saving money and time is my goal

Hubs and I went to BJ's (basically a Sam's or Costco) today. I got a coupon book in the mail on Thursday, and as I flipped I discovered that most of the coupons in there were $2 to $3 off of frozen food items or products that we use on a regular basis. And it's discounted off the already bulk price. So I clipped, I studied, and Hubs and I went this afternoon to reap the fruits of my efforts. We stocked up on enough of some things to last us through the entire winter. And we had $45 worth of coupons. That's a lot of savings. We filled our basket and headed for the checkout, and Hubs decided to make a competition out of guessing how much the total of our "investment" would be. His guess was $125 higher than mine. He made fun of me for how low my guess was. Then we stood and watched as the register finished... within $6 of my guess. As I told Hubs then, it's because grocery shopping is my job in this family in the first place. Every two weeks I go through the process of clipping coupons, planning our menu, and bargain shopping for groceries. It's my job, I feel accomplished and successful when I walk out of the grocery store knowing that we saved money. And yesterday was a day I'll remember and repeat as often as possible. We will be saving around $100 off of our monthly budget for at least the next 3 months, and it will significantly reduce for much longer. Going just slightly over budget this month will benefit us immensely as we watch this day pay out.

Not to mention the thrill of the win surged through my veins as I sipped my $1.09 "Classic Cherry" Icee and chewed my $0.89 pretzel - the spoils of my victory.

It was a good day.