This is just the coupon value. It does not include store/sale savings.

8/11/08
# coupons redeemed: 18
Total coupon value (including doubles): $64.70
Total OOP: $28.21
# items: 47
avg. cost/ item: $0.60
Almost $150 worth of groceries

What I bought:
3 boxes Cocoa Puffs
4 loaves Whitewheat bread
1 Nestle Pure Life water 24 pack
2 Beech nut Juices
3 Pillsbury Pizza Dough
1 Buitoni Tortellini...

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We all keep track of our savings to a certain extent, but does anyone ever actually keep track of how many coupons they redeem? I thought I would give it a try. I feel like I had a GREAT day shopping. Here are my totals:

Total # Coupons Redeemed: 63
Total Coupon Value (including doubled amounts): $121.04
# of Stores Visited: 4
Total OOP: $47.57
total # items: 80
avg. cost/item: $0.49

Here is what I got:
2 Colgate Total
2...

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I guess it defeats the purpose of triples to hire a babysitter so I can go shopping. I took my kids with me yesterday (because I had to) and it is just not fun to go shopping with a toddler and an infant screaming and taking up all the room in the cart. I ended up getting a few things I didn't need to and forgetting to put stuff back that I decided I wouldn't get on this trip. I spent more OOP than I had planned, but still got some OK deals.

Well today I figure I will wake up at...

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I don't know why it was called Moonlight Madness....it started at 4pm. Anyways they had some totally awesome deals. I would have taken pictures but I had to get the food in the freezer (which meant taking EVERYTHING out of boxes because there is no room left LOL)

Here's what I got!

(1) 28 pack Deer Park Water
(1) Old El Paso Fajita Kit
(1) Old El Paso Taco Bake
(2) Old El Paso Hard Shell/ Soft Shell Kit
(1) Nutrigrain Bars 8 ct.
(3) Chock...

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Keeping up a blog is hard work! I have been busy with school, and kids, and life in general. I have not stopped shopping though!

The manager at CVS was ringing me out on Sunday and he complimented how well I did with my coupons and said I was one of those "smart shoppers". I'm not even a super couponer at CVS. I don't do all the ECB deals and I don't do multiple transactions and I only have one card. So the fact that he complimented me just shows that there are no other...

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