Thank you to the power of couponing, Jamie can stay home with our baby. I am sure that all of you have seen or heard about these extreme couponers. Extreme couponing is almost a full time job in itself. Most people that are serious couponers spend up to 40 hours a week collecting, clipping and planning their shopping trips. Is it worth it? If you can save what you could have made by working it is.
We get excited when we save $20 for our bi-weekly grocery shopping trip. We have started planning our nightly meals and the new system seems to be working great. We know what we need to buy, we can match up appropriate coupons and we know what the budget is. This system makes for a seamless shopping trip and you have to use less brain cells deciding what you want for supper.
Jamie is very thrifty and always spots good deals. She has rubbed off on me a little and I find myself searching when shopping also. If you can find something on sale, have a store coupon and a manufacturers coupon, you could end up paying next to nothing for the item or find yourself with a store credit. Recently Kroger sent out a packet of coupons that are taylored to your shopping habits. We received some great coupons for items that we always buy. Thank you Kroger! Mix these with a few other coupons and you could save some big money.
When we go shopping without coupons I almost feel guilty knowing that there is no reason we should pay retail price for the items that we are buying. You can spend $1.75 on a sunday paper, visit coupons.com, add coupons to your Kroger plus card, spend an hour planning meals and clipping coupons and save 20-50% at the grocery. That money can add up quickly. With the price of gas going up we need a little extra money for our tanks.
The next time that you go to the grocery and the cashier says, "Do you have any coopins?" be prepared and say, "Why, yes I do."
We get excited when we save $20 for our bi-weekly grocery shopping trip. We have started planning our nightly meals and the new system seems to be working great. We know what we need to buy, we can match up appropriate coupons and we know what the budget is. This system makes for a seamless shopping trip and you have to use less brain cells deciding what you want for supper.
Jamie is very thrifty and always spots good deals. She has rubbed off on me a little and I find myself searching when shopping also. If you can find something on sale, have a store coupon and a manufacturers coupon, you could end up paying next to nothing for the item or find yourself with a store credit. Recently Kroger sent out a packet of coupons that are taylored to your shopping habits. We received some great coupons for items that we always buy. Thank you Kroger! Mix these with a few other coupons and you could save some big money.
When we go shopping without coupons I almost feel guilty knowing that there is no reason we should pay retail price for the items that we are buying. You can spend $1.75 on a sunday paper, visit coupons.com, add coupons to your Kroger plus card, spend an hour planning meals and clipping coupons and save 20-50% at the grocery. That money can add up quickly. With the price of gas going up we need a little extra money for our tanks.
The next time that you go to the grocery and the cashier says, "Do you have any coopins?" be prepared and say, "Why, yes I do."
Hey I should get a little credit for teaching you about coupons. LOL!
ReplyDeleteDont' forget some of the great buys you can get at Walgreens by using the Register Rewards. You can combine coupons with those deals and get some great items.
I scored a good deal at Wal-mart tonight. I had coupons for $3 off BIC razors. They were only $2.77 a package so I made some money on them and now have your stocking stuffers for Christmas.
Love your blog.
Mom