Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Life (and Coupons)

Soooo, back in April I made this big announcement that I was starting a blog to share my life and my budget secrets with my friends. And then life happened.

Mother's Day this year was tough. It's been almost a year since my mother's passing and I really miss her. I am grateful for my family and friends who have really been lifesavers the last few months.

But it's time to keep it movin'. Mr. B has been telling EVERYONE about my shopping exploits and the money I've saved and telling them to read my blog. So I should actually post some things, don't you think?

I recently made a trip to Publix using some of the tools I've learned. I spent $42.50, I saved $118.94 which equals a savings of 74%. Oh, I will receive a $10 rebate which will take my savings to 78%. Here's what I got:



On a recent visit to Target, I spend $25.47 and saved $24.70 which is only about 50% but look at what I was able to get for $25 bucks. Two racks of baby back ribs, two racks of St. Louis style ribs, Edys Ice Cream and Lea and Perrins! Whoohoo!



So my tip for the day is to get a subscription to All You magazine. You can purchase this magazine in Walmart but I strongly recommend a subscription. May's issue had $91.84 in coupons. In the three months that I have used this as one of my tools, I have saved almost all of the $20 for the subscription. The website also has great freebies (more on those on a later post).

Remember to purchase extra Sunday papers that have coupons and always in even number multiples! If you would like additional information or a list of the items pictured, just send me an email or comment and I'll reply pronto!