Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Savings

I have couponed for years.  It all started back in the early baby days when I figured out if I saved my diaper coupons for big sales, that I could stock up at a great price.  Those diapers are already expensive enough, right?!
Recently, my sister-in-law, Krista, cousin Dianna and I have really been going crazy.  It's so much fun to find great deals and be able to share them with someone who gets as equally as excited about them as I do.  We share good finds and help each other out.  SO FUN!!!
Today, I hit Safeway.   It was a perfect kind of savings storm, so to say.  Safeway is running huge deals, throw in some Catalinas, and top it off with coupons and the savings were huge!
This is what I got:
5 boxes Reese's Puff (Reece loves these things)
5 boxes Apple Jacks
2 Gallons Milk
3 boxes Honey Bunches of Oats
2 boxes Raisin Bran
10 boxes Fruit snacks, fruit by the foot
5 bags Nut Clusters
5 boxes Granola Bars
1 bag string cheese
4 boxes Hot Pockets
4 boxes Hamburger Helper
Subtotal = $150.93
After coupons = $24.92 - that's all I paid!!!! That's an 85% savings! 
Pretty nice, don't you think?

4 comments:

Krista Motsinger said...

hey, your blog looks like mine;) heehee.
I have couponed my WHOLE life too..but u have to admit...this is couponing is DIFFERENT!! All the details, all the catalinas, e coupons,Etc. AMAZING! And really....these sites we go to that do it all for us....could we be any luckier?
Did you notice that most of the stuff we are getting is junk? heehee. I been trying to use my catalinas towards veggies and fruits, etc...that way I can justify it more;)
There is still nothing like getting 320 dollars worth of groceries and spending 40 dollars and leaving with 35 Catalina coupons...u know...that feeling is a amazing. Makes me hate to go anywhere or spend any money with out a coupon. I am afraid, we are ruined for life.
GREAT JOB!!! Happy I've inspired u some and thanks for letting me STEAL your Krazy Coupon Lady site back in Nov.. She's changed my life;)

Sarah said...

I figure I save money on the junk, which I did buy now and then, so I can afford more of the good stuff. We always have fruit and veggies around the house to snack on. So, I'm not feeling bad at all :) The cereal, we go through that like crazy so I'm buying that anyways, glad I saved on it!

Jenn Lopez said...

Way to go! I LOVE couponing too....but LOVE the link site to Catalina. I never really thought about those coupons.

Krista Motsinger said...

u are an amazing mommy! I love that I can send my kids to your house and know that u won't fill them with junk;) Good luck with your salad shopping! I hope you score a TON!