Couponing

Some of you may not know it but I LOVE coupons. I love the idea of getting something my family needs/wants at the cheapest price possible. What I love the most is getting essentials we need for next to nothing--and when I find those deals, I stock up! One of my favorite shows is 'Extreme Couponing'. Now I don't take my couponing as far as they do but I now understand the 'rush' they talk about. Let's face it, everyone needs toilet paper, dish soap, shaving cream, etc. So why not get it as cheap as possible?!? My most recent trip to Walgreen's resulted in coming home with this:

4 nail polish, 2 Pure Silk, 2 Barbasol, 3 Dawn dish soap, & 6 Halloween cadies

This trip retailed at $26.42 but I paid $14.16. That's a 54% savings!!! My trip to CVS this morning resulted in a trip that would've cost $74.74 but I only paid $35.68--a 48% savings!! Here's what I got, in addition to the 4 12-packs of Cokes:

2-16 rolls Charmin, 5-Dawn dish soap, 1 16-count Duracell, 2-Herbal Essence shampoo, & 4- 12 packs of Cokes products 

Needless to say I'm quickly growing a stock pile of many different items. Just because we aren't out of some of these items doesn't mean I don't need to get it. We'll always use these things so I get them when the prices are at their best!! My biggest problem now is where to put my stock pile so I'm on the hunt for a storage rack of some kind to put in our garage. If you happen to know of one--let me know!!