Couponing, ECB’s, and More

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I pride myself on being a super frugal shopper! In fact, I cannot remember the last time I actually paid full price for anything that wasn’t an absolute emergency for our family.  And I always have coupons! In a moment of weakness and hurry, though, this past week, I made a mad dash to Wal-Mart for a pretty good sized list of things we needed, and had no coupons.  I had to hurry and get the shopping done and get back before Hubs went to work, and I had not planned on shopping that day, so it was just a mess from the get-go.  Let me just say that Wal-Mart is not one of my favorite stores anyway, but it is the closest to us here and I knew I could get everything I needed in one place!  Well… an hour later, I loaded multiple bags of groceries and supplies into the back of my van and just shook my head in disbelief at the amount of money I had just spent! No coupons + no time + no deals = WAY too much money! I think I spent somewhere in the neighborhood of 3 times our normal bi-weekly shopping budget! Ouch! #FAIL

As if that failure wasn’t enough, while clipping and sorting coupons a couple days ago, I realized that I had let $7 in Extra Care Bucks from CVS expire! That may not sound like much to most people, but to avid couponers, that’s at least two good transactions! #FAIL

*Whew!* We won’t even talk about how much time I have spent on the couch and in my pj’s this week due to lack of sleep… #FAIL

This post is part of Friday Fails at My Blessed Life.