Some might call it a hobby, to others it's just plain weird. And for some it borders on compulsion. I fall into the last category. For the past year or thereabouts I have been on a rampage; looking for the best deals in town, and trying to stretch my dollar as far as I can.
It all started when the saved up money from my old job ran out. Uh-oh what now? We can't keep spending $500-$600 a month on all our household needs. (Which if you're buying diapers for a newborn, and feeding a breast-feeding mom, this number is really easy to reach.) So, I started doing research on the Internet and found a great website. It's called The Grocery Game. For a small fee they do all the couponing work for you! I joined and the deals started coming in. By the time I had my surgery in January we had saved enough extra money to purchase a deep freezer, and had enough basic food staples that I only needed to send Gerritt or my mom out occasionally for perishables.
As the months have rolled by my hobby has turned into full-blown obsession. Not only do I get deals on groceries, but I have started trying to find the best deals on EVERYTHING! I even started logging all of my household expenses into an Excel spreadsheet. (I wanted to see how much I was spending on every item.) I just finished editing my Sept. spreadsheet(first month) and this month I got merchandise that's retail total was: $1040.97 all for $378.21. That's a 65% savings! I'm stoked! I'll work for 70% next month.
I just wanted to share some of my favorite deals this past year:
Last night I got all this(above) for $26.89+tax. It's retail is 122.74+tax. I will also be getting $15.92 back in rebates!(I've already received $84.xx and expecting $10 more from purchases in Sept.)
This was one of my first deals last year. Everything you see here(above) was $11.04
This was my BEST deal EVER!!!!! I got 16 Huggies products, and 2 post-it's for the whopping price of $4.29!!!!!!!
So, for all of you that want to get in on this couponing, deal-getting craze, I'll have links to my favorite bargain blogs and sites on my sidebar soon!
3 comments:
You have answered my prayers.
hmmm... i smell an enrichment special interest class!
hee hee.
no, seriously, interested?
looks like fun!
john would probably dig it!
he does all the shopping around here! no really, i never ever go to the mall or the grocery store, he enjoys it, and i don't.
want to score me some baby stuff?
and i think kellys on to something, when should we write you in for this class?
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