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Mon, Apr 30th, 2012, 05:19 AM #1
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The show lets us have some false expectations about feeding a family for pennies on the dollar.
I find that since i started couponing i am saving far more then i used to because i am now very aware of the prices that are the best and i know when to stock up and when to pass on a deal and let a coupon expire. I know i am saving about 30% with coupons but all of the other savings we are getting means we end up eating far better food for less.
We are eating foods and purchasing products that we only got in times where we were making great money except now we are doing it on a lower income. We are saving about 40% off our grocery bill now and most of the savings starts with ad matching and stocking a bit when we find a deal.
How much are you guys really saving? (I took the amount we spent on groceries before i got back into couponing)This thread is currently associated with: N/A
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Mon, Apr 30th, 2012, 05:21 AM #2
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Here is a link to Nathan's youtube channel where he shares the real deals and explains how much he really saves when he isn't on TLC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWTo3...hannel&list=UL
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Mon, Apr 30th, 2012, 07:43 AM #3
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Mon, Apr 30th, 2012, 09:14 AM #4
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Now that we've moved to an area more expensive for food, (not a more expensive area) I have to coupon to get anywhere near what I used to pay for food. Even then, I still pay a lot more. Before I moved, I remember spending about $10 a week to feed just myself. There may have been an additional $5 to eat out for lunch or $7.50 if it was lunch + a take home dinner.
Of course, I had to shop around a lot to get pricing like that and it sucked up a lot of time.
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Mon, Apr 30th, 2012, 10:11 AM #5
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I think 30% is about the norm, even the extreme couponers are buying a lot of stuff that you don't need that much of you dont many regular grocery brags from them
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Mon, Apr 30th, 2012, 10:34 AM #6
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With family members being on a wheat & dairy free diet, there's not much room to use coupons as I cook all our meals from scratch. The foods I buy that I are the most processed are canned tomatoes, canned beans, non-dairy milk (soy, almond), and vegan margarine. Unfortunately, none of these items ever have coupons available. Couponing has opened my eyes to looking at sales and stocking up when prices get low.
Non-food items, however, are another story. I'm still using the stockpile of toiletries that I got for nearly free last year.
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Mon, Apr 30th, 2012, 10:41 AM #7
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There are a lot of non dairy milk coupons out, not easily found tearpads, but they exist
Aylmer tomatoes have coupons for canned veg/tomatoes too
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Tue, May 1st, 2012, 01:47 AM #8
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You really need to look around.. there are some great coupons for Soy & Almond milk , bananas, , I've also seen coupons for beans and tomatoes.. A tip for you, collect cereal coupons for the cereals that have pins for FREE soy & almond milk, bananas, tea... wait for the cereal to go on sale. Buy the cereal, use the pin code to get the free product and then Donate the cereal to a local food bank or breakfast program. In the past 4 months I've donated over 100 boxes of cereal to our local breakfast program.. However this time around I am getting a gift for doing so.. The cereal is on sale right now for 2.97 .. I have coupons for $2 off.. so for .97 I get a box of cereal someof which I eat, some I donate and 3.99 off soy or almond milk, 5.99 off Tetley tea, 1.69 off bananas.. If you paid $3 for the cereal that would mean you'd only get $1 off your milk but thats 25% savings.. if you have coupons and can get it for .97.. its amazing savings plus you help others
If you save your receipts when you buy the cereal and you donate a fair amount they may also give you a tax receipt. the coordinator of the program where I donate offered me a tax receipt after I hit the 80 box donation mark.. I hadnt save the receipts though. I think I will start now.
Some people are actually trading these pins, I have 6 listed right now depending on what I can get for them. If I get a good offer I'll take it, or I'll just order more tea.
You can also check out the hamb helper.. when they are 1.47 a box with a $3 hamb coupon.. the first time around it would cost you $3 for the hamb but after that it would cost you 1.50.. you could pass the HH contents on to someone who would use it. that would make your Hamb at half price..Last edited by MillieH; Tue, May 1st, 2012 at 01:49 AM.
Be sure to click like and post a brag if you get the deal.. It makes my day!!! Flattery may just get you more deals
Be sure to double check your flyer, points and cashback offers~ YMMV
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Tue, May 1st, 2012, 09:56 AM #9
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Tue, May 1st, 2012, 10:03 AM #10
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TRADING COUPONS: FOOD, DENTAL, SOAP / BODY WASH/DEODORANT, SPECIAL CREAMS, MAKEUP, HEALTH, AIR FRESHNERS, HAIRCOLOUR, CLEANING, HAIRCARE/ SHAMPOO, DIAPERS, SHAVING, PET, MEDICINE,LAUNDRY, STORES, LONDON BUSINESSES, FAST FOOD, BATTERYPRODUCTS, CHILDREN FOOD and TOY, SMOKING CESSATION and lots more !!
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Tue, May 1st, 2012, 10:18 AM #11
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What are the brand of these coupons? Where do you get them? I can't say I've come across them.
I also don't understand the logic of buying a box of cereal for $2.97 to get a $1 off soy milk (soy milk is usually priced between $3.99 and $4.49 in my area, so $3.99 coupons wouldn't exist unless the coupon was for more than 2.). The cereal most likely contains wheat, so we wouldn't be buying it to start with. It means spending $2.97 for the cereal, plus $3.99 for the soy milk minus $1.00, so the total expense is $5.96 to keep the milk and donate the cereal. Even with the $2.00 coupon on the cereal, the total now comes down to $3.96 (2.97-2.00+3.99-$1.00), 3 pennies cheaper than what I'd pay for the soy milk without coupons.
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Tue, May 1st, 2012, 10:49 AM #12
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Special K or Bran Flakes definitely have them - but there are various cereals with different coupons on them
You buy the cereal, and inside is a PIN that you enter on their site, choose one of the FPCs to be mailed to you.
I already got several boxes of free tea from Special K
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Sat, May 5th, 2012, 12:09 AM #13
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Sat, May 5th, 2012, 12:22 AM #14
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I think you misunderstood....you buy the cereal for $2.97 (-coupon if you have) and on that box there is a pin code to redeem for a FREE soy/almond milk. So you end up with cereal and free soy/amond milk. If you aren't going to eat the cereal you could then donate it meaning in essence you paid $2.97 fo your soy/almond milk.
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Sat, May 5th, 2012, 01:25 PM #15
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I'm saving about 30% as well. But we are eating better with the savings,more fresh fruits and vegs. And we've been able to stock up on the basics, TP, etc
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