So today was my first day at attempting to "stack" coupons at the grocery store. For some items I did really well again. Like the Bic Soliel 3 pack razors. They were $4.79. I had a $3.00 manufacturer's coupon and a $1.50 store coupon...my total: $.29! And dill relish .79 and with my 50 cent off coupon, $.29! I especially loved that I got Berry Cherrios for $1.25 a box and when you bought four, the coupon gave $3.00 off milk...With my $1.00 off of 2 boxes of cereal...the grand total was $1.84 for four boxes of cereal and a gallon of milk! AMAZING!
Needless to say my overall grocery bill was $90 but with all my coupons, it came to $49.00. I'm sure I'll get better as I'm starting to save coupons. There is a lot of work to do before you can be like the pros who can get $600 worth of stuff for like $30! It was fun walking away from items that I didn't have coupons for celebrating when I got an item for FREE! In fact one lady got so excited that I got a Deluxe Duncan Hines Carrot Cake Mix for FREE that she went up to the front of the store and grabbed a coupon book! It certainly takes some work, time and planning but it's worth it! I spent about 3 hours searching, clipping and going to the stores but my savings has been over $75.00 this week. It's like I got paid over $25.00 an hour...that's not bad for a part-time job!
Next week I'll share some of the tips I've found. One of the best ones I found so far was to make sure and be generous and share as God provides...I'm hoping that we will be able stockpile enough to surprise some families with a bag of groceries as well as increase giving to the local food pantry. There are a lot of hurting people out there right now and I'm thanking God for His creativity in revealing ways to partner with Him in providing for His children.
Finding Freebies,
Teri
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