If I had to chose one word to describe me it would NOT be frugal. As a matter of fact that word may not even be in the top 10 words to describe me, however, with the economical crunch we are faced with I am trying to find ways to save money. My latest challenge has been coupons. I have tried numerous times to clip coupons and I either lose them or leave them at home, but this time it is different. It is a CHALLENGE! How much money can I save each week at the super market. For those of you who don't know me, you will soon find out that I love a good challange. Two weeks ago I challenged myself to see just how much I could cut my grocery bill each week.
My first stop was obviously the Sunday paper. I cut out the coupons that I usually use and any coupons that I might end up using like on cleaning supplies and such. After that I went to the computer and googled free grocery coupons. I found that there are many places to get free coupons, but all of the coupons seemed to pretty much be the same, so I decided to go with http://www.coupons.com/. When you type in your zipcode it will pull up all of the coupons that go with your zipcode and you can print them right from your home. After that I googled super target coupons and found coupons on Target's website that I can print and use in their store. Once I printed all of my coupons I made my grocery list and made sure to write a "c" for coupon beside the items that I had coupons for. With two kids in tow at the supermarket, if I am not organized before I go there is a good chance I would forget half the things that I need.
My first week using coupons I saved $19 and I was super excited! I really had only anticipated a savings of $5 or $6. I usually try to keep my weekly grocery bill down to about $100 so I was looking at a savings of 20%! I was pretty impressed with myself. The second week I saved $14 and it only takes a few minutes of preparing before you head out to the super market. I know that there are people out there who tell you that you can really save a lot of money by checking the local ads at the various supermarkets in your area, but I have a 2 and 3-year old and going to multiple stores to get my groceries every week is not an option for me. Luckily I am finding that coupons just might really save me some money. At this rate, the metallic gold gladiator sandals I have my eyes on are in my near future! With a reward like new shoes, maybe I can learn to be more frugal after all!
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My first stop was obviously the Sunday paper. I cut out the coupons that I usually use and any coupons that I might end up using like on cleaning supplies and such. After that I went to the computer and googled free grocery coupons. I found that there are many places to get free coupons, but all of the coupons seemed to pretty much be the same, so I decided to go with http://www.coupons.com/. When you type in your zipcode it will pull up all of the coupons that go with your zipcode and you can print them right from your home. After that I googled super target coupons and found coupons on Target's website that I can print and use in their store. Once I printed all of my coupons I made my grocery list and made sure to write a "c" for coupon beside the items that I had coupons for. With two kids in tow at the supermarket, if I am not organized before I go there is a good chance I would forget half the things that I need.
My first week using coupons I saved $19 and I was super excited! I really had only anticipated a savings of $5 or $6. I usually try to keep my weekly grocery bill down to about $100 so I was looking at a savings of 20%! I was pretty impressed with myself. The second week I saved $14 and it only takes a few minutes of preparing before you head out to the super market. I know that there are people out there who tell you that you can really save a lot of money by checking the local ads at the various supermarkets in your area, but I have a 2 and 3-year old and going to multiple stores to get my groceries every week is not an option for me. Luckily I am finding that coupons just might really save me some money. At this rate, the metallic gold gladiator sandals I have my eyes on are in my near future! With a reward like new shoes, maybe I can learn to be more frugal after all!
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Nice sandals Tiff...what an incentive :-)
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I'm totally grabbing the newspaper on Sunday and cutting some coupons. I'm so terrible with that...but you've inspired me.