Good, Better, Best: Tips for Saving More at the Grocery Store

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Are you already good at shopping & saving your family money? Do you want to get better? Or is it your goal to the BEST shopper your family & friends know? Networking with other How to Have It All followers/readers […]

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Stockpile Blessing: When it Rains it Pours

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We’ve all heard the expression, “when it rains, it pours” but we NEVER want to find ourselves in this situation in our lives- at least not without rain boots & a raincoat! At the Jackson household (since Christmas week), we’ve […]

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Bad Couponing: 9 Tips to Avoid It – Discussion

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A friend sent me a link to the article on Yahoo! Finance- Bad Couponing: 9 Tips to Avoid It. While I agree with some of the statements in the article, there is misinformation in this column. The Good Points: It […]

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Kroger Shopping Trip: 54% Savings

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I made a run to Kroger a couple of days ago for a regular shopping trip plus I wanted to stockup on Tide. I also did the Kellogg’s/ Kashi deal since we needed cereal. Some deals I scored: (2) StarKist […]

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Changes in Coupon Barcodes

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  You might have noticed recently that coupons look a little different. In July of 2011 many companies started switching over to the new GS1 databar on coupons. Until recently, coupons still contained the old UPC style barcode and the […]

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Coupons 101: Coupon Organization The Binder Method

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There are many different ways to organize your coupons. It is really a personal preference on what works best for you. I currently use the binder method. That means I organize my coupons into categories in baseball card sheets in […]

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CVS and Dollar General Shopping Trips 1/4/12

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I made a trip to CVS this week since I still had a lot of ExtraBucks (ECBs) and there was a deal for contact solution. Hubby really likes the CVS brand multipurpose contact solution- even more than the more expensive […]

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Target Shopping Trip 49% Savings

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I made a Target run this afternoon just to get out the house and enjoy a free Starbucks latte for my December birthday! I browsed the Christmas clearance items. Then, with my coupon binder in hand, I searched for unadvertised […]

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