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Adventures of a Beginning Couponer Part 4

Today I took my couponing skills for a test drive to my local Shaws supermarket. When we arrived at the store, Dylan and I went to pick out his bagel. He likes to chew on a bagel or a piece of fruit while we shop, so I always ask him when we get to the store which one he wants. He had just finished an apple before we left for the store, so I was not surprised that he wanted the bagel. Bagel in hand, we went about picking up the items on my list. As I had mentioned yesterday, … Continue reading →

Adventures of a Beginning Couponer Part 3

Today, I took all of the coupons that I clipped and sorted yesterday and compared them to the store sale flyers for the grocery stores that are close enough to my house to shop at. I also browsed through the Dollar General flyer because there is a Dollar General right next to Shaws in my town. Since I am easing into couponing, I did not look for every single item on every coupon that I have, I pulled out a few coupons for items that we could use right now and searched for those items. Anyways, I did not find … Continue reading →

Adventures of a Beginning Couponer Part 2

Today is a Sunday, and all of you coupon clippers know what that means. It’s time to get the Sunday paper and see what kinds of coupons you can cut out this week. I went to get the paper, and was careful to make sure that the coupon inserts were in there as well as the store flyers for two of the grocery stores that I shop at. There was also a Rite Aid flyer in there, which is good because we have one in town. After I bought the paper, I went next door to Dollar General to grab … Continue reading →

Adventures of a Beginning Couponer Part 1

Earlier this week, I watched Extreme Couponing for the first time. I knew that people were saving big using coupons, but I had no idea that they were walking away with carts and carts of merchandise for free, or even getting all of their items for free and then getting money back from the store. Of course there were things that I noticed about the show that helped me to understand that there are drawbacks to the whole coupon thing, such as the types of foods and items that a person can find coupons for and the time that extreme … Continue reading →

Extreme Couponing

Last night, my husband and son were gone, so I took the opportunity to do what any woman finding herself alone in the house would do – I watched “Extreme Couponing.” I am both fascinated and appalled in some instances by this whole concept. I’ve always used coupons, if I have them for something I need. But, on last night’s episode, there was a single mother of two who couldn’t work. She and the kids were living at her parent’s house. Since she couldn’t work (I don’t think she ever gave the reason why), she used her extreme couponing acumen … Continue reading →

Saving Money On Stuff For The Kids

Having children costs quite a bit of money. However, many of the costs associated with raising children are things that we have at least some control over. From big things like whether and how often to place your child in child care to the little things (which can really add up) like where and how you purchase clothes, toys, and other things that your children need, it is definitely worth taking a little time to evaluate what you are currently doing and see whether there are some money saving changes that you could make to ease the strain on your … Continue reading →