I took a workshop from Kim and Jenn over at Retire With Coupons, and have become fired up about couponing again.
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve bought both popcorn and soup for just what the tax cost, and got many more bargains as well. I just came home from the grocery store with 20 cans of tomatoes. The 28oz size.
This makes me wonder whether I’m just buying stuff because it’s cheap, or whether I really do need to buy this stuff! Granted, I will use 20 cans of tomatoes. It may take me a year, but they will get used.
This extreme couponing also means that I buy items that I don’t need, or that we don’t usually eat. I buy it because it’s either free or very cheap. And, let’s be honest, if I’m not going to use it, I can always donate it to the domestic violence shelter or one of the food pantries in the community.
My current couponing goal is to cut my grocery bills in half. Once I’ve done that, I’ll set another goal … maybe cut them in half again.
I haven’t got to the stage yet where I’m buying coupons yet, but I can see it’s not far off!
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