I actually got an hour free to go to Dillons alone...yes alone, that means *NO KIDS* with me!! It's amazing how much easier it is to focus and follow my list without constantly being distracted and saying "don't touch that, stay here, watch out you are blocking the aisle, because I said NO" etc etc. So I took my time and went down each and every aisle...sometimes looking at things simply because I could stop and look at them.
In the end I managed to take advantage of my coupons matched up with the great Cart Buster Sale going on at Dillons (Sale prices are good through 3/15). In addition to getting my weekly groceries I was able to stock up on house hold items like toilet paper, Tide, Body Wash, Deodorant, Diapers, Wipes, Toothpaste and Toothbrushes.
When I got to the checkout with my overflowing cart I was a little nervous...and continued to be nervous as I watched my total climbing up up and up. There is always that moment of self doubt, wondering if I did my math correctly with my coupons. I had my budget set for this week to be $150. At the end of the check out my total bill was $255 (yikes!) She swiped my Dillons card and all of my coupons and I was able to get my total bill to be $143!!! So that was $112 savings on items I would have been buying regardless of sales or coupons. I don't know about you, but I'm perfectly happy to hang on to that extra $112!!
Now I know many people have been asking how to get started on Couponing. I plan to type it all out tonight for you. But for now, first step is to get a couple of newspapers and start clipping! Check back tonight or tomorrow for a complete lesson how to get started and organized with coupon clipping!! This week I will post daily on my routine for the day in order to be organized and ready to go shopping again on Friday!
~*~Erica~*~
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