Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all the military and their family who have gave such a sacrafice for our safety and freedom!
On that note, as you collect coupons and wait out for the best deal, or just dont get a chance to use them, you will get expired coupons. As much as it breaks your heart to see them go, did you know our military overseas can use those expired coupons up to 6 months after they expire?! there are many families who are living overseas with their military spouses/parents and are trying to live on a small single income budget. We can help our military by sending the coupon love!!! YAY!! there is information and addresses found here: http://thekrazycouponlady.com/coupons-for-military/ (you will find a quote this site ALOT)
Now, I know some of yall got your papers and clipped some awesome coupons! and youre so excited you wanna run out to the store as soon as you get them and see how much you save! while your first few trips you will save 15-20% overall while you are building up your stockpile (either it be your pantry and freezers, or a empty room that get taken over)but timing is everything!!! The trick is to get something on sale along with your coupon!. For example, this week I was able to get Campbel's Cream of Mushroom soup (a hardcore staple in our home) for $.30 a can!!! 4lb bags of sugar for $1.50! Its all about the timing. I usually dont get to combine store and maufacturers coupons very often, but then in able to combine them with a sale on top of that its great! Also sales a very seasonal! right now alot of the thankgiving staples and baking items are gonna be on sale. (i.e. sugar, flour, canned veggies, turkey, stuffing, paper plates, ect. and those coupons will reflect those sales as well)
so keep scouring those ads and keep that couponing awesomeness going. it will start off kinda slow with the savings but then start to pick up higher with each trip. my last big trip (wed night) landed me 78% savings! I was so excited! Most of my normal trips save me about 55-60%. Also to start up your stockpile, when you find a great deal, get twice what you normally will. That way it takes you twice as long to run out and hopfully another coupon will come for it! and if you are afraid it will expire before you use it, here is a list of things that can freeze and will expand the life of the item:
On that note, as you collect coupons and wait out for the best deal, or just dont get a chance to use them, you will get expired coupons. As much as it breaks your heart to see them go, did you know our military overseas can use those expired coupons up to 6 months after they expire?! there are many families who are living overseas with their military spouses/parents and are trying to live on a small single income budget. We can help our military by sending the coupon love!!! YAY!! there is information and addresses found here: http://thekrazycouponlady.com/coupons-for-military/ (you will find a quote this site ALOT)
Now, I know some of yall got your papers and clipped some awesome coupons! and youre so excited you wanna run out to the store as soon as you get them and see how much you save! while your first few trips you will save 15-20% overall while you are building up your stockpile (either it be your pantry and freezers, or a empty room that get taken over)but timing is everything!!! The trick is to get something on sale along with your coupon!. For example, this week I was able to get Campbel's Cream of Mushroom soup (a hardcore staple in our home) for $.30 a can!!! 4lb bags of sugar for $1.50! Its all about the timing. I usually dont get to combine store and maufacturers coupons very often, but then in able to combine them with a sale on top of that its great! Also sales a very seasonal! right now alot of the thankgiving staples and baking items are gonna be on sale. (i.e. sugar, flour, canned veggies, turkey, stuffing, paper plates, ect. and those coupons will reflect those sales as well)
so keep scouring those ads and keep that couponing awesomeness going. it will start off kinda slow with the savings but then start to pick up higher with each trip. my last big trip (wed night) landed me 78% savings! I was so excited! Most of my normal trips save me about 55-60%. Also to start up your stockpile, when you find a great deal, get twice what you normally will. That way it takes you twice as long to run out and hopfully another coupon will come for it! and if you are afraid it will expire before you use it, here is a list of things that can freeze and will expand the life of the item:
- Bread
- Cheese
- Butter or Margarine
- Lunch meats
- Bacon
- Veggies
- Milk (drink about 1 glass worth first before freezing to account for expantion)
- chicken stock (whenever I boil chicken for a dish, I save the stock. I use clean pickle jars and fill them while the broth is still hot. sometimes they even re-seal!)
also items that have an almost indefinate shelf life. I will still use these items up to 6 months after their expiration date (alot of times its a "better if used by" date. that just means they cant guarantee the freshness of that product past that date)
- canned veggies
- canned soup
- pasta
- flour
- pancake mix
- box dinners (rice-a-roni, hamburger helper, ect.)
- sealed peanut butter
- unopened cereal
- oats
- unopened spices
So dont throw out pantry items if they are unopened! If they are still sealed, they are still good up to 6 months!! so that is where i will leave yall for now ( I know it was kinda a shorter blog, I have cleaning on the mind today and chirstmas shopping!)
Awesome coupon tip of the post: you can use coupons on clearance merchadice as long as the coupon is not expired!
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