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  1. Ah, frozen pizza, our staple of existence. I don’t think my husband can survive without it much longer.

    I am so bad at couponing. I always end up with coupons for things that are cheaper to buy if I go with the store brand, so they sit in my purse unused until they are 3 months out of date.

  2. Yep, thinking too far ahead of savings means trouble. Otherwise, those 4 pizzas were $12 *and* your next grocery purchase will end up being $3 off too. Because our memories aren’t great — and pretty selective to boot.

    FYI, I try to put money away in a special account when I “save” money. It means those savings are actually, well, saved. Just a thought.

    • I will price match at Target. I make it a point to avoid my Walmart – it’s a headache morning, noon, and night 🙂 But ad-matching is such a smart way to save!

  3. Ahh couponing. I always forget I have them, and it continuously creeps me out when the grocery store spits out coupons of items I buy frequently after I check out (you think I would be used to it by now…). Every once in awhile I do use them! Our local grocery store gave us $40 off our total bill (with $100 minimum, which we easily meet because my fiancé & I make all three meals from home) when we moved to our new apartment. Every once in awhile the coupons can be captivating, but oftentimes they rope you in & end up costing you more in the end!

  4. We don’t have coupons. Not enough competition in the Australian grocery industry… yet.

    It all seems like a lot of work and I’m not sure that time and effort adds up either. But, as I said, I have no experience with this type of thing so I’m just guessing…

  5. rose

    Totally agree…. I found couponing often tempted me to buy something I normally wouldn’t and so I end up spending more…

    • Especially with beauty products – I would always think, Oh, nail polish for 49 cents. Can’t beat that! It might be dirt cheap, but if you have no use for it, it’s 49 cents down the drain.

  6. I don’t really have the patience for coupons anymore. I did at one point in my life, but now I would rather do something else on weekend mornings! I will use coupons if they are right in front of my face. Kroger also mails me personalized coupons sometimes. I definitely use those.

    • Target has started doing the same. If the coupons come to me, I won’t ignore them. But I’m done trying to be first line at CVS to get something that was never in stock to begin with.

    • RIGHT! And it irks me to no end. Also, most brags don’t account for sales tax. That might not seem like a big deal, but most stores don’t tax on the reduced sale price. They tax on the original item cost. So if your bill would be $100 of cosmetics, you’re paying tax on the $100 not on the $34 or whatever the sale price was.

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