Mish - Mash

A lot of my neighbors are serious 'couponers'. It's an automatic in on most all conversations if you mention some ad or coupon you found. I've been making fun of them since we moved in. I thought it was ridiculous to spend hours every week searching and cutting just to save a few bucks. My neighbor told me that she spends $150/month on groceries and food storage for her family of six!!! That's when I started to become really curious. I asked her how long it took her to shop and prepare for shopping. She told me that the first couple of months took a few hours to get ready every week, but after that it's really just 20 minutes of preperation and 2 stores a week. Anyway, I decided to have her teach me the ways of the syth (aka couponers). This is my first week trying it out. I spent $100 on a dozen boxes of cereal, 110 diapers, baby food, snacks, chicken, bread. My total savings added up to $50!!! I came home so excited about how much I saved. I then told my neighbor and she explained that I would have saved $30 more if I had the Sunday paper (which I'll start getting this week). So, I'm telling you all this because if you want to learn the skill I'd be happy to show you how. It all comes down to grocerysmarts(dot)com. To find out how to get the best deals you need a password (which is free, but you have to find the right one for your state). If you google grocerysmarts and your state you should be able to get it through one of the sites. But, even with out a password you can still print off all the coupons for free. If you need any help feel free to email or call me.

In other news:
Noah's first 'real' food!
Yummy green beans

Ok, I realize my nose is all squished and funny in this picture, but I love Noah's face. He's such a cutie!