OK, I will probably not live this down, but I am now addicted to (drumroll.....) coupons! Yes, you read that right. Coupons. I now have a plastic filofax thingy in my purse that has a bunch of coupons in it ... divided out by grocery, department store, specialty store, and separate files for gift cards I have gathered for free based on purchases made recently...with coupons.
For you non-believers, the mom of my daughter's school chum told me about this website that drills down on all the supermarket sales ads, as well as consolidates the coupons in the Sunday papers, and posts a weekly "list" for your store on how to best maximize your coupons. It's www.thegrocergame.com and I went on as a lark. Read all the fine print. Scoured it. Found the deal...first month for a buck.
Well, surely I could save a dollar in the month to make up for the fee. I signed up. I scrolled through the lists. I compared to the coupons I always clip (just for the things we NORMALLY buy...I'm not one to feed my family what's on coupon sale, I will just take advantage of coupons for what we normally consume). Since the list is color-coded to hightlight best buys and freebies, it really caught my attention. Turns out I had some coupons and there were some sales that coincided to create a tsunami of savings.
Off to the store I went, where I saved almost 30% on things I was going to buy anyhow. To top it off, I got triple coupon savings I didn't know about without The List, as well as MONEY BACK! Now, who doesn't love money back.
The month doesn't end for two more weeks, but I will tell you right now that I have probably saved almost $100 on groceries by following this list and shopping at a couple stores instead of my regular haunts. I will report back on Dec. 8... the end of the $1 trial period.
I'd love to write more, but I have a coupon for $1 off Mrs. Smith's pies and I need to head up to the store and get a couple for Thankgiving. Saving money...that's living!
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