Ode to Lisa Michelle-

So I LOVE getting a good deal. Cheap or thrifty, call it what you may. I just like the challenge and it makes me extra happy to shop and know I got a good deal! At our family reunion/Renee's wedding last month, Lisa told Micah at some point that she's gotten into couponing (groceries) and Micah said that sounds like something I'd be interested in....so she told me about it-and I got interested. I'm not nearly as good as her, but here is some of my handiwork this past month:

$4.21 at Target
retail: roughly $15ish

Toothpaste: .12
Lightbulbs: .89 ish or something
Granola Bars: $1.19ish
Juice: .98
Pens: Free
Candy bar: .29 (Normally $2.29!)

$1.07 at Walgreens
retail: around $7

$12.86 at CVS (yes, I have started stocking up on diapers)
retail: roughly $28

drum roll please....
.69 at CVS (retail $31.04)
no, i do NOT even mean each

I stumbled upon some clearance shelf and could NOT believe my eyes! they had a bunch of baby stuff like 70-90% off! These were like .50-.90 each, but I had a .50 off coupon for Pampers and I had a CVS $3 rewards coupon from a purchase a few weeks ago (spends like cash at CVS) and after paying the leftover total of .69, I actually somehow got a $2 rewards coupon back (which I promptly spent on diapers of the previous picture) so in all actuality I MADE $1.31 on these wipes! 656 wipes for .69 works out to .001052 cents each, so even if CVS brand is terrible and you have to use like 10 each time, at that price I'll use a whole package for one cleaning! Anyways, this made me pretty excited. There was even a label on the clearance shelf for a 36ct Huggies Diapers for $1.80!!! but those were all gone. So this bargain was total chance, for sure, but pretty good chance! I went to a few other CVSs in the neighborhood but none of them had this deal.

People say couponing takes too much time and it's not worth it....once you figure our what you're doing, it takes some organization and it does take time, but time is something I happen to have PLENTY of currently. Plus, there are tons of bloggers that do all the hard work for you. Before I have thoroughly bored most of you, I'll just post some of my favorites that were passed on by Lisa.

http://hip2save.com/
www.totallytarget.com
http://www.savingwithshellie.com
http://couponcravings.com