Sunday, May 3, 2009

My First Experience Being a Krazy Coupon Person

So I found out about the crazy world of couponing and can not get over it. It all started with this blog called Krazy Coupon Lady. It teaches you how to grocery shop using coupons and save tons of money. It's crazy! Apparently it takes a lot of time, which I don't exactly have right now. I still frequent the blog to check out good deals. Well, today I actually did it! This is probably going to sound really lame, but it made me super excited. I have been on a fiber kick lately, they say fiber is a dieters best friend. I have been eating Fiber One cereal and bars. Well, Target had a deal that if you buy 4 Fiber One products, you get a $5 Target gift card for free. Krazy Coupon Lady posted websites where you can print or find coupons for money off Fiber One cereal and bars. So I printed three .75 cent off coupons for the cereal and one $1.35 off a box of bars. With all 4 items being on sale for $2.39 each before the coupons, after the coupons my total was around $6. But then I also got the $5 gift card. So in the end, I paid $1 for 3 boxes of Fiber One cereal and a box of Fiber One bars. According to the receipt, I saved $13.40. The key is to save coupons and then use them when items go on sale. So you end up spending a quarter of the original price. I fully intend on researching this further, but unfortunately now is not the time. Maybe this summer when I have more free time. Now I'm off to work on eating those 3 boxes of cereal I now have in my cupboard. Check out the website for more info. And yes, I am aware this whole thing makes me sound lame, but hey....when you're on a budget, finding new ways to save tons of money is very exciting.