Hey? Remember me? It's been so long since I last posted, I'm sure anyone who used to follow my little blog has long forgotten me! There have been many times I have wanted to sit down and share things that are going on in life, but finding the time - without interruptions - has been difficult, to say the least! But I am so excited about an endeavor I have recently started, I wanted to share!

About 3 months ago, when visiting my Grandma, she mentioned something about coupons and how much money she saved. She walked me out to her pantry, in the garage, and pointed to individual item and told me how much she bought each of them for, and how much money she saved by using coupons. That got me curious........

So I started doing some research online, and have recently mastered (well, almost) the world of coupons! I don't mean to brag......well......yes I do - because I'm very proud of myself, but instead let my friend and family know that there are great potentials out there to save ALOT of money - especially in this challenging economy.

I'm going to try and keep a blog of how much money I save with each shopping trip - if nothing else, just to keep track of it myself!

So to begin:

Thursday, January 21 Jacob and I, with coupons in hand, started out to Target. Best to get there early, especially with a 2 year old boy, because there aren't as many shoppers yet! So here goes:

Spent $31.14

SAVED $27.91 !!!

I realized early on in my coupon adventure, that just because it was on sale, and a good deal, doesn't mean that I should buy it! The first shopping trip did result in wasted money, because I bought items that weren't part of our usual necessities. Since then, I have tried to be very consciences about what I actually put in my cart - great deal or not!

I will list the items, if not too many, I purchased on each trip so you can see I'm not buying "junk". May Target trip was as follows:

2 each cans of Emerald Almonds

3 each cans of Progresso canned soup

1 each container of Argo Corn Starch

2 each bottles of Method Hand Soap

2 each bottles of Nivea Body Wash (my NEW FAVORITE!)

1 each box of Glad Garbage bags - 35 count

1 each bottle of Men's Irish Spring Body Wash

1 each bottle of Cascadian Dish Detergent

1 each Oscar Meyer Lunchable and 1 each Vitamin Water (Jacob got hungry)

2 each Surf Powder Laundry Detergent - 40 loads each

So, I was proud of myself! I almost saved as much as I spent! I can't imagine paying full price on this stuff!