I'm taking a quick break from wedding blogging, mostly waiting on the pro pictures to arrive so I can overwhelm everyone with them.
I have a confession. I'm a coupon-aholic, deal loving, won't buy it if it isn't not on sale, crazy lady. I don't think I'll be on extreme couponing anytime soon, I'm not THAT good yet, but it might be my secret dream.
I posted this on facebook, but I was able to visit Target last Sunday and save a ton of money! We stocked up on paper towels, toilet paper, and tissues, bought some trimmings for our Christmas Tree...Have you met Carl??
Carl the Christmas Tree - He is bomb and has aquired more bling since this photo was taken.
Back to the subject at hand...by using coupons and in store specials I was able to get $97.52 (this includes the in store sale prices) worth of merchandise for only $66.07!!! Plus we recieved $10 in gift cards to use on a future visit!
I'm consistantly saving around 30% when I visit the grocery store, ShopRite in Jersey City. I must also point out that these are not just items that I have coupons for and buy for that reason only, but they are items that we actually use. I did make my husband switch razors because of a deal, but I don't think he is too picky.
My Methods to save money at the grocery store...
Newspapers - We currently subscribe to the Jersey Journal. It's a small local paper, but with my subscription we recieve the Star-Ledger on Sundays. The perk of this combo is that for only $11.50 per month ($2.88 per week) we are getting DOUBLE the coupons! The Jersey Journal has them in their Saturday paper and Star-Ledger has them on Sunday!
Online - I belong to MyPoints. You can earn points in multiple ways, but I use it mostly for the coupons. You can print from three differen sources...Coupons.com, Smartsource.com, and Coupon Network. Just select the coupons you want and click print! It takes some time, but you'll get points credited to your account and then you can redeem those points for gift cards! It's really easy and the few emails you get a day aren't a pain at all.
ShopRite also has an awesome loyalty program, I get coupons printed at the register everytime I check out. Most of these are $1.00 off a future purchase or money off a specific item I just purchased, since I'm likely to purchase that item again. They also double coupons that are 50 cents or less
Another method of saving $$ I use is Ebates.com!!! If you EVER shop online you should be using this very easy tool. Simply log into Ebates, search for the store you're going to be buying from, click and purchase! You'll get between 1% and 25% cash back on your purchase! They often have a coupon code for a dollar amount, percentage off, and/or free shipping. They issue a paper check to you 4 times per year, it works...I've cashed 5 so far. They do send you ONE daily email to let you know the double point site of the day. For example, today it's The Gap and you get 16% cash back on your order! AND you get a free $10 gift card after you make your first purchase through their website!!!
I love love love saving money! It's extra that I can put in savings. HECK YES!
Let me know your methods friends!!
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