A bit more on it.

Today I had the opportunity to devote some time to researching couponing and organizing all my coupons/stuff. This is really the first day this week I have been able to do so, due to doctor's appointments out the wazoo and being on minimal activity requirements. lol. It was a GREAT productive day in the coupon department :-) So I wanted to share a bit about the things I have learned recently. Thursday night, Paul and I were lucky enough to be able to go to a couponing class held here in town. I had been wanting to go to one for a while and was thrilled that Paul wanted to come along. It feels good knowing that we are doing this together. I learned quite a few new little things that I had not known before:

1. When using a B1G1 free coupon, you can use ANOTHER coupon on the product that you are actually paying for. For example: Today I went to Target. I had a buy one gillette body wash, get one gillette deodorant free. I used that coupon and also a $2 off gillette body wash coupon. So, I paid a total of $1.49 for the body wash and the deodorant. The deodorant is normally $4.24 and the body wash is $3.49. That's a really decent savings right there.

2. When shopping at a pharmacy: If they have a buy one get one sale going on, you can use a B1G1 coupon on top of that sale and get BOTH products free. How freakin sweet is that??

Other things discussed were things like matching rock bottom sale prices at stores with the coupons for dirt cheap prices. Sale cycles are normally 3 months, so having a 3 month stock will get you through to the next sale where you can stock up again :-) Side note: store loyalty cards are AWESOME. Find a store and get one. My personal favorite is Kroger. Another good couponing store is Target, where you can use both target store coupons and manufacture coupons on 1 item for more savings. After a while, you figure out items that you won't ever need to pay for again, due to knowing what kinds of coupons come out and sale prices etc. Here are a few things you can normally get for free:

1. toothbrushes

2. toothpaste

3. soap

4. body wash

5. disposable razors

6. laundry detergent

7. dental floss

The key is to not be very brand oriented. Be willing to use different brands, depending on what you can get free or cheap.

Anyways, those are a few of the things I learned at the class and am learning more about as I go along. I wanted to go ahead and learn as much as possible before I get really busy with the baby. Frugality is awesome.

On that note: Today I got 4 pairs of flip flops for $7.96 at Kohls.....YES!! I'm starting to save in other areas as well and it is so much fun. They are having a sale for flip flops for only $1.99, so I definitely wanted to take advantage of it. Then I came home and reorganized my coupon binder into specific categories. Fun stuff.

Ok, meds are kicking in. Must sleep.