She went to three grocery stores, getting from each what she had seen the best prices on in the circulars. Clipped many many coupons. Total charges, $157.86, total paid $111.36, total savings $46.50 (29%).
I think the trick is shopping without the children. She did all of this plus a stop at Kohl's for a few things (with, of course, another coupon in hand), in about 2 1/2 hours. Let me tell you, she has come a long way. When we first married, she was a brand name only girl. Grabbed whatever looked good, didn't even look at price tags. She was never wasteful, really, but she wasn't exactly frugal. Today, there was a gleam in her eye...
Thursday, June 26, 2008
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AWESOME!! I read somewhere about a couple who had a budget of grocery shopping (ex. $200.00) and then did whatever they could to get the groceries for less (like what MammaLlama did) and then put the difference away in a separate savings jar. It sounded like a great way to have a "Mad Money Stash". Just a thought.
And I agree that the trick is shopping w/o the kids.
Great job MommaLlama! I usually get some savings, but not that much. I'm going to post about grocery shopping and meal planning and some of my challenges next week. I'm such a nerd--planning blog posts.
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