{"id":1529,"date":"2013-10-02T12:14:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T16:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2013-11-21T12:55:47","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T17:55:47","slug":"mommy-saver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/02\/mommy-saver\/","title":{"rendered":"Mommy Saver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who knows me can probably tell you I\u2019m extremely frugal.\u00a0 I buy everything I can on sale or clearance and use coupons whenever possible.\u00a0 The highlight of my grocery shopping experience is always watching my savings go up and my total go down as the checker scans my stack of coupons. I\u2019m not an extreme couponer, though, I don\u2019t buy things I don\u2019t need just because they\u2019re fee or really cheap.<\/p>\n<p>My goal is always for my total savings to be at least half of what I pay.\u00a0 This amounts to a 33% savings and I\u2019m more than happy with that.\u00a0 Though, I do have to admit when I get a receipt like this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1530 aligncenter\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00055-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00055-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00055-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00055-376x250.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00055-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0(a 42% savings) I\u2019m even happier.\u00a0 As they say, the more the merrier!<\/p>\n<p>Here is how I manage to save what I feel is a good amount without giving up things we really like or choosing cheaper brands that we may not like as much (though in a lot of cases generics brand items are just as good as the name brand):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use coupons for the stuff you really want, need, use or like.<\/li>\n<li>Take advantage of Buy One Get One Free promotions.<\/li>\n<li>Stack your savings.\u00a0 Buy things when they\u2019re on sale and use a coupon.<\/li>\n<li>Stack your coupons.\u00a0 Most stores will allow you to use 1 manufacturer coupon and 1 store coupon on a single item.<\/li>\n<li>Use all the coupons you can.\u00a0 Many stores will also take competitor coupons so save store coupons even if you never intend to go to that store and instead use them at your store of choice.<\/li>\n<li>Stock up if you can.\u00a0 I am fortunate we have the space to be able to get enough of an item when I have coupons and it\u2019s on sale to last until it goes on sale again and therefore we save money over time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00056.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1531 alignright\" alt=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00056-199x300.jpg\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00056-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00056-300x452.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00056-600x903.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00056-166x250.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00056-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00056-390x587.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DSC00056.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>Example:\u00a0 Diapers<\/p>\n<p>Target did a buy 2, get a $10 gift card.<\/p>\n<p>I had two target coupons for $1.00 off each box<\/p>\n<p>I had two manufacturer coupons for $3.00 off each box<\/p>\n<p>I saved a total of $18 by buying 2 boxes and ended up paying about 18\u00a2 per diaper on the name brand, size 3.\u00a0 (I try not to pay more than 20\u00a2 per diaper and still get the Swaddlers, which I prefer. I started buying diapers when Doodle was still in my belly.\u00a0 Whenever there was a good sale price and I had coupons, I would buy them. I\u2019ve stopped buying as I\u2019m not sure how long what I have will last or how he will grow, but I got some great savings.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.7;\">Example: Coffee<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Target had Starbucks coffee on sale ($1.00 off) and did a buy 3 bags, get a $10 Starbucks card<\/p>\n<p>I also had manufacturer coupons for $1.00 off 2 bags<\/p>\n<p>I saved $9.00 by buying 6 bags which made the price about the same per bag as the really cheap stuff AND I got $20 worth of Starbucks giftcards so I don\u2019t have to feel bad about stopping in when I\u2019m there buying milk with the kids early in the morning and really NEED a coffee!\u00a0 (and did you know you can take empty Starbucks bags to a Starbucks restaurant and get a free tall black coffee?\u00a0 Ups the savings even more!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who knows me can probably tell you I\u2019m extremely frugal.\u00a0 I buy everything I can on sale or clearance and use coupons whenever possible.\u00a0 The highlight of my grocery shopping experience is always watching my savings go up and my total go down as the checker scans my stack of coupons. 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