Coupons rock

I just did my monthly grocery run today. Pickings were getting slim around Chez Kelly et Gulliver, so it was time. :) Thanks to the local grocery chain that doubles all coupons with a face value of 99 cents or less, I saved $16.00 just with coupons-- not counting the savings from reduced-price items.

It's one of my great joys in life to see the grand total and then hand the cashier my wad of coupons and watch that number drop... and drop... It looks like I've also racked up 43 cents off per gallon for my next fill-up at a Sunoco, too, so I need to remember to get my next tank of gas there. If I get my usual 7-8 gallons, that's another $3 saved.

I got a spray bottle to put bleach solution in, but now I found out that I shouldn't have gotten a transparent bottle. Apparently bleach degrades in light and should be stored in only opaque plastic. Oh, well... I keep it under the cupboard, and it's dark there. We'll see. I do most of my cleaning with baking soda and vinegar now, but for kitchen stuff, I want something that will zap the germies.

Time to go transfer the $16 savings into my vacation account. :)

Summer's ending and a return to my penny pinching ways.

Kelly, I saw that article too! I travel a little more than she does but I do a lot less beauty stuff so I have to agree. I thought that's how everyone made ends meet.
Yesterday I learned what it feels like to be a coupon queen. I got:
1 jar brand name tomato sauce
1 box brand name pasta
1 travel size brand name toothpaste
1 pouch soft cat chow
1can soft cat chow
1 mid size ($8) bag of cat food
for $2.98
Naturally this was the culmination of a few really good coupons and I don't expect to repeat this trip soon but my cat and I will eat a few nearly free meals in the coming months so today life is good. The best part is that I have a coupon for another tin of cat food and a candy bar I'm going to try to use at a local place today as well as getting some mothballs.
Yes a travesty struck and I have a little moth problem in my big stash of yarn but the mothballs are worth it considering the pleasure I get out of making useless objects from a stick and some string. Normally the cheap way to get rid of moths would be to freeze the yarn for 48 hours then thaw for 24 and freeze again for 72. My freezer however is full so the best and most threatened yarn was crammed in for detox while I get mothballs since I want those buggers gone now!
In other news I held a yard sale last weekend which above the cost of materials netted me about $13. Not the most exciting haul ever but as most of the items sold were donated from an acquaintances overburdened attic I can't complain. I'm hoping to have another this Saturday but it's supposed to rain so we'll see what happens. If anyone wants some baskets for .10c a piece I'm your girl.