1. Couponing is a time commitment. I did not even get any of the online coupons, completely research the match ups or organize the coupons with anything other than a paper clip and a dream and it still took about 3 hours of time total from clipping to car.
2. 5 boxes of cereal take up a LOT of valuable cart real-estate. By the end of the trip I was practically balancing yogurt on my nose. If you are going to try an extreme coupon trip, bring a friend who can push an additional cart..then load up on cereal till your heart's content.
3. Have your coupons organized and bring them all, even if you don't think you are going to use them. I stumbled across a couple of really good deals while shopping made even better by coupons I had on my person.
1. I would like to spend only $400 a month or $100 a week on groceries. This would cut our monthly bill in half, which would be ideal and means Iphone for Jamie and more grassfed/free range meats for our family.
2. I am going to organize the coupons in a binder and/or accordion file in the hopes of being able to get the most bang for my buck and time.
3. I would like to clear out some shelves in my basement to start the stockpile. My husband has acquired the shelves and now we just need to clean out the space. It has long been a dream of mine to have an unlimited supply of paper towels, toilet paper and dishwasher detergent in storage. Perhaps soon that will be a reality.
I already have my match-ups lined up for the next trip and will share a photo of my newly organized coupons once it is complete. In the meantime I am looking forward to reporting increased savings and sharing photos of our homemade and store-bought hybrid stockpile.