~The Hunt~

I found myself wishing Sunday would hurry up and get here so I could run downstairs and get the paper. I already had my gear ready. I always look at the CVS, Walgreens, Target, and K-Mart ads first. Here is exactly how I start my savings mission:

• Have a notebook and pen ready to write down the items you see that are a great deal.
• I look to see if I have a coupon for that product in my coupon binder.
• Mark the item on the store circular with an X or just circle the item.
• I write down what the item is, how much it is on sale, the coupon amount, rewards amount (if any applies), and then the total of the item once I deducted these amounts.
• Once I am done writing down the items from that one store, I start the planning on how to go about my transactions.

By this point, I am so excited to go shopping that I can't focus on anything else. The key to getting the best deals is to go early in the week. You don't want to get to the store and find everything picked over because a crazy coupon lady stockpiled all of it. Ha Ha!!

******I will post a picture of my cute binder once I have completed it.

I will be out of town this weekend so I will have everything ready by early next week.