tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991825168100346042.post6170074044357626545..comments2023-06-02T01:08:19.420-07:00Comments on WhimsySmitten: I'm a MoneySavingMom. Are you?Cara Sextonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02597396513424389268noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991825168100346042.post-58373089904116604312012-01-10T04:14:22.625-08:002012-01-10T04:14:22.625-08:00I'm giving couponing a go for the first time a...I'm giving couponing a go for the first time also, but on a very small scale to start:) Thanks for the idea! -Audry Cece (www.thedontlovedare.com)Audry Cecenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991825168100346042.post-76670931113882054602012-01-09T10:10:50.954-08:002012-01-09T10:10:50.954-08:00Lindsey, I was totally overwhelmed by the coupon g...Lindsey, I was totally overwhelmed by the coupon game, until I tried meal planning first, and only looking for coupons for things already on my list. If I see a great deal for something I can still use that isn't on my list, I pick that up too, but then I'm only trying to manage a handful of coupons from 1-2 stores instead of trying to organize a thousand coupons. Since I tend to be impulsive, it was way too tempting to buy a hundred things I didn't need just to use good coupon deals. I had to remind myself that I can't save money on things I wasn't already going to buy! As a result, I used maybe 8 coupons but planning ahead saved me SO much more. Once I got home, I realized I could actually get a whole 'nother week's worth of meals with stuff on hand, stretching my budget even further. Feels good! (Now, the temptation since R works at a grocery store, is to call him every night with impulse buys... "Babe, bring home ice cream!" Hah!). Cara @ WhimsySmittenhttp://WhimsySmitten.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991825168100346042.post-23755336466439971172012-01-09T08:25:23.693-08:002012-01-09T08:25:23.693-08:00I am amazed. I coupon off and on every couple of m...I am amazed. I coupon off and on every couple of months {planning to go today with mom and aunt, who is a coupon guru} but I get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of organization required to remember which stores which week have which deals that would work best with which coupons. Maybe if I tried the meal planning first and then bought according to that...it would take out a lot of the, "What if I need THAT coupon for something?"<br /><br />I love how you combined a bunch of different ideas for great savings. With getting ready to make this house purchase and get into foster care this year, I am interested in how to make the budget go farther for sure!lindseyfojnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6991825168100346042.post-49484357329456855022012-01-09T07:35:47.178-08:002012-01-09T07:35:47.178-08:00People always tell me that we should try couponing...People always tell me that we should try couponing, but my experience has been the same--the prices at Food 4 Less beat them hands down. I think I'd rather focus on GROWING most of our food, which would also save us money down the road!Meredithnoreply@blogger.com