Couponing

I decided last week that I wanted to try out couponing (I know, I'm officially a dork). Not just clipping a few coupons in the Sunday ads and mailers we get but actually getting stuff for almost nothing. I started looking at a few blogs dedicated to this and am completely hooked (at least for this week). I never knew there were such good deals on things I normally buy!

For example, I stopped by Target this morning before my doctor's appointment and got this stuff ...


For a total of $3.09.


Plus I have a $5 rebate for buying 3 Scrubbing Bubbles products. So even with the cost of a stamp, I made $1.47. Granted I spent something on the envelope and printing the coupons, but this is stuff I'm going to buy anyway (or at least equivalent to what I'd buy normally and just a different brand) and at worst, I got it for free.

The downside right now is that I don't know what I'm doing and am spending a lot more time than I have looking at all these blogs and printing coupons. I should be doing stuff like packing my bag for the hospital during Carter's naps or once he's in bed, but I'm addicted. Brian probably thinks I'm crazy, but he has admitted that I am finding some good deals.

However, this will probably all cease in a week or two when the baby arrives!