So Here's The Deal

    Welcome!

    If you are here, I'm guessing you are also interested in this new craze known as ,"Extreme Couponing", or at least some form of the art. I've decided to give this thing a try, and thought maybe some of you would like to come along for the ride. Here is a run down of what's been happening over the past week...

   When I decided I wanted to try this couponing stuff, I quickly realized through a little research that I was going to need a method of organization. The most popular, and my favorite method, was the binder method. When organizing your coupons this way, you seperate them into sections according to what the coupon is for (Meat, dairy, cosmetics, etc...). The coupons are kept in sheets of baseball card protectors. The slots are just the right size.
  The first thing I did was make my way over to my Dollar General to look for the key items I mentioned above. I found the binder no problem, but the bbc sheets weren't carried there, which I expected honsetly. Here is the kicker... I spent the next 4 days trying to track down a store that actually had them in stock. I think I contacted and visited a total of 13 stores. While I was on the phone with the manager of a Hobby Lobby, he exlpained to me in a confused tone:
   "We usually have them, but we just can't keep them in stock at the moment. Everybody wants the for... coupons????"
  I laughed, and thanked him for informing me about their next shipment. I waited till that shipment came in and FINALLY acquired the bbc protectors.
   Today being Sunday, I gathered my first sets of coupons and circulars. I already have a newspaper delivered to my home, and I usually get one for free at my place of employment. They say the best rule to go by when buying papers is to buy one for each person in your family. My family has three people, but I don't want to get overwhelmed just yet, (haha).
   So I excitedly clipped and organized my coupons, and studied my circulars. I was happy to find some ok deals at my local stores, but I won't go into those seeing as I haven't taken advantage of them at this point. I DID have my first official couponing experience today. I only used two coupons for 3 items, but I'm pretty satisfied with the results.  I bought a box of Reynold's Wrap for 25cents, a 75% savings, and I also bought two 24packs of Pepsi for 10dollars, which was only about a 20% savings. Considering I am addicted to Pepsi, and am quite used to paying full price, a 20% savings is a nice breath of fresh air.
    I hope to be able to bring in some big money savers as I build my stash of coupons, and wait on those sales! I'll keep you updated! I'd appreciate any feedback about any part of this blog, whether it be about the subject matter, or suggestions on improvement.