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Monday, May 09, 2005
Saving Money
So, while doing a little research on the net, I found this really cool site.
The idea behind the Grocery Game is that for a (very small, all things considered) fee, the nice people at the GG will track sales trends, keep tabs on what coupons have been in the paper recently (and haven't expired yet), and what's on sale (either just on sale, a really good deal, or... if you go to the right store and have the right coupons, free!) this week.
What do you do? You get the newspaper. Or several newspapers. You clip the coupons and look through the ads. Then you print out the list and head out to the store. The reason you might want several newspapers is that when things are either really good deals or FREE, you stockpile. Once you get your stockpile established (they say about 12 weeks is the average for getting the stockpile completed), you're grocery bill will drop dramatically.
It makes sense. If you get the coupons and stockpile when things are really, really cheap, then use your reserves when the prices are a bit higher at the store, then of course you'll save money. R and I are both doing the 4 week trial right now. I'll let you know what I decide.
That being said... if anyone has any extra coupons they're not using... I'll take 'em!!!
The idea behind the Grocery Game is that for a (very small, all things considered) fee, the nice people at the GG will track sales trends, keep tabs on what coupons have been in the paper recently (and haven't expired yet), and what's on sale (either just on sale, a really good deal, or... if you go to the right store and have the right coupons, free!) this week.
What do you do? You get the newspaper. Or several newspapers. You clip the coupons and look through the ads. Then you print out the list and head out to the store. The reason you might want several newspapers is that when things are either really good deals or FREE, you stockpile. Once you get your stockpile established (they say about 12 weeks is the average for getting the stockpile completed), you're grocery bill will drop dramatically.
It makes sense. If you get the coupons and stockpile when things are really, really cheap, then use your reserves when the prices are a bit higher at the store, then of course you'll save money. R and I are both doing the 4 week trial right now. I'll let you know what I decide.
That being said... if anyone has any extra coupons they're not using... I'll take 'em!!!
