So Alex and I went to Meijer this morning armed with my coupons and grocery list from this week's online ad. We went about gathering everything that was on the list I had made. This is quite a job in multi-tasking for a coupon conquering mother with a 22 month old boy in the cart who likes to climb and grab anything within his reach. We got up to the register with our stack of coupons and gave them to the cashier. She smiled sweetly asking if I found everything okay and started scanning my items. I could see her eyeing my well-organized coupon box sitting in the cart out of arms reach from Alex. She politely asks, "Where do you find all those coupons?" I laughed a little in light of my addiction to coupons and replied, "Well, from the Sunday paper, various magazines, but mostly online." She wasn't quite sure what to think about that. She continued to scan the items on the belt, then began the coupons. After my bill went from over $55 to $23, she quickly responded, "Wow, I've always wanted to start doing something like that, but I just don't even know where to start." I walked off pondering this conversation.
So is this coupon craze something that is unique to me and a select few frugal moms out there? Is this a life skill that few people really know how to do? Do I have something that other people would like to learn? This is the inspiration for beginning this blog. If there are people out there who want to learn this process, I will do my best to show you how I consistently save over 50% a week on groceries. So, bookmark this site and enjoy the journey with me.
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So do you just buy what's on sale and then plan a menu for the week based on what was on sale or do you make your list of what you need and then go find where that stuff is sold at the best deal? Does my question make sense?
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