Money Saving, Alice.com & Giveaway

No recipes in today's blog. Things have been hectic as is usually the case. Today I wanted to share some super great ideas for saving money when buying groceries. I have a subscription to the Sunday paper, so my typical Sunday mornings include looking through sale ads, clipping the coupons. I then visit a few different websites for ideas of how to use these coupons. I check my cousins blog www.savingyoudinero.com which has ideas for coupons for groceries, household items, and the list goes on. Through using her site, I have come across some other truly great blogs which have helped me save money. Some of my favorites are www.fiddledeedeemom.com, www.couponingtodisney.blogspot.com. I use fiddledeedeemom for Publix deals and couponingtodisney for Christmas shopping ideas.
In clipping all of these coupons, I am in dire need of a better organizational tool. I have a plastic thing that holds my coupons, but has no sorter. I tried to design my own by putting small envelopes labeled with different grocer departments. This helps a lot, but I have had more than one occasion where all of my envelopes slid out of the plastic holder all over the floor of the store. Ugh! This brings me to another blog that I enjoy reading for delicious recipes (I spend hours a day looking at food blogs for recipe ideas...lol). http://www.thenovicechefblog.com/. Today, she decided to blog about her money saving advice. Some great ideas I got from reading her blog today include getting 2 newspapers, keeping your coupons with you at all times, and making a plan. I definitley impulse buy especially when I have a good coupon. If I had a plan, I might not be tempted to buy those impulse buys. She also has a link to a website www.alice.com where you can buy household items for much less and with free shipping! Check out her blog http://www.thenovicechefblog.com/2009/11/alicecom-and-giveaway.html. She is also giving away a super cute coupon organizer!
Enjoy!