couponing

have you ever been behind one of those crazy couponing ladies at the grocery store. you probably found yourself really irritated - "why is she doing so many transactions?", "is she seriously buying 16 boxes of cereal and 16 boxes of granola bars?", "how many coupons are in that stack?". then remember how her total went down and down and down... and then you felt jealous instead of irritated?

i'm one of those crazy couponing ladies. i'm not going to try and convince you that everyone should coupon, but i figure if i can make you a little jealous you might at least think about trying it. :) one of the greatest highs (natural only... no idea what an unnatural one feels like but i promise you this is much better) i've ever had is getting food for free or ridiculously cheap.

what i paid for the above items (per item) at albertsons (keep in mind some of this isn't a usual purchase for me - but poptarts, hot dogs and capri suns are great camping food and we went camping a few times recently!):

item	regular price	sale price	i paid
kelloggs fruit loops	$ 3.69	$ 2.00	$ 1.00
kelloggs frosted mini wheats	$ 3.49	$ 2.50	$ 1.00
oscar meyer franks	$ 3.99	$ 1.50	nothing
cool whip	$ 2.19	$ 1.00	nothing
nutrigrain bars	$ 3.69	$ 2.50	$ 1.00
poptarts	$ 3.49	$ 2.50	$ 1.16
kraft salad dressing	$ 3.49	$ 1.99	$ 0.50
kraft 8oz cheese (block & shredded)	$ 4.99	$ 2.00	nothing

i paid $28 for over $270 worth of groceries! that's over 90% savings!

do i have your attention now? here's the idea:

• buy things that are on sale with the coupons available
• use a website like grocerysmarts.com to match coupons with sales in your area

it isn't brain surgery. the website does it for you! it's definitely the easiest way i can think of to obtain 30 free bags/blocks of cheese. :)

happy... happier shopping is in your future! give it a try!