When making a stockpile do the math on items you would have spent without a coupon.
example:
The leading laundry soap runs you about 8 to 12 dollars per bottle, I have noticed that a lot of less popular brands smell just as great and are a lot cheaper; grocery stores are more likely to put these less expensive items on sale more often and most times they will run you about $1.99 a bottle. (when on sale)
With that said a bottle that would have cost you 12 bucks just turned into 6 bottles of a cheaper brand this is the best way to start your laundry soap potion of your stockpile.
Sometimes you may get really lucky and get a great coupon and get excited and use it right away; I learned my lesson from that, check your expiry dates and wait odds are a sale cycle runs about every three months so if that product was on sale in January the odd are in April it will be the exact same sale if not very similar.
Always search your fliers and online database before you run to the store with your coupons to start shopping always have a game plan.
When buying pasta products the same rules apply.
Some pasta can cost almost 3 dollars a box but if you save your coupons and wait for a sale you can be getting these for cents a box. Even when i see a generic brand on sale for .99 cents I always stock up; Pasta is a very smart thing to stock up on because is doesn't go bad for a very very long time actually years.
In conclusion
Watch your sales and don't jump the gun to buy multiple items with your massive amount of duplicate couponers be patient and wait, if you actually do have extra time on your hands i do suggest that you do take a day and drive from store to store and compare the prices of your usual brands. You will thank yourself later for it.
Be frugal and happy couponing
Melissa Ann
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