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Stock piling

I have decided to stock pile a few things household items so I won't have to purchase them for a while.  Tonight I finished purchasing the last of laundry detergent, so I will go on to the next thing.  Toilet paper/paper towel and fabric softner liquid. 

Items that I have enough of:
Feminine hygiene
Body wash
Tooth paste and tooth brushes
Deodorant
Laundry detergent



I would like to have at least 3-4 months of toiletries on stock so I won't have to worry about them. 

This is the shop that completed my laundry items.

10 - Surf detergent
Price before rain check price and coupons: $53.36
Price after rain check price adjustment and coupons: $5.95 (which includes tax). 

When I talk about stock piling, I'm talking about having items on hand so I won't have to purchase them for a while.  I am not talking about purchasing so many items that I have to put up additional shelves in my garage, etc.  I will use the space that I have...I'm not hoarding!

Great Idea for donating or starting your stock pile

Thanks to mtnmamamj at We Use Coupons
Thanks to Coupon Mama    


This is for Food Lion
You can get 1 Capri Sun, 2 Jif Peanut Butter, 2 Smuckers Jelly for $3
The coupons were in 8/8 Red Plum insert– now just in case you were not clipping that far back…no problem you can purchase these coupons for 5cents already clipped and ready…deal starts on this Wednesday (09.29.10) so you have time to order.  You can order a few from www.Lorihas3kids.com.  She accepts Paypal.  I haven't used her service but Coupon Mama have used her in the past and you should get the coupons in plenty of time for the sale.
Think of all the donations and sandwiches/lunches you can make for you and others!!  Hallelujah..

Here is the scenario: Remember this will start on 09.29.10!!!
**BUY ANY 5 AND RECEIVE $5 OFF YOUR ORDER (Limit 1 Reward Per Transaction, Limit 2 Of Any One Item)**
Capri Sun Drinks, 10pk, 6oz pouches, select 2.07 (everyday)
Smucker’s Squeeze Grape Jelly, 20oz 2/$4 (2.59)
Jif Peanut Butter, 18oz select 2/$4 (2.59)
Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, 17oz or Rice Krispies, 12oz 2/$5
Here’s 1 Scenario:
2 Jiff
2 Smuckers
1 Capri Sun (can only do 2 of the same product)
=$10.07
-$5 instant savings
-$2 (2 $1 on 2 wyb Jiff and Smuckers 8/8 RP)
=$3
Yep $3 for JIFF & SMUCKERS AND CAPRI SUN.  That's a great buy!!

Coupons allow you to stock pile staples

So I went to Harris Teeter to partake in the Super Doubles savings.  15-21 September 2010

All I got were frozen vegetables that will last my family and I a few months.  I had some already in my freezer so these just added to the stock pile.

60 various Green Giant frozen vegetables.

Price before coupons and VIC savings: $117.00

After coupons and VIC General Mills Rewards: $7.40

And I received $6 back to use when I shop there the next time...but I will take those $6 and use them at the commissary!!!

So that is like paying .0233 cents for each box after the coupons and the "on your next purchase" money back coupons.  Now that's a 93% savings!

These will last my family for a bit so anything that I get now, I will just share with a family.

Quick shop for donating!

I ran in Publix to pick up some baby food that was Buy One Get One so that I could donate it to a local pregnancy center in my area.

See, I don't just shop for the things that I need but for things that I can get that don't cost me and my family much but we can donate it to help others in our community.  Donating those items (even while on Unemployment) makes me feel like I'm doing something to help in my community.  **You never know what the next person is going through!! 

Other places that need our assistance:
Nursing homes (they could benefit from Ensure, Depends, Glucose monitors, etc).
Humane Society (SPCA) (they are always in need of cat and dog food and kitty litter).
Local schools (they can always use hand sanitizer, school supplies--and of course your time).
Church/food pantries (your overflow of non-perishable food items and personal hygiene).  

Donating these items doesn't require much because you can get them when they are on sale for little to nothing and you couple the sales with coupons and there you have it!!!  

2 - Toaster's Strudel
2 - Bailey's Irish Creme coffee creamer
44 - Beech-nut 2 baby food. 

Used: 3 - $2 coupons for Beech-nut baby food
2 - $1 coupons for the creamer
1 - $1/2 coupon for the Toaster's Strudel
Total before sales and coupons: $33.64
Out of pocket cost: $8.60
Savings: 74%

One-on-one coupon lesson!

 

Quick videos of a one-on-one in the "blue" store to do the Gain dish detergent and then off to the commissary to do the Wisk and Tide.  My student wanted to use all her coupons so she got other things as well.  

Here is the break down of what she got (the items on the car) and the final cost: 

All of this for $41.52---after taking out the surcharge for the ommissary

Price was originally $141.21 before coupons.

10-Tide Stain Release Booster, $.99 each

6-Magic Erasers, 0.29 each

10-Gain Dish Detergent, All FREE (had to pay tax) Got this at the "blue" box store

10- Always Pads, 0.63 each

10-Pantiliners, 0.35 each

10-Wisk Liquid Laundry Detergent, $.99 each

10-Mr. Clean Multi-Purpose Cleaner, 0.89 each

1-Glade Premium Spray, $1.93

1-Johnson Baby Oil Gel, $1.23
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And here is what I got the same day:

10 - Gain dish detergent

6 - Mr Clean cleaning products
10 - WISK
1 - Charmin
6 - Mr Clean Erasers
2 - Kaboodle wet wipes
1 - Small Steps paper towel
5 - Tide
Walmart: OOP $ 0.42
Commissary: OOP $30.59 ($4.30 was surcharge).

An in-store coupon class!

Well after talking a good friend through getting her coupons set and ready for a real shop...we ventured in the "blue" store and the commissary (military grocery store).


With the sales at the commissary and the low cost of one item at the "blue" store, we came out great.

I work on a weekly budget and this week my budget for household/hygiene items was a whopping $26.43.  Did I come in under budget?  Hmm, let me let you see what I got for what I had in my money envelope!

Breakdown:
10 - Gain dish detergent
6 - Mr Clean cleaning products
10 - WISK
1 - Charmin
6 - Mr Clean Erasers
2 - Kaboodle wet wipes
1 - Small Steps paper towel
5 - Tide

Walmart (the "blue" store): OOP $ 0.42
Commissary: OOP $30.59 ($4.30 was surcharge--so actual price with out surcharge would have been $26.43). So in essence I did come within my budget but going forward I will build in an extra $5 in my weekly budget to catch that surcharge, should I decide to do my personal hygiene/household shopping at the commissary. If I find deals somewhere else I will just put that $5 in my savings jar.

All the coupons used came from the mail call I got yesterday from Mad Coupons.

Coupon Inserts

There will be two inserts in upcoming Sunday's paper (09.12.10):

• Smart Source
• Red Plum

Now how did I know that there will be two inserts in the upcoming newspaper?  Well I subscribe to Sunday Coupon Preview.  I get an email in my email box every Friday (ahead of time) so I will know what coupons that will be in the paper. This is how I will decide if I will even get a paper or not and if I will order the coupon inserts from Mad Coupons distributors.  For the most part I do get at least one paper every Sunday, but if there are great coupons, I'm bound to order.

Why so many?  Ordering multiple papers is the key to stretching your dollar even further when you do Buy One Get One sales and to stockpile on items that are in heavy rotation in your home (toiletries, cereal, snacks, etc).  This is how I have stocked piled a lot of items that I have in my pantry and bathroom cabinets and linen closet.

Where o' where do you get all those coupons?

There are several ways you can obtain your coupons:

• Newspaper (if you don't subscribe, ask your neighbors, church members and co-workers if you can have their coupon inserts--that's if they don't coupon.  Funny story--I even asked an older gentleman that was walking out the store if he was going to use his coupons--went home with an extra set of coupons)
• Online (redplum.com, smartsource.com, coupon.com)
• In store ads
• Manufacturer's website
• Coupon distributors (this is where I get the majority of my coupons--as it's more cost effective for me since I am known to purchase up to 10 papers.  I love this option because I don't have to worry about recycling the 9 other unread newspapers.  This service sends you TEN of each insert that is in the Sunday's paper.  Multiple newspaper is how you will begin your stockpile)

See below what just arrived in my mail box...my weekly inserts from Mad Coupons!!  In this lot, I received 10-Proctor & Gamble, 10-Red Plum and 10-SmartSource.  Now if I would have purchased TEN Sunday newspapers, it would have cost me $21.40 (paper and tax) but ordering from this coupon distributor I paid $10.50--a $10.90 savings and I don't have to worry about recycling the unused paper.

Example of a great shopping trip

This is one of my trips to the grocery store since I learned how to stretch my dollars by matching up what is on sale with coupons.

Want to learn how to do this, click the "Coupon Class" tab to find out how you can start saving?

2 - Orange Juice
2 - Sara Lee Bread
4 - Ground Turkey
4 - Chicken wings
4 - Pork chops
1 - 18 carton eggs
1 - Land o'Lakes butter
1 - Oil olive spray
4 - Kotex pads
2 - Mighty Dog dog food

Used $37 worth of Register Rewards
OOP = $10.03 and that includes the commissary surcharge

Why Coupon?

Why should one coupon?  There are many reasons people coupon.  Some do it to pay off debt, help save for college, for a vacation, or build a savings.  But let me tell you how I came to coupon.  After being laid off in January 2010, I had to figure out a way to be able to still provide for my family while being on Unemployment benefits until employment came along.

After I got over the initial shock of being unemployed, I started searching the internet mid-February to find out more about coupon-ing and I came upon Coupon Mama's  site in Rock Hill SC.  I was immediately drawn to her because her ministry lined up with my spirit--I think she says that numerous times in her classes that the person you learn from should line up with your spirit. There are so many sites out there that teach you how to coupon but her coupon-ing was based totally on the word of God and how we should be a good steward of whatever he's blessed us with.  Her motto for her coupon-ing ministry spoke to me...SHOP.SAVE.SHARE. After talking with her over FaceBook and email, I started coupon-ing faithfully in March 2010.  God blessed me to be able to go to one of her classes in June and I learned even more from her.  Her testimony and ministry has truly blessed me and my family.  Though I didn't set out to start teaching coupon-ing classes, I just see that there are so many people around me that I can bless just by sharing what I learned from her.  I'm still learning myself and I still lean on her for advise, but what I have learned why not share it? 

My desire is to be able to help as many people that I can who are willing to learn how to a better steward of what has blessed them with while making their dollar stretch in these tough times and beyond.  I've spoken financial stability and freedom for my family, why not help someone else get there.  I know that without God's grace none of this would be possible for me.

If you are interested in learning some money saving tips from "The Couponing Lady", please contact me at:
TheCouponingLady (at) bellsouth (dot) net.