Rejuvenation!

This trip Rejuvenated me. No- I didn't get it free, or get paid to get it; what rejuvenated me about it, is that I got some pretty high dollar items for very little. What excites me most is that the Olive Oil alone costs $10.99/each (of course, it was BOGO); so to say that I only spent $4.40 out of pocket on everything seen here is just SUCH a 'high'!! What's even better is that MOST of the items are GOOD FOR YOU! I LOVE that for sure! I saved a total of $123.14. That is OVER a 96% savings!!

$192.13 AND 2 Movie tickets for $7.06 OOP!

Great Trips this week! A total of $192.13 PLUS Two free Adult Movie Tickets (almost $20 value at my theater) AND only two more items to get for my $10 Nabisco rebate! All of this for an OOP of $7.06! I expected to be paid for my 2nd trip (first pict shown), but I decided to buy two more cereals for the 2nd movie ticket (no coupons) as well as the 2 Ritz crackers and 2 Planters nuts for the rebate, which I had no coupons for either. I am happy, though, with what was accomplished. Next workshop to teach how I do this is November 9th, 2009- see above for more info!

Another Successful Workshop!

The VERY HAPPY winner of the OverStuffed Green Bag!

The moment she realized she won

This past workshop went very well, and I KNOW everyone walked out of there with a LOT more knowledge than they came in with. That's the point, of course! They also all walked out with a gift from myself, and one lucky lady walked out with a Greenbag overflowing with Groceries, personal need items, and more! She was VERY glad that she was standing behind me in the grocery store that very day, and that I overheard her mention how she needed to do what I was doing. This particular trip was really not a great one, I saved $89.00 and spent just over $25.00- but she was intrigued, and so I gave her a flyer for the workshop that was happening THAT evening, and to my surprise, she came....WITH four other people!!! THAT was a divine appointment for sure! God is so good like that! I am going to add a few pictures soon, as I am not at my own computer at the moment. So come back to see Picts of the winner and what she won!

This is a TOTAL of over $280.00 in groceries between the two pictures. I paid NOTHING technically, because I used my FUll Plate Rebate of $30.00. Had I not used the rebate cards, though, I would have only paid $24.00 and change! Not too bad, I'd say. I made three seperate trips, which made for an extra $20 savings (using multiple $5/$25 coupons I would not have been able to use with only ONE transaction.) I'm in a hurry, so this is it for now, I may come back and edit to add more later. GOD IS GREAT!!!

SUCCESS! First Workshop update

The First workshop took place October 5th and was, by my standards, a WONDERFUL success! I got a lot of positive feedback, as well as having over 50% of the attendees signed up for the weekly Clipping sessions I'm also offering! One of the attendees won a Publix Green bag jam packed full of groceries, cleaning products, personal hygene items, and household items! She was THRILLED! I just wish I had gotten a picture! Next time I will remember the camera. Three others won their choice of two or three items from a table filled with all sorts of items. Everyone went home with a freebie. I also forgot to make a blurb about the Baked Greats cupcakes that were served; Designer Cupcakes at affordable prices! If you didn't get one, you missed out!!
If you missed the last workshop, do not fear; you CAN make it to the next one! On Tuesday, October 20th at 7pm held at Higher Ground Christian Fellowship on 441 in Fairbanks Plaza. As always, email me at couponquest@embarqmail.com for more information. I'll see you on the 20th!

By far the best Trip

Paid to take home a BUNCH of Groceries! THIS is the kind of shopping I could really get used to! Publix paid me $4.36 to take home $139.14 worth of items. Yes, if you do that well, they WILL pay you! Why? They get paid from the coupons, so why not give you the extra money!? It's the ethical thing to do. This is definitely NOT the norm, but once in awhile, this can happen for you, too!

To THINK I couldn't beat myself!

Now, while the last trip did cost less out of pocket- this trip cost just a bit more but the savings were SIGNIFICANTLY better! So, I would consider myself beat already! And To THINK I couldn't beat my last trip! I think I may need to take a few weeks off from actual GROCERY shopping though, I have wayyyyy too much now and am out of storage room- and we're eating like crazy just to get some of it out of here. We're in the process of finding a needy family as well. Our last needy family is now doing as well as I am since I taught the shopper of the home how to REALLY use coupons! Alright, I know, you are waiting for my totals. And they are; $104.95 worth of groceries- All for a measly $6.72!!!! Now THAT is now my best trip yet! WOOHOO!

Best Trip Yet!

This is my best trip yet for sure! I did it with a MAJOR money maker on the dog treats, and was also able to use a $5/$50 from Albertsons as well as a $5/$30 from Publix. The Coolest part of the trip, though, was when the cashier (whom I'd never had as a cashier before) asked me, "Are you the lady everyone around here talks about with ALL the coupons who saves SO MUCH?" "Yep, that would be me!" "You are MY IDOL! I try to coupon, but I've never saved like I heard you do! I'm going to cry when I see your bill, aren't I?" I didn't even realize that I would do as well as I did, to be honest! But this trip was DEFINITELY the best I've had yet! I'll continue to try to beat myself, but it'll be difficult after this trip! Okay...the moment you've waited for......................Drum Roll....................................$87.27 worth of groceries for a grand total of $4.40! Yep, that will be a hard one to beat for sure! But I will sure have fun trying!

CouponQuest!
This is my very first time ever trying a 'blog'. I've recently found a reason to start one. I've discovered COUPONING!
This is not your ordinary everyday clipping or snipping coupons for an item you need that week. I'm not going to go into it a whole lot right now, but there will be more to come...
I couldn't find the picture in my computer, but I had uploaded to Facebook, so I put the link to the facebook photo. Next time, I'll be sure to SAVE the picture onto my computer!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30309698&l=a44df56267&id=1078175861