Okay, so as you all get to know me and my “quirky” side – I am sure you will learn to appreciate and want all my “secrets” on how I don’t pay retail for anything! For example: I stopped by the grocery store the other evening, which in of itself is an uncommon event (I am an avid grocery delivery person!) but here I am at Safeway, equipped with some coupons and a short list of items. I stroll through the store, looking lost actually as I cannot think of the last time I was actually IN a grocery store…..but I gather up my items: shredded cheese, butter, yogurt, a value pack of T-Bone Steaks, a few bananas, horseradish sauce (my hubby likes spicy stuff) and a bag of onions.
I trot up to the checker with my items, hand over my coupons, she rings me up and looks at me suspiciously. She asks me where did I get all these coupons, and I tell her some I got in the mail, others I clipped, you know. She totals the bill and again, looks at me suspiciously. Then I understand why……my total savings on my bill was 67%!! My bill was $43.77 – I saved $88.66 with coupons and store savings. I often played a little game with myself a few years back, where I would keep track of my savings each time I shopped, the higher the savings percentage the more excited I got! Well, I will say that THIS time has topped it all – this is my all time record. I am not sure I will ever beat this one, but if you truly know me you also know that I will never give up! This is a challenge that I am up for. This experience gave me a notion though….if I can do this, hey – you can too! So I have decided to offer some kind of forum where I can share my savings secrets – and I do have a ton! So stay tuned to hear how you can learn my savings techniques and stretch your family’s budget even farther.
My biggest claim to fame has been how I managed to finagle a trip to Hawaii for my family of 5, stay in a water view penthouse suite on a golf course for a week, get a rental car, food and airfare for just under $3000. Yep, one thing I can do well is stretch our funds and I would love to share with you how I do that!
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I believe that saving money is an art and Susan you have it down to a science! I love that you have turned it into a game, one that we can all enjoy. I know that even though you are frugal, you are thrifty “with style”. I look forward getting more tips and information about how to save money so my family can use for all the fun things we like to do!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Sandra! You are always so generous with your kind words, and I do know that you love my money saving stories and crazy ideas! Especially in these times it is nice to save the money and be able to use it in ways that are more “fun” for the entire family than groceries! Can’t wait to share!!