My shopping trip

Today I noticed that Bi-Lo had a few things on sale that I could match with coupons and save quite a bit of money.  Here's my picture of my shopping trip today:

I bought 2 boxes of Kellogg's Raisin Bran, 1 box of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, 1 box of Crystal Light Drink Mix and 1 roll of Tennessee Pride Sausage and after store sale and coupons I only spent $5.62!  I can honestly say that using coupons has definitely saved us lots of money and it is worth the little bit of time I put into it each week!

My bargains!

I love using coupons and shopping at thrift stores.  Today I had a great time and found some really good bargains.  I bought one pair of jeans, two yards of material, paperback American Girl book and one hard back American Girl book that has several books in one book, a Clemson tiger paw charm, box of Rice Krispies, Apple Newton cookies and six packages of Ramen Noodles all for only  $4.19  !!!!!!

Rite-Aid Savings

I ran into Rite-Aid today before work and picked up some candy for Trunk or Treat. 

I bought all of this candy for only $2.26, a savings of $24.00.  I also received $10.00 in UP rewards to use the next time I shop at Rite-Aid.

My coupon system

I have a rolling file folder cart that I have labeled with 12 hanging files for each month. In each hanging file I put in two file folders (one labeled Red Plum and the other one labeled Smart Source) When I buy the Sunday paper I use a marker to write the date on the front and then I file the entire coupon supplement in the correct folder. At this point I have not had to cut any coupons yet. Every week I go to the southernsavers.com website and I look at the stores I will be shopping at. This site will tell me what is on sale, what coupons are available and where I can find them. Then I can pull my coupons out of the file and cut the ones I will be using. I use a small envelope and write down on the envelope the name of the store and what I will be buying with my coupons listed. I then put all of the coupons in the envelope so they are handy for the store.


My rolling file cart that I use to store my coupons:

A close up of my files:

A picture of how I label my coupon papers by date:

Today's coupons

I had another good shopping trip today with coupons today.  Before coupons and bonus card savings at Bi-Lo my total was:  $46.98.  I only spent $26.24 so that is a savings of $20.74.  I also went to Wal-Mart and was able to get a free bottle of Gain dish detergent! 

Coupon Savings

I started a few months ago saving money by using coupons.  All I can say is it has become really fun for me to see how much money I can save at the stores by using my coupons.  I think it will be fun, at least for me, to start keeping track of what I am saving here on my blog.
Today I went to Rite-Aid before work and I bought four packages of cough drops, one bottle of pantene shampoo, one bottle of 130 count Bufferin and a pack of allergy tablets for only $13.01.  I also received a $2.00 UPS reward to use the next time I shop at Rite-Aid and I will also be receiving $6.99 refund in the mail for the Bufferin. 

1.29 cough drops
1.29 cough drops
1.79 cough drops
1.79 cough drops
6.29 pantene shampoo
4.49 allergy tablets
9.99 Bayer asprin
26.93

So after coupons I saved 13.92.  When I get my refund then my savings will go to 20.91 and then the next time I go in I will be able to use my $2.00 UP rewards!