No, I’m not writing a tribute to Andy Warhol, but I am singing the praises of my sweet, wonderful husband who has really gotten into this coupon-clipping, penny-pinching grocery store shopping game in a BIG way. Thanks to his resourcefulness (and his daily checking of message boards like Slick Deals and, of course, Money Saving Mom), we managed to buy a dozen Campbell’s chicken noodle soups at Target for 35 cents each! This is a real bargain to us because Lulu LOVES chicken noodle soup (or at least she did last week). We purchased the soup on sale for 2/$1.20 and then used 50 cents/2 coupons to further reduce the price. Our total spending on this nice little stack of soup was a mere $4.20 + tax. This is but one example of the way that simply paying attention to what is available will enable you to reduce your spending. Of course, it helps to have a husband who enjoys the game! How does your family work as a team to reduce your expenditures?
On a related note, how do those of you who are on tight grocery budgets work bargains into your budget? Do you allow a little bit of “fudge” room for those great deals you can’t pass up? Do you budget a little more money than you actually need just so you can stock up on those great deals?
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