Hi! I've been couponing for almost two months now. I decided to try it out for a few weeks to see if it made any difference for our struggling family. It HAS!!!!!

DH and I have been married less than a year and have had some major struggles, including unemployment and an across-the-state move. There were months when we lived off rice and not much else, and for a few weeks we even gave our food to the dog because we'd run out and couldn't afford more. That's what sold me on couponing. Just a couple of weeks after I started, I found a great deal at PetCo: Canyon Creek Ranch 5lb bags were on sale for 9.99 and I had $10 off coupons with no size restriction. To make the deal even sweeter, 2 of the bags had peelies for 2 free cans of wet food. I got 15lbs of food, plus 4 cans of wet food and only paid tax, less than $4.

I spent yesterday afternoon re-organizing the kitchen cabinets to accommodate my modest stockpile, and when DH came home from work I brought him in to show him what we have. He was shocked to see the shelves that were (just months ago) completely bare filled with more than 5 dozen cans of tomatoes, 28 boxes of cereal, 20 boxes of potatoes, 10 boxes of pasta sides, crackers, stuffing, soups, cookie and cake mixes.... All without increasing our grocery budget.

I thanked him for working hard and making it possible for our new family to have so much and he thanked me and said that couponing was making our life better and he was happy that I was willing to spend the time and effort to do it. It was a definite bonding moment for the two of us, and I will never go back to any other way of shopping!

congrats! It's so nice when they finally get it

That is a great story of your beginning !!!!!!!! I would like to Welcome you here to WUC and I hope your family continues to grow in the right direction. Allot of us here have started out because we didn't have the means to support our families. I congratulate you and your family to taking the step and steps in the right direction, may no one ever go hungry in your family again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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That's great to hear!! Whereabouts are you in Roswell? I used to live in Sandy Springs and thought if you were close to that area I could give you some pointers on some great places to shop.

My name is Stephanie and I am a recent medical school graduate! Just trying to study for my licensing exams and save money so I can start a residency in July 2014!

I'm in Roswell also. We can compare notes if you like.

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Welcome & congrats on the stockpile! Isn't it an awesome feeling to be able to look at what you have gotten for very low or free & know that you could feed your family just fine for awhile without a trip to the store if needed? I'm so happy for you!

BRAVO!!!!!!! Just think--in a few months not only will you be able to fully care for your family-you will also have surplus to share with others struggling to survive-THAT is what out site is all about--WELCOME to WUC!

such a great story!! so very proud of you! hope things get better and better for you.

WELCOME TO WUC!