I forgot to say that we buy coupon's online as well. On the coupon forum sometime I can see the ad for the nexts weeks sell. If I see something thats on good sale and I know I can get it for super cheap (or FREE) I'll order 10 or 20 coupons off eBay. Like this week BiLo has their Hartz Crunch and Clean treats on sale Buy one get one free making them $1.99 a box. There is a coupon for $2 off so I ordered 20 of the coupon. So after coupon they are FREE!! My dogs aren't really a big fan of crunchy treats so I'll probably only keep a couple boxes and donate the rest.
I got 20 bars of soap for FREE (hehe, I LOVE free!) at Walmart this week. I'll save about 10 since that will be enough to last me for awhile, then donate the rest. If its something that I know I will be able to get Free after coupon, I'll always get extra coupons so I can buy enough to donate. Coupons usually run about $2 for 20 unless its a really great coupon.
The only thing I pay full retail price on is meat and produce since I don't have a freezer to stock up on it.
I try to stock up on gifts when I find stuff on clearance I know my family will like .
My Walmart clearanced out the toys they are no longer going to carry today, so I got my nephew a neat shaded pool for $3.50 today (originally $20) and a toy piano for $10 (originally 50!). I've only got a couple more things to get and I'll be done Christmas shopping. |