The Jan. Res..

Hello again-

Sorry for the absence there is no reason for it! This is a post to let you know I made it to February! It is officially February 3rd and it is my last day of my January resolution. Since I cheated 3x in Jan I carried it over to February.

I loved my resolution and things turned out fantastic!! I will be carrying part of it throughout the year. I have mastered couponing (not to the limits of getting $3,000 of groceries for $100 but close enough).

Last week-end we ran to the grocery store after church. I spent a total of $86 and saved $41. The best part is I only buy things I need/will use. With this couponing stuff I buy more at a time but I actually feel the need to shop less-its a double bonus! I was at Target and used the Cub ad to price match Campbells Chunky Soup and Wheat Thin crackers. I got 10 cans of soup and 2 boxes of crackers for a total of $6! Stellar deal! I spent $6 and saved $16 just on those items. Corey was with this time and was shocked...he is even getting in to this a bit. We decided to put the money towards debt payments (car, house) instead of a vacation. I know vacation is more fun but once we are debt free THAT will be MORE fun!

With your requests, I will be starting a savings blog. There are a ton of them out there, all you have to do is google "ways to save" or "coupons" or anything around those lines. My blog will be better because it will be local. Meaning: you can go to other blogs and they will say things like "Save with Kellogs this week" and it will tell you where to find a manufacture coupon and a store coupon..but the store will be like Hy-Vee foods, which we don't have. My only promise to you is that I will keep it up as long as I am getting hits every day/week. If I don't then I will stop just because it will take a lot of time to update and I don't mind doing it (in the least) but just want to make sure its helpful for others as well. I can't wait to get started but it probably won't happen for another week to two weeks then should be in full swing for my March resolution.

How are your resolutions going? Did you use any savings tips I have given you so far? Have you thought differently about your spending? Comment on this page!