Hard to believe we are 7 days into 2010 already. I can’t get the date right on my checks for the life of me. Good thing I don’t write very many! I have so many new goals and new things to look forward to this year! I sure hope it is a safe and prosperous wonderful year for all our friends and family!
One of my biggest goals in 2009 was to save money on groceries and build up a food storage. And I have to say… I think I mastered that one pretty good. We live in an area that doubles and triples coupons.. so I picked up couponing as a hobby last year. I really wanted to grow our food/home storage of everything we need in case there is ever an emergency, etc. I think I mastered that as well as became a hoarder (sp?) The grocery stores around here just give stuff away to couponers, its crazy. I have cut our grocery budget from nearing $500 in December 2008 to less than $150 a month. (This doesn’t include eating out though-it does include diapers and wipes etc).
One of the biggest things I learned was that there are lots and lots of rebates out there! One of the biggest ways to get rebates though is from the beer companies.. lol. You DON’T need to buy any beer (in NC and UT). All you do is grab the rebate form, purchase whatever it asks for, send it in and they send you a check. There are rebates buying for gift cards, holiday items (like trees, ornaments lights, etc), summer fun (like umbrellas or beach chairs, etc), groceries, deli chicken.. they have them for all sorts of things you purchase. ITs crazy. I probably have about $70-$100 in rebate checks for whatever stuff coming in each month.
Anyways, enough about that! I am just proud for making my goal and sticking with it!
Make it a great year!
4 comments:
$500 down to $150 a month that is awesome and almost unbelievable except I totally believe you! What new hobby will you take on in 2010? My goal is to get out of debt!, and have more fun!!!!!
Hopefully this years project can be taking on an un-finished basement and making rooms, etc becomes our project!
What a great accomplishment for 2009. Let's see you do even better in 2010. Just remember to share the info with your sister!
Okay girl. Let's cough up some secrets. I've got my coupon book with all the dividers and baseball card holders. I watch for sales, and try to match my coupons with the sales, but I'm not saving as much as you are. They don't double or triple coupons out here, so that is part of it. What can I do better?
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