Coupon Secrets

I have to disclose some information that allows me to save the money that I do.

Fact #1: I live within 15 miles of 5 Targets. One of them being known as the CLEARANCE Target. The Andover Target usually clearances things first and has a lot of 75% off clearance racks at any given time.

Fact #2: I have 4 major grocery stores within 8 miles of my house that I can watch the ad's each week and go and find the best deals.

Fact #3: Rainbow does double coupon day every Wednesday. Granted only 5, however I make sure they are always a dollar and that the item is already on a great sale.

Have to #1: Get the Sunday paper and cut all of the coupons.

Need to#1: Organize them in a binder with protective sheet covers and alphabetize them. (Andrea's idea and it works great!)

Need to#2: Ask your friends, "Hey where are you shopping this week? Did you see any great deals I may have missed?" Andrea and JoDell are my deal seekers. If I miss something, they are usually right there on it!

Need to#3: Surf the web. I am amazed at all of the coupons out there: just google the coupons that you are looking for. Two of my most used sites:

http://freebies4mom.blogspot.com/

http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=13101&zid=pt82&nid=10&bid=081110051106jestehyi

Caution#1: Be careful not to buy stuff you don't USE...notice I didn't say NEED. If you buy it when it is on sale and you USE it or will USE it....great. What has happened numerous times is that if I have it in my Food Storage, I very rarely buy anything full price.

Now you are about to see my very first "learn how to really do the coupon deals" taught to me by JoDell.

Yes...I bought a lot of smelly stuff, with the Holidays coming up and teacher gifts and visiting teaching little gifts, it is stuff I will use.

Game#1: The person to guess what I paid for all of this stuff to the closest penny, will recieve a little glade candle from me! (Sorry JoDell you know too much...you don't get to guess! ;-) Besides, you already have enough smelly stuff too!LOL

I was completely out of dusting items.

Each Scented Oil Candle was on sale for $5.59 Refills: on sale for $2.50 Glade wisp, battery opperated, flamless candles. On sale for $5.99 and refills on sale $2.50 6 Glade little candles in glass votive: on sale 2 for $5.oo Little thing that goes off every so often you see them in restrooms: reg $11.99 on sale for $5.99

Nice little Halloween shrit I will use as work out shirt for me. Charlee's costume for next year. Costumes for Kaydree and Karsyn's Webkinz. They are so into dressing them up! I can't wait to tell you tomorrow what it all came to. A little hint: It is under $75. Just how much? Find out tomorrow!