Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Coupon Mania

HOW MUCH WOULD YOU GUESS THAT I PAID FOR ALL OF THIS?
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$1.75 !!!!!
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My Albertson's receipts said that I paid a total of $1.75 and saved $57 -- wooHoo!!!
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How did I do it?
This site : http://www.savewithlouise.com/ .
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I just imitated her exact purchases that she posted about and it worked. I am so pumped and had to share it with all of you because you should know about this site and all of the good deals that are waiting to be had.
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Two weeks ago, if you had told me that I could save money by cutting coupons I would have given you all of the reasons that I didn't have the patience or the time to do what was required to save the money.
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Well, let's just say that I have had a change of heart! I found out about this site on the news one night and then checked out her website. She gives the detail and step-by-step instructions that I needed to get rolling and now I know so much more about how to save money.
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I used to shop only at Winco because it is super cheap but now I am saving so much using coupons and double coupons at stores like Albertsons and Safeway that I don't end up buying as much at Winco except for the basics and produce, etc.
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The best part besides saving money is that we are building up a great "family store" in the garage for our food storage.
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I have learned that I could easily become obsessed with all the deals but I just try to do a couple deals a week and NOT try to do them all because I wouldn't have any ink left in my printer.
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Other cool coupon sites:
http://www.hip2save.com/
coupons.com
kraftfoods.com

Monday, May 4, 2009

Turner meals for week of May 3rd

Sunday - Good ol' fashioned pot roast and jello with fresh whipped cream
Monday - fish, baked potato, peas and carrots
Tuesday - Sausage rice casserole, cabbage
Wednesday - Baked cinnamon french toast for the boys - I have a ladies night out!
Thursday - Pizza (1 side with spam (for Brent), the other side hawaiian for me)
Friday - out
Saturday - Quinoa and black beans with chicken