Mueller's Whole Grain Pasta for 18-cents each (Extreme Couponing Post #2)

My total was $1.70 after couponing... 90 cents worth of pasta and .69 cents for gummy bears.

I love saving money...  Meteorologist Robb Ellis is calling me Coupon Sally these days!  And everyone around here seems to be getting a kick out of my newfound hobby of couponing.  But, let me tell you something.  If you overspend on something, people will call you a sucker.  If you start collecting coupons, people might call you cheap.  I don't think I'm either.  If a money-saving tool is staring me in the face... then I'm going to at least listen.  No suckers here.  Besides, the money I save in a week can buy a pair of shoes!

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It's actually been a few weeks since I started giving couponing a try. And, thanks to my coupon coach, Mary Beth, I'm off to a pretty good understanding on how to save money at Harris Teeter.  And, I've learned a few things along the way, too.

If you're a newbie, a great place to start is www.weusecoupons.com.  They'll teach you the VERY basics. I love that website, thanks to MB.  She also taught me the best lesson - form a NEW email just for couponing.  Mine happens to be
couponmichellelitv@gmail.com, in case you want to send anything my way!

I also look at www.southernsavers.com. They seem to have such a great wealth of knowledge, but they also seem to LOVE CVS. Unfortunately, my Padawan mind can only handle learning about one store at a time. Thinking about CVS' Extra Care Bucks system makes my head want to explode. So, right now, I'm sticking to the H-T.

Again, it can be like drinking water from a fire hydrant. But, I'm going slow.

So... I've bought a few things this week with coupons, but I really wanted to share this deal with you.  It's my favorite deal.  It's Mueller's Whole Grain spaghetti, which I bought for 18-cents a box.  It normally costs $1.75.  That means I spent 90-cents on something that would have cost $8.75.

How did I do it?

**The key is to buy something that's already on sale... and then match with a coupon from my arsenal.**

1.  The pasta was on sale for Buy 2/Get 3 free.
2.  Register you VIC card online (e-vic)
3.  I had two coupons, 1 for .55-cents, another for .75-cents.  I got one online and the other in a Sunday paper.

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4.  Know that Harris Teeter doubles coupons up to $1.00... that means I got $1.10 + $1.50 off the two boxes that cost $1.75 each.  
5.  That means two boxes cost $3.50 minus $2.60 in coupons = .90 cents.  And... since I bought two boxes, I got three for free!  
6.  So, .90-cents divided by 5 = .18 cents a box.

BOOM!  Whole Grain pasta is so healthy for you.  So, it was money well spent.  And... what did I do with my savings?  Bought a lottery ticket.  Afterall, I'm feeling pretty lucky.

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