I am working on becoming a "hounder". That is someone who gets stuff free by stacking coupons and being an ubershopper. Sometimes you can even have the store pay you. Money Saving Mom has a lot to say about this. You should check out her website.
However, there is one draw back to this kind of shopping besides the time that it takes (well, two or three drawbacks really)
1. You have to plan really well and know your coupon stash/what's on sale/and what coupons a store has so you can stack them.
2.You have to buy things that you might not buy otherwise, for instance eggo waffles for $.47 a box, not a food we normally buy because we make our own (but if they are free or close to free, who cares?)
3. You can't really meal/menu plan this way because you never know what is going to be on sale and if it will match with your coupons. I find this frustrating a bit as I am a menu planning kind of girl.
So, as with anything slow and steady wins the race. It is fun though to get really good deals on things and there is that sly moment of shopping victory when you feel like you are sticking it to the man by being a really smart shopper.
Anyway, off to Target to buy dog food!
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