The Answers...

Lately I've had numerous people ask me why I've chosen this frugal lifestyle as a "couponer." I am questioned about how much time is involved, and whether or not I "really save that much money?" Another question was, do I buy a bunch of stuff I will never use, & do I have a stockpile that would last me a life time, or two? The answer to this is...No. I only buy items that I have a use for, and if I get something for free and don't use it, it gets donated or given to a friend that does have a use for it. Paying it forward, so to speak. How many papers do I buy? Surely I must spend more on papers then I save, right? No...I only buy a couple papers a week, and if the inserts are good, I will get more later at discounted price. The price of the Sunday paper in my area is $2.00, so I'm sure the savings in coupons is extremely higher than that. I'm not spending tons of money on papers, and I recycle the papers that I buy. What tickles me the most are those people behind me in the grocery line who snarl, and sigh whenever I pull out my coupons. However, they are the first to grab me in the parking lot and ask how I do it. This is when I hand them my Bluegrass Bargain Bin card. Hehehe.  For all of you "negative Nancy's" out there; after much consideration, I have decided to start keeping track of my savings via an excel spreadsheet for the month of March. This spreadsheet will include all my grocery savings, freebies, sweepstakes & instant win game awards, etc... I feel like if I said a rough estimate of about 400.00 a month in savings would be correct that some people would still need proof. So proof they shall have. Time cost? Well, I spend a lot of time on the computer searching for deals, match-ups, sweeps and the like. Time however is not in question for me personally...the inter-webs is a place I feel comfortable...it is my playground and I know it well. I have acquired many relationships here, some that have lasted 10 years or more. So time here does not play into my scenario as I would probably be here anyway; even if I wasn't deal hunting. The lifestyle I live isn't for everyone. I admit that it can be a time consumer if you let it be, but even if you just clipped those Sunday paper coupons and saved $20.00 a week on items, that's still an amazing $1040.00 a year that you've saved your family! Was that time worth it? What could you do with that money? Think about it, and decide if living this lifestyle is for you and remember that it's your money, and you control how much of it you give away. Have a great day! 

Coupon Preview!

Here's a list of the coupons for Sundays inserts. Remember this is not an exact list, and that coupons may vary due to region. Totally excited about the Pepsico coupon insert! These are rare! Start matching those sales with weekly previews to your favorite stores!  Thanks for visiting! 

SmartSource (SS 02/26/12)

• $2/1 Ajax, Fab, Dynamo, Final Touch or Niagara Product, exp. 5/27/12
• $4/1 Allegra or Allegra-D Product, exp. 3/17/12
• $6/1 Allegra Product, exp. 3/17/12
• $2/1 Allegra, Allegra-D or Children's Allegra, exp. 3/17/12
• $1/1 Aveeno Product, exp. 4/15/12
• $2/2 Aveeno Product, exp. 4/15/12
• $1/2 Band-Aid Products, exp. 4/15/12
• $1/1 Barber Foods Product, exp. 4/14/12
• $4/1 Bausch+Lomb Soothe Dry Eye Product, exp. 4/30/12
• $1/3 Cadbury or Reese's Eggs Multipack, exp. 3/24/12
• $2/1 Clairol Hair Color Product, exp. 3/31/12
• $3/1 Clairol Nice & Easy Color Blend Foam, exp. 3/31/12
• $0.35/1 Colgate Adult or Kids Manual Toothbrush, exp. 3/17/12
• $0.35/1 Colgate Toothpaste, exp. 3/17/12
• $0.55/1 Cuties Bag, exp. 3/26/12
• $1/1 Cuties Box, exp. 3/26/12
• $3/2 Ensure Multipack, exp. 4/22/12
• $1.25/1 Gas-X Product, exp. 4/14/12
• $3/2 Glucerna Product, exp. 4/22/12
• $2/3 Hershey's Kisses, Reese's, Bliss, Miniatures or Cadbury or Whoppers Eggs, exp. 3/24/12
• $3/1 Lysol No-Touch Kitchen System Starter Kit, exp. 4/24/12
• $1/1 Nature Made Product, exp. 3/31/12
• $3/2 Nature Made Product, exp. 3/31/12
• $1/1 Neosporin Product, exp. 4/15/12
• $3/2 Pantene Product, exp. 3/31/12
• $1/1 Post Honey Bunches of Oats Fruit Blend, exp. 4/8/12
• $0.50/2 Prego Sauce, exp. 4/15/12
• $1/1 Purell Advanced Hand Sanitizer, exp. 5/26/12
• $1/3 Purell Product, exp. 5/26/12
• $1/2 Purina Beggin' Dog Snacks, exp. 5/26/12
• $2/1 Purina Beggin' Dog Snacks, exp. 5/26/12
• $1/1 Purina Busy Chew Treat, exp. 5/26/12
• B2G1 Purina One Dog Food, exp. 4/6/12
• $2/1 Purina One Dry Dog Food or One Beyond Dry Dog or Cat Food, exp. 4/6/12
• $4/1 Schick Hydro Power Select, exp. 4/8/12
• $2/1 Schick Hydro Razor, exp. 4/8/12
• $2/1 Schick Hydro Refill, exp. 4/8/12
• $0.75/1 Schick Hydro Shave Gel, exp. 4/8/12
• $4/1 Schick Hydro Silk Razor or Refill, exp. 4/8/12
• $1/1 Snapple Tea or Juice, exp. 3/31/12
• $1/1 Tuscan Dairy Over The Moon Milk, exp. 3/31/12

Pepsi Moments (Pepsi Moments 02/26/12)

• $1/3 Crush 2-Liter, exp. 3/17/12
• $0.75/2 Doritos Product, exp. 3/17/12
• $1.50/3 Cheetos or Fritos, exp. 3/17/12
• $0.75/2 Lay's Kettle Cooked Potato Chips, exp. 3/17/12
• $5/1 Hasbro Monopoly Electronic Banking Edition Game, exp. 3/17/12
• $5/1 Hasbro Scrabble Flash, Simon Flash or Yahtzee Flash, exp. 3/17/12
• $1/2 Lipton Brisk Jugs, exp. 3/17/12
• $2/2 Pepsi Mini Can, exp. 3/17/12
• $2/2 Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Max, Mountain Dew, or Sierra Mist, exp. 3/17/12
• $1/3 Quaker Cereal or Instant Oatmeal, exp. 3/17/12
• $0.55/1 Ruffles Product, exp. 3/17/12
• B5G1 Sobe Product, exp. 3/17/12
• $2/2 Starbucks Frappuccino or Double Shot, exp. 3/17/12
• $0.75/2 Sunchips Product, exp. 3/17/12
• $1 off Tostitos Dip wyb Tortilla Chips, exp. 3/17/12
• $1/2 Tropicana Product, exp. 3/17/12

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