I used to be REALLY good at couponing, before a lot of the stores around here changed their policies. A lot of places here don't double coupons anymore, so I stopped, thinking it wasn't worth my time. Recently, with a little encouragement from a few of my friends I decided to get back into it. Today was my first attempt at Target.

Transaction 1:
2 John Frieda Hair Dyes - $11.99 each
Scotch Scissors - $1.49
2 Old Spice Shower Gel value packs (each pack has a 16oz and an 8.4oz bottle) - $3.40 each
Coupons
2 $5.00 off John Frieda Target Coupons
2 $5.00 off John Frieda Manufacturer coupons
BOGO Old Spice Shower Gel
$1 off scotch scissors
Total cost: $9.38 with a $5 Target Gift Card back

Transaction 2:
3 bags of frozen veggies - $0.99 each
1 bag of frozen shelled edamame - $1.08
2 boxes lean pockets - $2 each
Coupons
$1.00 off 4 frozen veggies
$1.25 off 2 Lean Pockets
Total cost: $5.80 minus $5 GC from 1st trans = $0.80.

(Now, I haven't dyed my hair in 7 years or so, but I actually made a dollar by buying it. My mom dyes her hair, and I'm going to visit her in a few weeks, so I will be giving the hair dye to her. And she actually needed some, so I just saved her a lot of money!)

All in all I think I did well! I try to stick to buying things that I know we need or use, and not just buy random things because they're free or very cheap.