Following my coupon advertures...

So, due to a lot of you guys wanting to know more about couponing, I have decided I will start a new blog. It's sole purpose will be to follow my "Coupon Adverntures"! I am in the process of of trying to get it up and running and as soon as I do, I'll be sure to let you all know!  I had a really good trip to CVS and Walgreens this weekend and I'll post more about that later with pictures.  I am feeling incredibly guilty that while I type, Ryan is outside mowing the grass!  So, I suppose I should get off my rear and find something to do. Hope eveyrone is having a great Sunday!

CVS 5-Apr-10

CVS, 5-Apr-10

(5) bottles of Pedialyte

(2) Pantene

(2) Head & Shoulders

(1) J&J Baby shampoo

(1) Lady Speedstick

(1) Clairol hair color

(1) Mach 3 razor refills 5 pk.

(1) Gilette body wash

(2) Nescafe instant coffee sticks, 7ct.

(1) Complete multi-solution for contacts

(1) Stride gum

(3) 12 packs of Pepsi products (not shown)



Total shelf value: $118.31

Total OOP: $24.50

Total saved: $93.81

Percent saved: 79.29%!

$6 ECB for next week!


Sooo close to my target of 80% savings BUT I had to have some Diet Mt Dew and those were 3 for $11. Had I not bought those I would have made my goal by saving 85.68%

My coupon adventure!

I decided I wanted to start couponing a little over 8 months ago.  I have done really well and enjoy doing it.  There have been a few months here and there, especially the holiday months, that I just haven't had the time to really hunt for the good deals but I have decided to make it a neccesity from here on out. I have set goals for myself to help keep myself on track, and most recently have been neck deep in coupons and searching for good deals!  I swear, sometimes I even dream of coupons! LOL.  Sometimes I get discouraged b/c as I am sure some of you know, shopping with coupons and a 2 1/2 year old is sometimes nearly impossible!  I can't always depend on my husband to be home at a decent hour for me to go without my son so I have to make do.  I just try to remember that there is a cycle to the sales, and more than likely I'll be able to get them when they come back around. Once you've been couponing long enough, you learn to recognize these types of things.  Anyway, I hope that by keeping up with this blog, it will help me keep up the committment to coupon by sharing how much it does for me, and how much it can do for you too!

A few sites I love:

Southern Savers

The Coupon Project

Hot Coupon World

The Coupon Clippers

Coupons and Things by Dede

Hip2Save