Coupon Deals

If you haven't been on Target.com's coupon section, it is time you do.  When you combine a Target coupon with a manufacturer's coupon, you can save BIG.  You can easily navigate through the different categories of coupons, so when I tell you that there is a Target coupon for $3.50 off with the purchase of Huggies diapers and wipes, and a manufacturer's coupon for $3 off Huggies Snug & Dry diapers, as well as a manufacturer's coupon for $1 off Huggies Baby Wipes, you can just click on the Baby category, click on these coupons, and print them off on your printer.

These great Huggies deals are REAL right now, so get over there and print off your coupons!  If you don't have a baby, but have a baby shower to attend soon, these could make a much-appreciated gift for the expectant mom.

Other coupons you may want to print out that are new this week are in the School Supplies section.  Yes, you do want to start thinking about school supplies already.  These coupons don't expire until mid-August, so you can hold on to them until they go on sale, or there's a manufacturer's coupon, or maybe even both!  I know that Expo dry erase markers are on all of my elementary school children's supply lists this year, so I'm going to print that one and the BIC one, which is a more general coupon.

If you need a copy of your child's supply list, you can normally find it online at your school's web site under their Office category.  For Waconia school district, you can visit http://www.waconia.k12.mn.us, navigate to you school under the Our Schools section, then go under the Our Office section to find the list you need.

I'm so tempted to start talking about school supplies and ways of saving money there, but I think I'll leave it for another post.

Saving with Seven

$13,773.54

I had been budgeting $900 per month for groceries for my husband, my seven children, and myself.  That number you see above - that's how much I actually spent on groceries in the last 12 months.  That averages out to $1147.79 per month.  So much for my budget.  That's insane!

Last month, I decided I needed to come up with a solution.  So, I decided to start using coupons and rebates.  Yes, I've tried coupons before.  But never the way I am doing it now.  I decided to do it the way I learned from www.freebies2deals.com, complete with the 3-ring zip-up binder.  No more haphazardly rummaging through an expandable index file to see if there happens to be a coupon for each item I purchase at the store.  Now, if I notice a great deal on an item in the store, I can flip through my neatly categorized binder and see if there is a coupon.

But I digress.  This blog is to log my experience saving money on groceries, and to help others in Waconia, MN to do the same.  Other blogs have national stores on their websites, such as Walgreens and Wal-Mart.  I'll include deals I find at our local Walgreens, as well as at Mackenthun's and Target, and any other great deals I come across in Waconia that are worth mentioning.  If you find a great deal in Waconia that you would like to share with me and the guests of this blog, feel free to comment to any post, and I may choose to display your comment, or even create a new post based on your comment.

Thanks for joining me on my journey of Saving with Seven.