Back To Couponing!

I was a very serious couponer 2 years ago. Then, I got pregnant and lost all motivation for spending the time to do it. I still follow coupon blogs, try not to pay full price on clothes, shoes, and household items. There are fabulous online coupons and the paper had great coupons this week. I cleaned out my coupon binder and pulled out the coupons from the paper I wanted to file. There were such good coupons, I am going to pick up 2 more papers today. I need to pick up some print cartridges and then I will start printing online coupons. I have decided to really stick to it this year. I am going to simplify it by buying online ( Amazon Mom), and only 3 stores. Target, Kroger, and Walgreens. I will document my savings and I know that if I have to record it... I will stick to it. Join me on this journey!

Days 9 and 10

I have spent the last few days organizing coupons and going through old magazines that seem to pile up since I have had Mr. G. I was a pretty faithful couponer last year, and once I had Mr. G, it seemed to take a back seat. I decided it is ridiculous not to use them. Free money! I used to use a coupon binder, but now have decided to go back to my coupon envelope. A few of the sites I like to use are:

www.hip2save.com
www.raininghotcoupons.com
www.krazycouponlady.com

I shop at three stores, Kroger, Walgreens, and Target. So, I split coupons up in those categories in my envelope, and then have an extra slot for extra coupons. The key to saving money and not becoming a hoarder, is to only buy what you will use or can donate. I do occasionally use more then one coupon on an item to get a good stockpile on cereal and hygiene items. The key also is to match store coupons with manufacture coupons or get register rewards (from Walgreens). Watch to see how much I save this week!