New year equals big plans.

In November this year my husband and I sat down and made a budget. Bad time of year to do that Christmas had different ideas. This year I am determined to stick to it. Last year a friend of mine introduced me to coupons. I thin I am finally at a point where I am comfortable using them and saving a ton of money. I have begun stockpiling things and am loving it. As a stay at home mom with four children every dime I can save is worth it to me.

The one thing I am not telling my hubby is exactly how much I am saving. I am going to be putting a small amount into a seperate acount. This coming December we will be married 10 years and I would like to save up a little money so we can do something special.

So here is what I bought today so you can see exactly how much I am saving,

Walgrees

chex mix is on sale for 0.099
I bought 5
I used 0.50 off of 2 (2)
which made my total 4.00 plus tax.
I then got 3.50 register rewards.

Which made it 0.50 plus tax for all 5.

My next purchase was pantene pro v shampoo and conditioner.
on sale this week 2 for 7 with a 2.00 RR
I then used a 3.00 off 2 coupon from last sundays paper
I also used my 3.50 RR from the chex mix.

Out of pocket I spent under a dollar and walked out with 2.oo in RR

I know I am not getting better at blogging. I have been making things I promise I somehow lost the battery charger for my camera. I am looking forward to a new year and a new schedule. I am planning on sticking to a schedule and a budget this year. Now that I have this coupon thing situated I think I can really do this. The kids have recently started saving money for a vacation in which we have told them we would match so we will this where this adventure takes us.