I can check that off of my Goals for 2009 list!

Since by the grace of God I have all 4 kids asleep and it's not yet 9pm, I took the quiet opportunity to balance the checkbook and enter my latest coupon savings into my excel worksheet (the one my lovely mother created for me, the Amish one). Drumroll please..........

One of my goals for 2009 was to save $1000 with manufacturers coupons (like the kind you find in Sunday's paper). It's official. As of right now I have saved $1003.38. Now, in total coupons I past the $1000 mark a while ago. That's counting store coupons like at JoAnns and Michaels as well as Target receipt coupons and online coupon codes, etc. With all coupons combined my savings sits at $1327.45! I've also kept track of what I have spent obtaining the coupons (aside from the ones people have shared with me and the ones I print off the internet) and that comes to less than $100.

Now, you might say, "But what junk did you buy with all those coupons?" I only buy things I need and will use. I just love to get a good deal on things we need all the time. It's like a game to me. It helps me keep my other goals of saving for our next house (we should have a very nice down payment ready when Dustin returns) and our retirement.

So get out there and buy that Sunday paper! Since I don't shop or ask others to work on Sunday by bringing me my paper, I buy it Monday morning at Wal-Mart. In bigger cities there is often a Early Edition of the Sunday paper available after 4 on Saturday afternoon. It's like free money, folks! Run out and get you some! Oh, and don't forget your online printables- that's like printing your own money!