Starting out...

The key to finding that "perfect deal" is a lot of patience and organization. On Sunday I look through the ads, plan my meals according to whats on sale and what I have a coupon for (I try NOT to buy anything at whole price but sometimes you have to!) and spend some time on the computer gathering more coupons on certain websites. Majority of the food you like will have a facebook page. Click "Like" and 9 times out of 10 there will ALWAYS be a coupon! Same goes with their website. Write your list and take the time to check the websites. Yes, it may seem like a pain at first, but for every hour of your time when you head to the store and you can get a box of cereal for .50-1.00 or $4.00 deodorant for $1.25 you will thank me later!

Here are some of my favorite websites I search weekly:

Bargainbriana.com
frugallivingandhavingfun.com ("Like" this on FB-best site there is!"
savingsangel.com (you pay for this service but the deals are already there for you!)
couponmom.com
bargainstobounty.com


Up until a week ago, I would go put all my coupons in a folder,  pull out the coupons I needed  put them in an envelope and head to the store only to find a deal while walking through the store. I would then stand in the aisle going through a folder of coupons and making fellow shoppers angry. NOT anymore! After seeing a friends post about organizing her coupons using a binder and baseball card holders, I decided to head to Salvation Army to see if I could find some. BINGO! For .99 I bought a blue binder with about 100 clear baseball sleeves. SCORE! I would highly recommend you doing the same. This will be a LIFE saver!




After 2 hours of organizing and cutting-I think this will be much easier!