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  1. 05-06-2010, 04:21 PM #1
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    Default Massachusetts family of 6 lives off $4/wk for food

    Good Morning America segment about a family that feeds a family of 6 for $4 a week

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQNvdKNTZUg]YouTube - Massachusetts family of 6 lives off $4/wk for food[/ame]
    "Everyday as your walking down the street, everybody that you met has an original point of view" -Arthur PBS

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    Wow. I think my mouth hung open in awe after watching that. I love the seafood trick. Have to see if our stores have deals like that. I have saved with coupons, but not like that. Very impressive. I want a Shaws.
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    That is AWESOME!
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    Wow!!! Amazing and very impressed.
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    Wow! That's crazy!
    An obstacle is what comes up when you lose sight of your goal.

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    That is astounding.
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    I really wish we had double coupons! That was an awesome shop!
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    I think I have a new Hero.
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    I too had my jaw drop at this video.

    I not talented that way.
    "Everyday as your walking down the street, everybody that you met has an original point of view" -Arthur PBS

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    I love stories like this! We have a double coupon store here but you have to shop very carefully. It's nothing like Shaws and I wish we had a Shaws here. I could take full advantage of that store.

    The trick is combining the store coupons, register rewards, extra bucks, etc...Buy smaller items so you can get them for pennies after a coupon. It does take time to coupon and you have to know what you are doing.

    I've never paid for health and beauty products because I take advantage of CVS Extra Bucks and Walgreen's Register Rewards.

    A friend of mine has yard sales every so often to unload her stockpile. She can make a pretty good living and I am nowhere near her caliber when it comes to couponing.

    It helps to join a coupon club or group and go to the store with someone who knows what they are doing. Once you get the hang of it, it's smooth sailing!
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    Yeah, it would take a ton of time and energy for couponing like that.
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    No just a couple of hours per week really. Buy multiple papers to get multiple inserts. you stack each page and staple. You can cut about 15 pages at a time this way. Get a binder and make categories w/ inserts so you can flip fast. There are multiple sites where people post special w/ coupons weekly at each store. One I use is bargains to bounty. She has a woman for each local store scanning. She then posts it for free.
    When i saw this last year I studied u-tube. I am stockpiled for a year on dry goods and HBA. Other then perishables I am set.
    Which is good because i think both cars need brakes.
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    Wow!!!! That is unbelievable!
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    I wish we could do that up here. Did you see her Pantry! WOW!
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    It's awesome and so much fun when you can pull it off. I have never gotten that much for so little..but I routinely do the coupon thing....A few weeks ago my dd2 needed some groceries...I told her to bring $50 with her....she ended up with $167 for $41...She was thrilled!!!! It was a grocery cart heaping full!
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