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 about $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.
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 November budget numbers:
Total spent on coupons $20.49 (8 Sunday papers delivered each week- $16, plus 35 coupons purchased from e-bay- $4.49)
Total value of coupons used $117.19 (only includes newspaper coupons, does not include Internet printable coupons that I don't pay for)
Rebates- received $10 in rebates sent in October, and sent in $23 this month (not reflected in numbers below)
Groceries $412
Household $62
Total $474
Where the money was spent:
Albertsons $162
Winco $69
Walmart $42
Costco $130
Fred Meyer $2
Eddy's Bakery $7
When compared to October's numbers, I spent more on groceries and less on household goods, but the total was about the same.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
New Coupons at Coupons.com
Coupons.com reset their coupons for the month of December. You can print one copy of the coupons from the coupon bar on the right side of the page, then go to coupons.com to print more.
Internet Printable coupons are a great way to save money because they are free. In order to print internet coupons, you will have to download the coupon printer application. After you have printed the first copy, hit the back button and refresh the browser to print a second copy. Most coupons will allow you to print more than one copy. Most major retailers take internet coupons (i.e. Fred Meyer, Albertsons, WinCo, Walmart, Target, Walgreens).
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