Just a few weeks ago, I thought I was making my usual trip to the grocery store. However, this one ended differently. As I looked at my receipt and the ridiculous total, I thought to myself, "Alright, this has gotta stop." The bill was super crazy high for only about a week's worth of food. Ugh. It was then that I realized that Tanner and I consume way too much food. On a positive note, when I cook, I don't make tons (we rarely have leftovers)...and when we do have leftovers, we use it for lunches the next day. But still, I wanted to lower the grocery bill for the month of February.
So, I did what any girl raised by a wise mom would do (insert thank you to Jane)...I searched for bargains. That's right, I've gotten hooked on coupons! Can you believe it? I used to always see these women on TV that had a full cart of groceries and it cost them like a dollar (OK, a little exaggerated, but you get the point).
A couple nights later, I did some research and went to work. After reading the advice online and signing up for some stuff, I scrambled through weekly ads to find "the deals." Turns out, it really paid off (see savings below). :)
Some of this was from coupons, some of it was from items being free, some of it was from the savings card...all I know is that I was so giddy as I watched the cents come off on the monitor. Even better, was when Joshua pulled the receipt off, shook his head and said something like, "Wow, nice." I'm telling you it was like the high I get when I find a really great deal on a pair of high heels.
Don't get me wrong, it takes some work. It's definitely time-consuming. But I'm hoping this replaces my desires to go bargain clothes shopping (which I know I shouldn't do), haha. For now, though, I would say this is a good replacement. :)
