New Passion: Coupon Clipping

I have decided to learn the tricks of the coupon trade… which is going very slowly. This started because I have a few friends who buy over $100 in groceries and pay less than $10… I’m totally serious (they showed me the receipts). We’ve been getting the Sunday paper for a while now and I clip a few here and there, but I decided to take it more seriously. I took a few hours and went through the Harris Teeter sale flier and my coupons, and then David and I went to the store Monday night. We are not very efficient at this yet and may have gotten a few items we didn’t necessarily need (we got 2 sets of some plastic cups for .50 a piece), but we got some free sour cream and other great deals… check it out:

VIC Card savings: $32.28
Coupon Savings: $22.95
Total we paid for groceries: $48.59

We saved $55.23 which cut our bill just a little more than half! NOT BAD!!!

Then we went to Target and got cat food and dental products… I had a Target coupon for save $1 on Iams Cat food and a manufacturer coupon to save $1.00, and then I combined some target coupons with manufacturer’s coupons on toothpaste, floss, mouthwash, and 2 toothbrushes (which we try to keep on hand for guests)… Our final total for the bill was still about $28 but we saved $9.00 with all of our coupons.

So in one day of clipping coupons we saved $64.23!!! Not too shabby! So guess what I’m doing now? Planning my shopping trip because the sale fliers came out today and so far I have already spied where I can get free tortillas, some free yogurt, some cheap paper towels and toilet paper, breakfast bars, and frozen broccoli for 25 cents! This is worth trying, so give it a shot!