Couponing for Christmas Gifts!

I was inspired by a friends blog (she's actually the friend that got me couponing in the first place) to keep track of our coupon savings while buying Christmas presents. I'm glad I did because I was pleasantly surprised with our savings.

We spent $X amount and saved $X amount. I know, that's not fair, but I can't tell you the exact numbers because that's between us and Santa. I can tell you that we saved 50%! Yup, that's right! Had we paid full retail then we would have paid twice as much for our gifts. Wow! We're pretty impressed with ourselves considering this was our first Christmas to try couponing while buying our gifts.

Here are three examples of items that we saved money on. I can't disclose the exact items because I know that some of the folks who received these gifts will be reading this blog. So, here's as much secret info as I can give you. If you want details, just ask me.

• We purchased 3 items that would have cost a total of $77.97 with shipping. After coupons, we only paid $11.39, which was just the cost of shipping.
• We were able to help our family members save as well. As a family, we purchased 5 items that retailed for $250.00. After coupons, we only paid $94.
• We also bought $75 worth of gift cards for $60.

Not to shabby, but next year our goal will be to save more than 50%!

Hebrews 13:5 - Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”