I just got done couponing tonight and it was actually successful! Usually, as I mentioned in my previous post, I go to the store and almost every (if not all items) I am looking for are cleaned off the shelves! It has been frustrating. BUT, I went tonight with Nick and Sadie and was 100% successful! Here's what I got:
6 cans of beans (diff. varieties)
8 bags of cereal
1 bottle of Worcestershire
1 bottle of ketchup
1 bottle of Oxi-Clean stain treatment
1 gallon of milk (free)
2 boxes macaroni and cheese (free)
$4.00 off my next grocery trip coupon
GRAND TOTAL: $10.09 (this is including my $4 off next puchase)
SAVINGS: I paid 20.6% of the retail price. Purchasing $48.97 worth of products and only paying $10.09...I'LL TAKE THAT ANY DAY!
K now for the cold stinky truth...Couponing is hard because it is very time-consuming; Nick and I clip coupons together Sunday night and put them in my couponing binder. We clip and then we organize according to date. Then we remove any expired coupons from my binder. After this, I have the task of researching where the good deals are and locating the coupons for these deals. I also have to figure out what products I am going to buy in what transactions in order to save the most moolah. Researching the good deals, organizing my purchases/transactions, and then trying to find the products is the hardest part for me so far. I hope that as I become more experienced with it, it won't take as long.
Is it worth it?
I dunno yet.
It felt great to save so much money tonight and to get so many cheap food items for our family.
However, I was stressing out in the store. Nick was just staring at me with a bemused look on his face while I was trying to figure everything out and Sadie was throwing fit after fit.
Conclusion:
1. Don't coupon with kids...it sucks.
2. Couponing is an art I am not sure I can master but I am going to keep working on it for now. I like feeling like I am contributing (financially) by saving our family money.
3. It's an awesome feeling when you actually accomplish it!
4. I will keep you all updated on good deals I get and where I currently stand with couponing as time goes on.
5. But come on...You guys are so excited for me right? :)
1 comment:
Woo Hoo! That IS great! way to go you crazy sister of mine. =) I'm sure there's got to be blogs of couponers in your area, or email lists of where the deals are. There are such things here. Then you let them do the research work and you shop. Good job.
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