The Money I SAVED with Coupons at Harris Teeter

I have decided that paying $300 to $400 a month on groceries cannot happen on a regular basis in our family anymore. Therefore, I am taking a stand.

I have started a trading group through Wilmington Yard Sales, so I have been clipping all coupons that I see. That way I can trade with other people and get more of the coupons that I need. Also, I shop at Harris Teeter because they have DOUBLE COUPONS up to .99 cents everyday, TRIPLE COUPONS about every 6 weeks, and SUPER COUPONS (double coupons up to $1.98) every now and then. I clip all coupons because I can score free items like Playtex gloves (I rarely buy cleaning gloves or disposable gloves) or Danon yogurt 6 packs for .50 cents, Danimals yogurt for a quarter, hefty Ziploc freezer bags for a quarter, 2 large jars of Smuckers Jelly for .66 cents (normally these cost $2.50 cents a piece) and Success rice boil in a bag for .45 cents. This helps me to stock up in our food storage and not pay a lot for it. Or donate it to a local charity.

I have a couple of rules, though,

Rule #1-

If I have a coupon for something that I normally would not buy, the item has to be less than $1 or preferably .50 cents.

These things are our TREATS. Like the Raisinets that I got for $1. I would never buy packages of Raisinets, but my grocery bill is only $40 so far, so why not get a treat for the family.

Rule #2-

If I have a coupon for a name brand cereal and the off brand is cheaper than the name brand WITH the coupon, then I buy the off brand. The same rule applies to other food items.

I normally save the name brand cereal coupons when cereal is buy one get one free or buy 2 cereals for $5.

Since I can't buy meat with coupons I only buy meats that are on sale. It has to be dirt cheap for me to get it.

I hope this inspires you to lower your grocery bill and use the money you saved for other things like, paying off a car, paying down your mortgage, or going on a vacation.