Keepin' it Real

As much as I'd like to, I'm probably never going to achieve a 90% savings on every shopping trip. It would be foolish of me to expect it.

I watched two episodes of TLC's Extreme Couponing show last night. I cannot imagine shopping the way those people do. Who would even want to spend 30+ hours a week clipping coupons and planning shopping trips? Not me.

I saw this great article on A Full Cup earlier this week. It has some great info about keeping realistic expectations and a list of myths and facts about extreme couponing. Check it out-- Extremely Unrealistic Expectations - Let's Get Real About Couponing.

The point of using coupons is to save money! Plain and simple. It's not to walk out of one store with hundreds of items for free. Though you'll never hear me complain about a freebie or two... :)