Alright Ladies – if you aren’t down with clipping and using coupons, now is the time! Here are my thoughts on coupons:
#1 – You have to be dedicated to it
#2 – You have to enjoy it
#3 – You can’t be brand loyal
#4 – You have to hang in there the first few months of clipping coupons. If you give into the feeling that you don’t know what you are doing, you won’t stick with it.
Take a look at my coupon binder:
People look at me like I’m a crazy person when I go to the grocery store with it… But that’s ok! I’m used to it now. 
Now I’m going to brag about the deals I got today… Albertsons is having a GREAT sale right now! If you spend $30 on a variety of products, you get $15 back for your next visit! Wow!
Transaction #1:
Total cost before coupons/preferred savings: $88.83
Coupons: $50.13
Final cost = $38.70 – $15 coupon for next visit = $23.70
Transaction #2:
Total cost before coupons/preferred savings: $120.05
Coupons: $77.35
Final cost = $42.70 – $15 coupon for next visit = $27.70
Total Savings? $208.88 – $127.48 = $81.40 – $30 = $51.40!
I still have $15 left to spend on my next trip, but I figured I would save it for various things I needed during the week – bread, meat, fresh veggies, etc.
Keep in mind that my total of $51.40 also includes a few beauty/health items as well as laundry detergent!
Hooray for coupons! Contact me if you want to know more – I love to talk about it!
Your awesome Cammi, I really need to do things like that. I guess I don’t out of pure laziness, not a very good reason. I’m very proud of you, now you can go spend that money on a date with your hubby!
I should call you, I have been talkin about it alot with Ampee. She is the other crazy lady in the grocery line =). I started clipping and printing them but I haven’t kept up. I will have to allot some dedicated time to coupon clipping/shopping. It definately is alot of work.