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I've used 63 coupons so far this year, and the news is not good.
Total savings: $75.28
Total spent on impulse buys: $106.08 (after savings)
Now, granted, I cannot say for sure I never would have bought any of the impulse items, or if I hadn't bought them I wouldn't have bought something else (say, instead of Teddy Grahams I would have gotten Oreos or something). A lot of the make-up purchases I probably wouldn't have made, though, and they are by far the worst offenders.
And not all of the impulse purchases are bad, I bought a flat of Halos, which are good for you, but also expensive and I had to give a bunch away because I can't eat a ton of them on my own. And arguably I would have eventually bought sausage.
If I change those two it brings impulse spending down to $92.76. Still more than the savings! But without those impulse items, which are also by far the best coupons... I'd have only saved... $39.50.
So really, in all honestly, couponing has saved me $39.50 and made me spend $92.76 on things I might not have purchased. Hmmmmm...
I don't think I'm a very good couponer. I have a goal to use 100 this year, once I hit that I think I'll quit. And I need to get much more selective about the coupons I use.
Total savings: $75.28
Total spent on impulse buys: $106.08 (after savings)
Now, granted, I cannot say for sure I never would have bought any of the impulse items, or if I hadn't bought them I wouldn't have bought something else (say, instead of Teddy Grahams I would have gotten Oreos or something). A lot of the make-up purchases I probably wouldn't have made, though, and they are by far the worst offenders.
And not all of the impulse purchases are bad, I bought a flat of Halos, which are good for you, but also expensive and I had to give a bunch away because I can't eat a ton of them on my own. And arguably I would have eventually bought sausage.
If I change those two it brings impulse spending down to $92.76. Still more than the savings! But without those impulse items, which are also by far the best coupons... I'd have only saved... $39.50.
So really, in all honestly, couponing has saved me $39.50 and made me spend $92.76 on things I might not have purchased. Hmmmmm...
I don't think I'm a very good couponer. I have a goal to use 100 this year, once I hit that I think I'll quit. And I need to get much more selective about the coupons I use.