Coupons... ... sometimes I LOVE them other days I HATE them. As you all know I love saving money...LOOOOOVE IT. That is were the love part comes in. On the other hand I HATE being stressed out and that is what coupons seem to do to me. I feel like they take up too much of my time. I feel pressured to use them because I'm paying $20 a month for them. I won't go to the store without them , but I don't have time to go through them, so I never go to the store and then we have nothing to eat in the house. That makes me very ornery/stressed come meal time! It's a vicious cycle! I know I'm probably not doing it right and I need to find my own niche and what works for me but as for now I've canceled my newspaper, and I feel A LOT less stress in my life. But I have to admit as I shop I often think, "I bet there's a coupon for that." and I feel a little sad that I don't have them. :( True fully though I did save a lot of money especially when it came to non-food items. Such as, razors, ziploc bags, face wash, shampoo, laundry soap, etc.. I found myself not using a lot of the food coupons though. I don't know...see my inner struggle!
On Wednesday I went out shopping by only doing price matches. (I did use 4 coupons that came on the package of the lunch meat I bought) I spent 1 hour the night before making my list and doing my meal plan for the next week. I then spent 1 hour at the store, that's with two kids. I spent a total of $104.53 and got...
...all this..
...and this...
...oh and this...
That is A LOT of food people. It is over 2 weeks worth for us on most items. I even had to have a CM come over and okay my total because I saved so much money. :) I LOVE IT when that happens! I know you couponers out there are thinking, "I could have gotten it down to $20." Still I did pretty good with only two hours spent and NO STRESS. :)
Oh, and did you notice my stack of Ramen Noodles? I can't wait to try out my new Cookbook. Cost me .25 at last weeks yard sales. Whoot, whoot!
Here is a video that KSL ran on
Couponing vs Deal Shopping. What are you're thoughts? I really can't make up my mind. Should I give couponing another shot? What to do, what to do...
