So… yesterday we finally tried out couponing. And honestly I think we ended it more confused than saving. We still aren’t sure if we saved more than we spent but I mean we’re happy with what we got.
We decided to go to Target and test this couponing thing out. We chose Target because we have a red card which saves 5% everytime we use it. We also use the Target cartwheel app so we figured it would save us more money.
These are the coupons we figured we try out. 5 coupons for baby stuff, 4 coupons for cleaning supplies, and 3 for personal care. Obviously with baby #2 on the way, all the diapers and wipes we bought are going straight to that child.
Here’s a picture of everything we bought. Obviously we bought some things that we didn’t have coupons for, but majority of the haul was strictly using coupons.
I honestly have to applaud all those people out there who coupon on a daily basis. This shit is hard. You’re constantly having to read the coupon to see how much you can buy, stack on top, and max transactions a day. Then some of them even go on savings app such as IBotta and Checkout 51 to upload receipts and get more money back.
I think in total we saved about $33; which isn’t bad considering this is our first time actually attempting to coupon. Would we do it again? Probably but only if we can find someone/a group of people who can show us the ropes. If you’re someone who likes to just grab and go, couponing isn’t for you.