Comments on: My new obsession….er, hobby… http://jauntyquills.com/2010/01/19/my-new-obsession-er-hobby/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:33:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Margo Maguire http://jauntyquills.com/2010/01/19/my-new-obsession-er-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-272855 Margo Maguire Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:38:37 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=3065#comment-272855 I'm a "pantser" when I go to the grocery store. (For any non-writer out there: it means I fly by the seat of my pants!) I've always been a frugal shopper, although I haven't clipped coupons in years. It got to where it seemed like it was more trouble than it was worth. As I go up and down every aisle, I pick up the groceries that are the usual weekly staples in our household. And when I go to the meat counter, I choose whatever's on sale and put it in the freezer. The meals revolve around whatever deals I've found ... I’m a “pantser” when I go to the grocery store. (For any non-writer out there: it means I fly by the seat of my pants!)

I’ve always been a frugal shopper, although I haven’t clipped coupons in years. It got to where it seemed like it was more trouble than it was worth. As I go up and down every aisle, I pick up the groceries that are the usual weekly staples in our household. And when I go to the meat counter, I choose whatever’s on sale and put it in the freezer. The meals revolve around whatever deals I’ve found …

]]> By: Stacy http://jauntyquills.com/2010/01/19/my-new-obsession-er-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-272853 Stacy Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:31:12 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=3065#comment-272853 I love meal planning. It not only saves money, it makes dinner time less stressful, and we lose less to spoilage. You can sign up for email promotions and rebates from some manufacturers' Web sites. Oil of Olay offers good rebates on its more expensive products. I think other companies do similar things. I love meal planning. It not only saves money, it makes dinner time less stressful, and we lose less to spoilage. You can sign up for email promotions and rebates from some manufacturers’ Web sites. Oil of Olay offers good rebates on its more expensive products. I think other companies do similar things.

]]> By: Emily McKay http://jauntyquills.com/2010/01/19/my-new-obsession-er-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-272843 Emily McKay Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:00:38 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=3065#comment-272843 I do meal planning (but not with the flyer, since we don't get the newspaper), but I don't clip coupons. In my experience, I don't buy the things I see coupons for. Sure, once a year or so, I need catsup or whatever, but really I buy a lot of fresh veggies and eggs and tofu and things like that. You just don't see coupons for those things. But meal planning with the flyer probably would save money. And I want to start doing that thing were you keep track of how much things normally cost, so you can stock up when it's on sale. I do meal planning (but not with the flyer, since we don’t get the newspaper), but I don’t clip coupons. In my experience, I don’t buy the things I see coupons for. Sure, once a year or so, I need catsup or whatever, but really I buy a lot of fresh veggies and eggs and tofu and things like that. You just don’t see coupons for those things.
But meal planning with the flyer probably would save money. And I want to start doing that thing were you keep track of how much things normally cost, so you can stock up when it’s on sale.

]]> By: RobynDeHart http://jauntyquills.com/2010/01/19/my-new-obsession-er-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-272839 RobynDeHart Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:35:17 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=3065#comment-272839 Tonya, I think thinking of it as a game is a great mentality. Keeps you motivated! Shana, I so know that feeling. Cooking isn't easy and it's hard to keep up creativity and health and whatnot. I found that if I have a couple of meals a week that are always there - like I do whole wheat spaghetti with homemade meat sauce on Tuesdays and Sunday nights we always have breakfast - it helps keep me going b/c those nights are no-brainers. Nancy, that's so great! The Professor is not much of a cook, but he keeps saying he wants to learn to do more. Rebekah, it is amazing and fun too (at least so far!) Catslady, wow, clipping coupons for 40 years, I hope I can say that someday. And 40%, that's a good goal for me to aim to. Yesterday I hit 25% which I think was a pretty good start. Tonya, I think thinking of it as a game is a great mentality. Keeps you motivated!

Shana, I so know that feeling. Cooking isn’t easy and it’s hard to keep up creativity and health and whatnot. I found that if I have a couple of meals a week that are always there – like I do whole wheat spaghetti with homemade meat sauce on Tuesdays and Sunday nights we always have breakfast – it helps keep me going b/c those nights are no-brainers.

Nancy, that’s so great! The Professor is not much of a cook, but he keeps saying he wants to learn to do more.

Rebekah, it is amazing and fun too (at least so far!)

Catslady, wow, clipping coupons for 40 years, I hope I can say that someday. And 40%, that’s a good goal for me to aim to. Yesterday I hit 25% which I think was a pretty good start.

]]> By: catslady http://jauntyquills.com/2010/01/19/my-new-obsession-er-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-272822 catslady Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:20:05 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=3065#comment-272822 I use to be a huge coupon clipper. I started 40 years ago!! Coupons did not have such short expirations back then and rebates although not large (they were if you take in inflation) weren't so complicated. I had boxes and bags full of upc's that needed to be sent in. I spent my weekends working on it and when I quit working I spent time every day. I can honestly say I saved about 40% more or less of my food bill. It was really fun to go in with all the totally free coupons once in a while. But then they started needing register receipts. Well that only works if you buy one thing on the receipt because then they wanted original receipts for each rebate. I still clip coupons but I don't make the huge savings that I use to. I use to be a huge coupon clipper. I started 40 years ago!! Coupons did not have such short expirations back then and rebates although not large (they were if you take in inflation) weren’t so complicated. I had boxes and bags full of upc’s that needed to be sent in. I spent my weekends working on it and when I quit working I spent time every day. I can honestly say I saved about 40% more or less of my food bill. It was really fun to go in with all the totally free coupons once in a while. But then they started needing register receipts. Well that only works if you buy one thing on the receipt because then they wanted original receipts for each rebate. I still clip coupons but I don’t make the huge savings that I use to.

]]> By: Rebekah E. http://jauntyquills.com/2010/01/19/my-new-obsession-er-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-272819 Rebekah E. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:54:40 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=3065#comment-272819 I have been clipping coupons for about a year and have just started making a menu. I love it. It is amazing how much money you can save. I have been clipping coupons for about a year and have just started making a menu. I love it. It is amazing how much money you can save.

]]> By: Nancy Robards Thompson http://jauntyquills.com/2010/01/19/my-new-obsession-er-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-272817 Nancy Robards Thompson Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:37:30 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=3065#comment-272817 Wow, Robyn, you are a Goddess! I’m so impressed! I love the philosophy of couponing – more so, the idea of being that organized - but I’m sort of hit or miss at it. My husband, on the other hand, is a pro. It’s almost a sport for him. He mostly shops sales and two-for-one deals (clips the occasional coupon). He takes such pride in cooking a delicious meal and saying, “This only cost $2.00 per person. In a restaurant you’d pay $12-15 per plate.” Wow, Robyn, you are a Goddess! I’m so impressed! I love the philosophy of couponing – more so, the idea of being that organized – but I’m sort of hit or miss at it. My husband, on the other hand, is a pro. It’s almost a sport for him. He mostly shops sales and two-for-one deals (clips the occasional coupon). He takes such pride in cooking a delicious meal and saying, “This only cost $2.00 per person. In a restaurant you’d pay $12-15 per plate.”

]]> By: Shana http://jauntyquills.com/2010/01/19/my-new-obsession-er-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-272801 Shana Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:33:39 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=3065#comment-272801 Wow! I'm so impressed. I wish I could be that organized about meal planning. USF and I make a menu for the week and buy what we need to amke those items. Unfortunately, about halfway through the week we're usually exhausted and lose the energy to cook, so we end up getting Subway or pizza. Wow! I’m so impressed. I wish I could be that organized about meal planning. USF and I make a menu for the week and buy what we need to amke those items. Unfortunately, about halfway through the week we’re usually exhausted and lose the energy to cook, so we end up getting Subway or pizza.

]]> By: Tonya Kappes http://jauntyquills.com/2010/01/19/my-new-obsession-er-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-272795 Tonya Kappes Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:13:08 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/?p=3065#comment-272795 I recently became a coupon cutter. It became sort of a game to beat my sister~HAHA!! We are big DAVE RAMSEY fans and we do plan grocery trips. We just refinanced for 15 years and with a family of six-coupons are a welcome savings. :razz: I recently became a coupon cutter. It became sort of a game to beat my sister~HAHA!! We are big DAVE RAMSEY fans and we do plan grocery trips.
We just refinanced for 15 years and with a family of six-coupons are a welcome savings. :razz:

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