WEEK IN REVIEW

We had a nice week overall although stocks ended lower on Friday on European financial woes.  As for my own investments, picked up more shares of BMY and T through dividend re investments.  Also made an extra cash deposit to my taxable account from money earned through my part time carpet cleaning business.  I've earned enough to pay for the equipment, so I'm investing half of my earnings in dividend stocks to create additional monthly cash flow.

Did my grocery shopping after work today.  Picked up a everything I needed for the week and saved a little more than 30% off with coupons and sale match ups.  Looking forward to my weekly Walgreens trip on Sunday for more great deals!

GREAT RESOURCE FOR LEARNING EXTREME COUPONING!

In one of my latest searches on couponing, I came across a great website to learn how to maximise your savings with coupons.  It's called The Krazy Coupon Lady and you can visit her website by clicking on the title of this post or by following the link on my link exchange.  I'm personally hooked on shopping at Walgreens and she has a fantastic video showing you how to get the best deals when shopping their sales.  If you're interested in saving money by couponing, this is one site you definitely don't want to miss!

SAVINGS ON MY WEEKLY GROCERY AND WALMART PURCHASES

Didn't do as well on my shopping today as I did Sunday.  Still got a total of 10% off my bill at Walmart and saved a total of 30% off my bill at the grocery store.  The amount I saved on my grocery purchases was enough to pay for a package of boneless ribs and a package of butterfly pork chops.  Also had coupons for more Nestle Crunch bars for around 50% off and picked up some Wishbone salad dressing which was on sale, 2 for $3, with the $1.50 coupon on 2 I got one bottle free!

Overall I'm satisfied with my shopping trip.  I stayed within my budget and managed to save a significant amount on my purchases.  Probably won't be doing any grocery shopping for a while, since I've built up quite a stockpile at home and need to use some of it up to make room for more.  In the mean time, I'll be looking for great deals on household or personal care items and building my stockpile of coupons.

MORE COUPON SAVINGS FROM SUNDAY PAPER!!!

The coupons from Sunday's paper and some of the new printable coupons from Sendearnings have netted me some fantastic deals today!  I used 2 manufacturers coupons from the paper and a register rewards coupon to pick up laundry soap and fabric softener for 60% off!  Also picked up an extra in store coupon booklet and got 33% off on Chex Mix and Bugles, making one bag free!  I found these sale items at Walgreens, where I also purchase AA batteries on sale and got a $1 register rewards coupon good on my next purchase.  Overall I saved a little over 50% on my Walgreens purchases!!!  Got some Nestle's Crunch candy bars almost free with double coupons at Gerbes.  Will be anxiously awaiting the grocery store sale ads on Wednesday to plan my latest shopping trip with my new stockpile of coupons.  I've got a grocery budget for the next 2 weeks of just $40, so I'll really have to stretch the dollars, but I've done well in the past few weeks and have quite a stock built up so I'm thinking it won't really be all that hard to stay within budget.  It would be great if I could do the two weeks on $20.  We'll see how it goes. 

One handy tip I've learned about couponing:  I use most of my $1 or over coupons at Walmart, since the local grocery stores do not double coupons over $1.  The coupons for less than a dollar I save to use at the grocery stores, where I'll get twice as much off my purchase through double coupons, which often makes it less expensive than purchasing the item at discount stores and just getting the face value of the coupon.  It doesn't always work out that way, so I before I use some coupons, I'll do a little price checking to see where I'll get the better deal.