Couponing 101

When I was little I remember my mom couponing. When I was home last I asked if she still used her old coupon box.

Mom:NOPE!

Lindsay:OK, then can I have it?

Mom: Sure

Here is what it looked like BEFORE

I guess she hasn’t used it in a while…these coupons below are OLD, they are so OLD that they have NO EXPIRATION date as their exp. date- they don’t make them like that any more

I also found this car wash coupon that expired in 2004!

My mom is GREAT at a lot of things, however couponing may have skipped a generation… Love you mom! I did enjoy looking through the old dividers and finding my handwriting from when I was little, I guess I must have helped her!

When I got home I began the re organization process of my coupons. I equate this feeling to a 5 year old being told they get to go to Chuck E Cheese’s.  I was elated!

I sorted out expired from non-expired. I have found that Meijer is really great at taking expired coupons! I then set up a system I can use on a weekly basis to organize my coupons quickly! Fran likes this part too, she kept lying down on the job!

Then I inserted them into the coupon box – holding expired coupons and the flower photo album- holding the current coupons.

Today I hit up Meijer basically stealing cleaning supplies. I got these 28 products for $19.xx out of pocket!

Retail price would be: $83.21