Brooke Geery

couponing

Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
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Yeah, I’m Couponing

If you know me well, you probably won't be surprised about my latest hobby, because I get into random, ridiculous things all the time. I'll be honest, I saw Extreme Couponing on TLC and said, that looks fun. I'm not doing it to save money or support my five kids on $150 a month, but I'm doing it because it sounded fun, challenging, and like that it came with small victories on a regular basis. I'm a few weeks in, and the jury is still out if it's actually going to save me money. In fact, I've bought a ton of stuff I wouldn't have otherwise purchased and even at…
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Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
Read More

Yeah, I’m Couponing

If you know me well, you probably won't be surprised about my latest hobby, because I get into random, ridiculous things all the time. I'll be honest, I saw Extreme Couponing on TLC and said, that looks fun. I'm not doing it to save money or support my five kids on $150 a month, but I'm doing it because it sounded fun, challenging, and like that it came with small victories on a regular basis. I'm a few weeks in, and the jury is still out if it's actually going to save me money. In fact, I've bought a ton of stuff I wouldn't have otherwise purchased and even at…
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