First Things First

I am so excited to be starting this blog! I have been having so much fun over the last eight months or so learning how to strategically shop to save tons of money. I have taken our weekly grocery bill from somewhere around $150-$200 down to about $60. SIXTY DOLLARS! To feed a family of four! I'm going to share with you week by week exactly how I do it and try to make it educational enough that you can do it too.

Does it take time to save money like this? Absolutely. Tons? No. The most time-consuming part is the actual clipping and filing of the coupons, but those are things that can be done while watching TV or talking on the phone...women are brilliant multi-taskers--there's no reason for coupons to take over your life! Although if you don't have a good filing system, you'll feel like they're taking over your house! But more on that later... 

There is so much ground to cover that it's a little overwhelming to even know where to begin. I'll try to take things a step at a time and share with you tips and tidbits along the way. I will be directing you to some of my favorite blogs online where I gain a lot of information each week on where the best deals are and hopefully you can begin to frequent those pages as well.  I'm also hoping I can give you some fun tips for your home and your lives. It's not easy to be busy moms...especially in the 'burbs where there is always a lot of pressure to "keep up with the Joneses". There are always ways to accomplish things on a budget--you just have to get creative! I hope I can help change the way you think so that you can tighten your belts a little as we continue navigating the path of our crazy economy.

Let's get started!!!