Are You Saving All the Money You Can?

You have been through the Online Coupon Workshop and now you are wondering if you are really saving all that you can.  Probably not.  “What?” you scream at the computer screen, “But I am trying so hard!”  Yes, you are and I think you are doing a GREAT job.  I have heard the reports and I am so pleased that so many people are seeing results, but even I could be saving more money.  I do not think we can ever stop evaluating our spending habits.

Speaking of evaluating… let’s do a little checklist to see how well you are doing:

1) Are you saving more on each trip than you are spending?

2) Are you avoiding impulse buys?

3) Have you seen a drop in your grocery spending?

4) Are you planning menus for the week out of your stockpile?

5) Have you tried to keep your purchases to sales items for which you have coupons?

6) Have you been following this blog (or any blog) regularly?

7) Have you been keeping a price book or have you joined The Grocery Game to track prices?

8 ) Have you gotten a newspaper each Sunday?

9) Have you gotten more than one newspaper each Sunday?

10) Have you figured out a strategy for saving the most using multiple transactions?

11) Have you found a way to track your spending?

12) Have you found a coupon organization method that fits into your lifestyle?

13) Are you using social shopping or other incentive websites to get more for free?

14) Have you joined all the rewards programs you can find?

If you answered “no,” to any of these questions, you could be saving even more.  Welcome to Advanced Penny Pinching!  (Honestly, I found myself on that list so I will work with you on this.)

Over the next two weeks, we will be delving deeper into savings strategies.  So, get ready!  Let’s save some MORE money!