My Couponing Journey

I have being going full steam ahead in my couponing journey. I have been coupon blog hopping and clipping coupons like crazy. Last week I couponed all week. I wrote out my shopping list like a hundred times. I had everything ready.
I even went and bought me a coupon binder.

It's not the pretties binder right now and I couldn't find the right size inserts I wanted, but this one will do for now.

These are my saving from this weekends shopping trip. It's not 98% savings or anything like that, but it's pretty darn awesome to me.
I can't wait to go shopping again. I feel I'm getting better at this.
How much have you saved with coupons?

Preparing to Shop

So I have been learning more and more about couponing. I'm addicted to TLC's Extreme Couponing. I wanna be one of those ladies soooo bad. I have my coupon blogs I follow. I search for  all the good coupons. I'm going today to buy myself a coupon binder. I'm really excited about that. I know it's silly to be excited over a 3 ring binder, but I really am.
We shop at Kroger most the time, so I started following I Heart Kroger. This way I see all the coupons and deals going on there. I also follow I Heart the Mart too. I still love wal-mart. I have my coupons right now I still have to make my shopping list. I hope to one day save more than I spend.
Wish me luck because we so need it.

Target Coupon Drama

A few days ago to saw that Target was offering coupons on their website. I got super excited and printed just about all of them out. I had my list ready and I knew what I was going in to get and I was ready.
I got my $40 worth of food and I had my $10 worth on coupons in hand when the hubs, me, and the little mess got up to the counter.
Food scanned, coupons handed in, and BAM!!!!! NOPE THESE COUPONS DON'T WORK!!!!!
The manager was called over because the coupon wasn't scanning. I went on about how I got them off their web site and they should work. The very rude manager went on about how they "looked" photo copied. REALLY!!!! Photo copied. I don't care so much a coupon that I would photo copy them. Really is wasn't like a get anything free coupon! I asked if they could be keyed in. Like most stores would do if something wouldn't scan and the manager told me no.
It's been such a busy day that I didn't feel like fighting with this very rude, and ugly I may say, manager woman. The hubs paid the $40 for our way too over priced food and we left. If  I would have been in the mood for it. I would have fought until I was blue in the face with this lady. But being that it is Super Bowl Sunday and we got people coming over, I was in a hurry.

WARNING: DO NOT PRINT THE COUPONS OFF TARGETS WEB SITE. YOU MIGHT END UP PAYING FULL PRICE!!!!