Is couponing worth it?
A lot of people wonder if couponing is worth the effort. For me it is. Before I started couponing, our grocery bill was over $500 a month (for a family of 8). After couponing for 6 months, I have brought that amount down to $350 a month, while accumulating a nice food storage along the way.
Now that $350 is just our food budget. All of our other household items (diapers, toilet paper, cleaning products, garbage bags, etc.) would cost us another $200 a month on top of our grocery bill. Our household budget is now cut in half at just $100 a month, but we have a year supply of toothpaste, toilet paper, feminine products, etc.
So our grocery and household budget together are now $450 combined, and my goal is to get that number down to $400 a month. This is a work in progress and I will keep you updated. Below is a rundown of my October budget numbers:
Total spent on coupons $18.49 (8 Sunday papers delivered each week, plus 20 coupons purchased from e-bay)
Total value of coupons used $184.60 (only includes newspaper coupons, does not include Internet printable coupons that I don't pay for)
Rebates- received $50 in rebates sent in September, and will send in another $15 for this month (not reflected in numbers below)
Groceries $360
Household $118
Total $478
Where the money was spent:
Albertsons $186
Winco $114
Walmart $95
Costco $40
Walgreens $39
Fred Meyer $4
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