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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

We Can Save You Money!!!

In a very stubborn attempt to prove to my husband that I could stay home with Benton without making us destitute, I've taken on a new hobby: couponing! :) :) It's amazing how much money you can save, just by paying attention to the sales, deals, and advertisements for grocery stores and drug stores. This past month, I kept all my grocery receipts. By shopping for deals and using coupons, I cut our grocery bill by 25%! My goal is to get to 50% (or more haha) and I really think I can do it. It's time consuming, but I've become obsessed and now it's kinda fun. :)

I do have to give all my credit to Southern Savers. Jenny, who manages the site and actually teaches classes on how to save money, lists the deals for the stores each week AND then allows you to make a shopping list with coupon match ups. 

Although I don't think I'll actually stay home until we have baby #2 (which, if you've been following this blog from the beginning, you'll understand why that may be a long time from now), I do want to be able to use money for other fun stuff...like buying clothes and things for Benton, of course. :)  

By the way, moms and mommies-t0-be...diapers can be very, very cheap if you clip coupons and use the drug store deals! I also have gotten amazing deals on Gerber foods...

So without sounding like a total nerd (I mean really...this is a new hobby of mine)...does anyone have any other sites or suggestions for how to be more financially responsible?? Feel free to send your comments and suggestions my way!! :)
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5 comments:

  1. KathyNovember 16, 2010 at 11:18 PM

    i LOVE southern savers!!! way to go mommy!!

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  2. AundreaNovember 17, 2010 at 7:47 AM

    A good way we save?? Using cash. When Big Daddy gets paid, I pay all the biils that month online or by check. I then go get the cash for groceries, gas and spending. After that- no using the debit cards. It's amazing how "seeing" the money stack dwindle changes how you spend and on what. Of course with a family of 6 we absolutely coupon. I have gotten it down to 50% savings. I still need to learn the drug store side of things to save more!! Once you get the hang of it all, its not nearly as time consuming!!

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  3. CamLarsonNovember 17, 2010 at 12:15 PM

    Katie -- I'm so impressed! I went to a Southern Savers class but have yet to implement everything I learned. I'm just still overwhelmed and don't know where to start! Keep it up! Hopefully I'll start sooner and start saving too... :)

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  4. UnknownNovember 21, 2010 at 7:34 PM

    Kroger and Proctor and Gamble allow you to preload coupons onto your savings card. So you can use the electronic coupon and a paper coupon at the same time!

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  5. Sarah NewtonNovember 25, 2010 at 9:16 PM

    I love coupons and print a lot through Mypoints.com
    I can make sure I bring you all the baby diaper ones :)

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