar I save, I can spend on something else- that is the reason I cut and compare each week.
God bless!
-Sondra
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