Grocery Shopping Lesson -- $252 worth of food for $128

I took my MIL (mother in law), Linda, grocery shopping tonight to see first hand that anyone can be successful at couponing.  She has been skeptical of price matching and clipping coupons, stating it was "too hard", "too time consuming", "too confusing", so I figured a crash course was just the ticket to change her mind and lure her to the dark side --- so to speak.  :)

I printed off all of the KC Savvy Shopper lists (mainly the meat and best buys from this week) and we loaded up the cart with KC Strip steaks, Ribeye steaks, boneless/skinless chicken breasts, tuna, Kraft mac and cheese, lunchmeats, coffee, sliced cheeses, puddings, crackers, watermelons, salad dressing, Mayo, and Tide... for a total of 56 products!  (Sorry there is no picture this time -- she took everything home!)

To spice things up in the check out line, I had Linda guess the total cost.  Her guess???  $300.  Wow, was she wrong!  Our product total should have been $252.76... but with coupons and price matching, it was $128.78!  That's a savings of $124 --- or 49%!  Not to shabby for a first time couponer! 

Needless to say, my MIL is now a believer and can't wait for this weekend's shopping trip... ie, her next couponing lesson!  And as Linda says, if she can do it, anyone can!