With the recent move, it was crazy to see what we had tucked away. Even with watching the extras I bought before the move, we still came with 12 boxes of cereal and 20 boxes of pasta, amongst other amounts of things. I even thinned out the medicines and cleaning supplies but still have way too many things.
So I figure I could get through a month without buying anything not needed. Until I saw some sale ads and slipped.
Slip 1-- Cereal sale. A store had a sale on some Kelloggs cereal and I had decent coupons to match. Plus all of my cereal I moved was 75% Lucky Charms and the kids were getting bored with it. I ended up getting 8 boxes, which I still have 6 boxes of since we don't eat cereal every day.
Slip 2-- Razor blades. CVS had a good sale and Extra Care Buck back promo that made the blades I prefer almost 75% off when I added in a coupon. Didn't really need them but they don't go bad.
Slip 3-- Berries. They are in season and I now have a few pounds in my freezer for smoothies.
Slip 4-- Pickling Cucumbers. Same as the berries, except they are pickled in jars-- right now I have 9 still.
Slip 5-- School supplies. Don't need them for us personal, but the Church was doing a drive. And I had Staples Rewards expiring.
So all in all, I don't think this was that bad. Really nothing crazy, no free shampoo(or anything we don't use) because it's free or really large amounts. And it's has helped me see what we truly use and need.
(Disclaimer-- we do use shampoo-- I just use certain brands of items vs whatever is free so I don't chase all the freebies anymore)
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