Last weekend was my first chance to tackle this couponing circus. I was skeptical because I always thought coupons were for name brand items and you can always get store brand for cheaper. Well, I don't know if it's my age or what but I have become somewhat of a brand snob. Certain items I will not buy as generic because it seems like a totally different product.
Anyways....this weekend I redeemed almost $50 in coupons at Target, HEB and CVS. I don't think that was bad for my first time. When I look back I see that I actually spent about the same I would have if I went to the stores, but I walked away with more than I would have and better quality products. Better quality means I will actually use them vs. "Uhhh....no HEB mac and cheese tonight, blah."
How did I do it? I watched a youtube video on how to create a coupon binder (http://youtu.be/NTjNPLEj1Ck) Well, I snagged two Sunday papers and clipped all, yea all, of the coupons. I bought a $5 pack of baseball trading card storage pages and reused a binder and dividers tabs to organize all my coupons. I don't have as many sections as the girl in the video. I went on-line to websites like www.krazycouponlady.com and www.southersavers.com to find some valuable ecoupons and printed them out. Then I used the on-line store circulars to plan what I wanted to buy and double checked their coupon policy on-line. I have to say, it was a mini adrenaline rush to see how cheap some of the items were, especially the free ones! I think it's pretty cool that you can use an HEB coupon and a company coupon on the same item. Also, if the coupons are worth more than the item, that leftover money gets added to your amount anyways so you save even more.
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