I Take It ALL Back!

First of all, I have to give a major shout out of thanksgiving to my coupon coach. She knows who she is! I could not have even thought about doing this without her!!!

I've spent the better part of the last week cutting, organizing, and reviewing my coupons and all of the deals that have been available this week. I've got some great sites that you can find here, here, and here. There's also a few good tips here and here. I clipped from the newspaper, printed online, and made the most of in-store and advertised savings. I'm not going to lie, it was very challenging at first and extremely time consuming. But the high that I got from walking out of Publix with $72.00 of savings in my pocket was worth every late night and every wrinkle I earned from frowning at the coupon sites.

I will say that I have converted to being a loyal Publix shopper. They were wonderfully helpful and the savings were amazing. The store is clean, the food is fresh. I will say the manager acted like a total sketch when I was trying to check out. He kept staring at me and motioning to one of the cashiers to watch something. And my cashier was a snotty teenager who kept asking me if I had really gotten the applicable quantity of items for my coupons to work. At the end of the day, however, I was extremely happy and dare I say giddy. I've never enjoyed grocery shopping so much.

The most rewarding moment, however, came as I was tucking my oldest daughter into bed. As we finished our nightly prayers, I asked her what she was thankful for. She said, "I'm thankful to God for all the wonderful food he helped you bring home." Wow. Now, if that isn't something, I don't know what is.

Love, hugs, and blessings,
The Mama