Counted up savings from last grocery trip to show DH, surprised

[dannygirl18]

So my DH is slightly skeptical of the overall savings you get when using coupons and pming, though to give him credit he never knew how much i was really saving. So i decided to take the time to calculate how much we saved on our last grocery trip by using: coupons, pming and buying on sale.

Total savings - 45.65

so instead of a grocery bill coming to 121.58 it came to 75.93, and i still got some really nice scented candles

Even I did not expect that, yah

[coupon girl]

sometimes you have to show them not just tell them -sounds like you did awesome

[cheekysaver]

That is a 37% savings... nice savings! (that is a pretty nice christmas prezzie for someone!)

[oscarandme]

I know when I first started too, he looked at me like I was fibing and I am not good with money and used to run away from the flyers because was too overwhelming. Now about 10 months into it, well for a while now he brings me the flyers before HE reviews them and then asks ME what we are getting. I couldn't do it without the team at SC though. This really has been the best school of learning about something I have ever had that makes me happy, has such an impact and I haven't quit yet.

You keep wowing him and let us know about it. Congratulations on your savings and thanks for sharing with us.

[coupon girl]

sometimes you have to keep telling them -lasrt night I watched money moron -nothing was on t.v-so hubby stopped to watch for a few minutes -gail said your spending is out of control -so then hubby said to me yep you are coming in with to many bags lately-well I told him I am not out spending on clothing -and I got double the deal at shoppers dear I said -sometimes he thinks why when their is only 2 of us -he also grew up in a house with 6 of them 5 boys 1 girl when his fridge never had food in it -my mom only had the 2 of us kids (she raised 2 others form a first marriage) and she was always shopping -but she never used coupons -so I have to still tell hubby after 20 some odd years of couponing

[RochelleL]

So my DH is slightly skeptical of the overall savings you get when using coupons and pming, though to give him credit he never knew how much i was really saving. So i decided to take the time to calculate how much we saved on our last grocery trip by using: coupons, pming and buying on sale.

Total savings - 45.65

so instead of a grocery bill coming to 121.58 it came to 75.93, and i still got some really nice scented candles

Even I did not expect that, yah

I do the same thing every week for the past 2 years and put I actually opened up an account to put the savings into. This way you can actually see your savings grow...... This past summer my husband and I went on a trip to Washington with the savings.

[web3]

My hubby was like "I don't know how we have paid off our Visa card this past 2.5 months, but we have!"
I told him it's because I have been spending considerably less each week on groceries. Anywhere from $50-$80. I used to spend $90-$120.
Our cupboards are stocked and our freezer is full!
Even when we are completly out of debt, I still plan on couponing...it's in my blood now! lol