After watching a few episodes of Extreme Couponing (freaks by the way) Bryon and I have decided to try a few things out.
We are working on our 3-month food storage and were struggling with how to get everything done money wise with needing to build a room in the basement for Rebekah, buying a car and a bunch of other things that are coming up.
I think we have found our answer.
Bryon has done most of the leg work finding website and printing out coupons.
Now he says he has unleashed the beast....In me.
My favorite day of the year is Black Friday. I L-O-V-E killer deals! Now I can get that same rush weekly.
I tried out my first round of couponing today. Didn't go as planned, just because I was a newbie. Here is what shoulda-woulda happened if I was paying more attention.
Smith's has cereal on sale for 4 for $10. Plus they give you a $5 gift card for your next purchase with the deal! Also Hershey's gave a $5 coupon if you spent $20 on candy (which I did). So after buying one round of cereal and easter candy I had $10 to spend-free. Hello four new boxes of cereal, then another $5 gift card. Found 55 cents off coupons for the cereal, and some 75 cents off too!
So 4 boxes of cereal-Free
4 more boxes of cereal with $5 gift card from last order and coupons-$3.10
Oh do that again-$3.10
Leaving with another $5 gift card for the next time I want to go in.
All in all-----12 boxes of cereal for $6.10 (or if you want to subtract the gift card I could use next time $1.10!)
Either way that is 50 cents per box!!
Monday I have another trip planned.
More cereal at 50 cents a box
Diapers 4.00 for a 60 count package
Snacks for Free! Yep Free!
Now the task is not to become obsessed with it!
