Showing posts with label coupons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coupons. Show all posts

When will I get really good at this . . .?
Sunday, March 7, 2010

I woke up today with eagerness.  It's Sunday, so that means coupons day!  I was excited because my mom and I made plans to make some homemade laundry detergent.  I also have a big bag of clothes that I no longer like or want, so I needed to go drop that off.  And I also had to drop something off at the Post Office.  Josh was still sleeping, so I didn't feel rushed.  I stopped at Jewel to pick up some things (including my paper) and then headed to the Salvation Army to drop the clothes off. I wanted to get a receipt for 2010 tax purposes but no one was there because, duh, it's Sunday; they are closed!  Then, I went home, totally forgetting about the post office. Bleh. 
But, when I got home, I cut all of my coupons (and there were some really good ones!)  When I finished, I checked my coupon inventory and then started looking through the sale ads to see if anything caught my eye.  Of course there was!  :-]  But only at Jewel and Walgreens.  I was so excited to use my coupons . . . and in the end, did not save as much as I thought I would.  Here's what I came out with:

Old Spice Deodorant: $3.99
Old Spice Body Wash: $4.99
   (Buy one, get one 50% off and $1 off coupon)
Gillette Fushion Razor Cartridges (4 pack): $14.99
Gillette Fushion Shaving Gel: $4.29
Gillette Fushion Razor: $8.99
   (MFG coupon: Buy cartridges, get razor free. In-store deal: Buy cartridges, get shaving gel free.  So, I only paid for the 4-pack cartridges)
Venus Razor (3 pack): $8.99
   ($2 off coupon)
2 Packs of Orbit Gum: $2.99
   (In-store: 2/$1)
2 Nestle Crunch bars: $.99
   (MFG coupon: Buy one, get one free.  Catalina: $.49 for 1)
                        Total: $53.21
                       I Paid: $27.54
                     I Saved: $25.67

I thought I had some really good coupons, but obviously I spent a little much.  When will I get really good at this whole couponing thing?  :-/  It's kind of frustrating, but I guess it takes a little bit of time to learn, eh?

Posted byAshley C. at 5:18 PM 0 Love Notes  

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We saved $20.53 with coupons!
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Today was my second time using coupons.  I am definitely not a seasoned vet, but I think we did pretty darn good; we saved $20.53 with our coupons!  :-]  I think it is has become clear that you cannot just stick to one grocery store (Walmart, like we always do) if you want to get the good deals.  We stopped at 4 different stores, each with different sales that matched well with our coupons.  We got 3 really good deals today: 2 boxes of Special K bars for $3.50 and we got another box for free (catalina coupon), 2 bags of salad came with 2 pounds of bananas for free (catalina coupon),  and my favorite Aveeno shaving cream for .99 (manufacturer coupon), normally over $4!  We bought $60 worth of groceries (after coupons), so I think we did pretty good . . . and got our week's worth of things we needed.  :-]  I think I have been doing a really good job at impressing Josh with my new hobby haha! 

Does anybody have any good advice for using coupons? 

Posted byAshley C. at 9:55 PM Post a comment (1) Love Notes  

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My financial breakthrough (soon!)
Thursday, January 7, 2010

I think I've had a breakthrough.  I love spending money, a little too much.  But, I have been doing a lot of thinking.  I mentioned before that I have begun clipping lots of coupons.  Now, I am thinking differently; I want to take a "financial freedom" class (Dave Ramsey) but I think that will be a better idea for me and Josh to do after we get married.  I just want to make sure that I am not going to be a money-spending wife that doesn't care about her husband's hard work (or even mine for that matter).  I am no longer going to spend money like crazy and buy all of those "must-haves" when I see them.  So, that's my idea.  :-]  I'm sure that it will help my future marriage.

On another note . . .

For some odd reason, the heat in our house isn't working.  It wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't a snow storm going on right now.  I looked at the thermostat and it says 57 degrees.  That's 13 degrees lower than what we usually have it set it.  BUT . . . I must admit, it isn't bothering me so much because I have a nice high-tech space heater in my room that is currently at 73 degrees.  Mmm Aaahh so warm.  :-]  My sister (not at home right now) says that the only thing I need to do is use a lighter and light up the heater in the basement, but I've seen my stepdad burn hair off his head doing that and I'm sorry, but I'm not that serious about warming up the other parts of the house hahahaha!  So, until I have to go workout in 30 minutes oh, shoot! I will stay here, in my cozy room.

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The new go-getter
Sunday, January 3, 2010

I know I'm a little late, but I realized that I didn't share my New Year's resolutions.  It wasn't intentional, heck I just feel like mine are boring and would rather listen to other people's.  So, I know that I am always telling you guys I'm going to do this, I'm going to do that, but never actually complete it.  Sometimes it's just me being the optimistic person I am.  Other times, it's me simply not doing what I thought I could.  I think that's partially why I didn't feel like I wanted to share; I don't want to seem like this big failure, because I'M NOT!  I think I'm a real go-getter, but sometimes things just get in the way.  :-]

So, what are my resolutions?  I don't know.  I really don't.  I had a few things in mind, but there are three that I think I have chosen: 1) make it through 2 rounds of P90X, 2) no fast food for 3 months, and 3) save money in unique ways.  First of all, P90X is a 3-month program, so for me to set 6 months aside really hoping to make it work is huge.  I am about to start my third week; when I did it the first time (when I originally blogged about it), I made it 1 week shy of 2 months.  I loved the results, but school and work just began getting a little too much for me to work out for an hour and a half 6 days a week.  So, now that I have a lot more time on my hands, this shouldn't be so hard.  Second, I am a fast food addict.  I eat it all of the time.  Too much.  I want to wean myself away from it, so that's why my goal is not 12 months; that would just be too unrealistic.  3 months is an easier goal to attain and maybe by April 1st, I will not want it at all.  Lastly, I stink at saving money (as I've shared before).  So, I need to practice more fun, involving tactics.  I have decided that clipping coupons is my new favorite thing to do.  Have you ever come across another blog of a mother that clips coupons and pays like $15 for a whole cart full of groceries?  That'll be me.  I clipped my first batch of coupons today and can already see myself being successful doing it!  You can seriously use manufacturer's coupons, store coupons, and mail-in rebates (triple whammy!) and save sooo much money!  I don't want to be "that girlfriend" that spends all of the money and doesn't bring anything back to the table.  Josh will thank me at the end of the year when we have receipts telling us that I saved us hundreds of dollars! 

I think this will be a fun, rewarding year.  I am setting myself up for goals that are realistic yet challenging.  Here's to all of our attempts at resolutions and the opportunities we have to try again! 

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