My Story

I live in Northern Virginia just outside of DC where everything from rent to grocery bills are high.  Whenever my husband and I visit family in the Midwest we always load up the car with non-perishables that retail for half of what you'd find in our area. 

I am an avid TLC fan and after watching Extreme Couponing, I decided to give it a try.  We often found ourselves spending $300 at the grocery store for a half a cart full of items and tended to avoid it altogether and opted for take-out instead.  I started small, taking whatever coupons I had cut that week to the store and it was frustrating to see our totals only decreasing by a small amount each trip.  After a few false starts and some advice from "Pick Another Checkout Lane, Honey" from the Krazy Koupon Ladies I unlocked the secret to saving big bucks: buy items when they are on sale and you have a coupon. 

There was only one problem; my one bedroom apartment barely has enough closet space for our clothes and we had already converted our linen closet to a pantry.  In order to stockpile and save money, I was going to have to be creative. 

After a few months of diligent planning and some creative reorganization, we have a small stockpile of items that allows us to be choosy about when we make our purchases.  With cramped couponing, you might have to pay a little more than those with large basements and 7 year supplies but the savings can still be significant.

I regularly shop at Giant and Harris Teeter and occasionally at Target when they have good store coupons.   I'll be chronicling my shopping trips each week and pointing out great deals to stock up on along with tips for maximizing space and finding new places to stash your stockpile.