A penny saved...

...Is a penny earned. Hello all! I hope you have had a great weekend. Our weekend was pretty uneventful except for my hubby finishing up the trim around the baseboards of our new flooring and my exciting trip to Target. More on Target in just a minute. I'm so glad to finally have the flooring finished. It looks great and Matt has done an amazing job. I will post pics soon of the transformation. On to Target...

I can't express to you the amount of money that you can save by using coupons. I've said it a thousand times!! It is amazing the deals that are out there that anyone can get from using coupons. I've been able to try out so many new products that I wouldn't normally buy without coupons.

So yesterday I went to Target with my coupon binder in tow. I knew this was going to be a good trip but I didn't know how good it was until I checked out. Here are a few highlights of what I purchased:

4 Men's Dove Deodorants $3.99 each - I paid just $.99 each.
1 roll Bounty paper towels $.99 each - I paid $.74 for 1 roll.
9 boxes of Nature Valley granola bars $1.00 each - I paid $0.00! FREE!!
1 2 liter bottle of Diet Pepsi Max $1.25 - Free!!
1 box Kelloggs Crunchy Nut cereal $2.50 - I paid $.50.
1 jar Newmans Own Marinara sauce $1.89 - I paid $.89.
2 jars Miracle Whip $2.50 each - I paid $1.00 each.
1 package Kraft sliced cheese $2.54 - I paid $.54.
1 lb ground beef $1.99 - I paid $.99.

The most expensive item I purchased was chicken breasts that were $5.39. My grand total for everything you see in the picture was $125. I have to admit that I was a bit nervous because I knew my total was going to go down but I wasn't sure by how much. After all my coupons were scanned my total out of pocket for everything in the picture was $67.27!!!! Can I just tell you how excited I was!!??!! Saaaweeeettt!

I walked out of that store with my head held high feeling like a million bucks. I might have been one of the last customers out of Target but I really didn't care. My hope is to inspire others not to brag. Even though I was so excited about my loot I want to let you all know that anyone can do this. It does take patience and some understanding of how everything works but if you are serious about it, you can accomplish the same thing.

If you ever have any questions please leave it in the comments or send me an email. I hope you all have a fantastic week. Now I'm going to go sit with my hubby and watch Les Miserables with a granola bar and Pepsi.