Coupon Craze

So, about a month ago, I decided that I would jump on this coupon craze bandwagon to see if it really worked. Cameron and I are trying so hard to be self-reliant and work on our food storage, so we decided that we would spend around $50 a month to try to build up a good storage. My good friend, Ellen (who is the coupon QUEEN... really), came over and showed me what to do. Our first few shopping trips were a big fiascos, as we were trying to get the right amount of things to get the discounts and to organize our coupons and all. I think I finally have some of this down... Yesterday I even got up early to go get a good deal on Huggies diapers (and I treasure my sleep, so that is huge for me!). In the end, I only spent $2.99 on jumbo packs of diapers, and got several boxes of cereal for $.50 a box. I got a bunch of other stuff too. I can't believe I ever paid full price for anything at the grocery store before. It's pretty fun to watch the total due drop to less than half every time I go to the store. Cameron made fun of me at first, but he is on board now, and our new Sunday night ritual is sitting in bed when the kids have gone to sleep clipping coupons and organizing them, then going through the ads to see if there is a dang good deal. So, if you see me at the grocery store, you may not want to get behind me in line, I most likely have a coupon for EVERYTHING I am buying. :)