The Shopping Game

I have made a few attempts to use coupons and to follow the deals over the last year. I became interested when we had a class on all of the how-to's and all of the success stories at a church activity for the ladies. The problem was this class came right after I found out I was pregnant. At that point in my life I was trying to keep my head out of the toilet and praying for the energy to put a smile on my face each day for my students. That stage was followed by another and then baby arrived...I would use a coupon here and there but nothing worth bragging about. Well I was in Wal-Mart on Tuesday and noticed they still had a Sunday paper. I bought it and thought why not just take a glance and see what deals are out there. I went to southernsavers.com which is a website that really helps with the savings. I was shocked because basically all of this week's deals had coupon matches in the paper I just bought! On Friday, I took off on my own (first victory) and went to Bilo, Publix, and CVS. The results....I got items for free and almost free. I did multiple transactions at CVS so I could use my extra care bucks to pay for the next set of purchases. This is a lot of work and I can see the argument made by some that it isn't worth it. I have made this same speech. However, I was elated by my steals and deals. I can see now how people could become addicted to the couponing world. I plan on joining in as often as Joshua allows. As far as my mom status goes I am still not up for the challenge of serious shopping with him in tow especially when you add in the coupon game....maybe in a few weeks?