Most people would think (I think) that I am very outgoing, but the truth is I can be pretty introverted if I let myself be. Part of that comes from working at home by myself. The longer I do it, the more I realize I have to push myself to “get out there” and experience life with other humans. :) It’s also probably why I love Twitter and Facebook and blogging – anytime I get a message or an email, I am reminded that there is life outside of the four walls of my office!

Lately though, with the summer weather now upon us, I’ve been enjoying getting to know our neighbors a whole lot better. We have a new family that’s moved in next door to us that’s great, and our son loves playing with their kids, and so the whole street of families seems to be connecting a lot with one another now. At least three of the families on our street (we live on a cul-de-sac) are dealing with tough economic and/or unemployment situations, and there has been a lot of tip sharing on great ways to save money, so I thought I’d pass some of the things I’m learning on to you!

The Grocery Game is a website that others have emailed me about before in the past but I had no idea what it really was and honestly never took the time to check it out until my new neighbor, Kelly, told me about it.

This is a site that tracks the product prices of what your local grocery store carries and lets you know every week what products are at their lowest markdowns. The founder of the site also tells you which coupons to use with what, and lets you know how much you’re saving. The idea is to stockpile what you use at the lowest price before you need it, so when you do need it, you have it and you haven’t spent a fortune to get it (nor are you forced to spend a fortune when you need it because you already have it.) Get it? :) They have a $1 trial for four weeks which we are trying out right now, and then it goes to $10 for 8 weeks at a time for the first store, and $5 for the second store. The savings you get back from doing this definitely pays for the subscription!

With Publix and Kroger both in our immediate area, it’s also a nice thing to be able to compare lists and see who has the cheaper sale on a certain product each week.

Another site my neighbor Robin has talked about is southernsavers.com. This is a site that’s FREE, and the woman who runs it gives all sorts of great info about current coupon savings. She also explains how the CVS and WalGreens savings work (I have met women obsessed with the CVS Extracare program but never understood it until I read this.)

I’m looking forward to getting into the grocery game of savings and discovering how much we can save. We’ve used coupons for quite a while and I’m hoping that having this new information at our fingertips will help us save even more.

What are some of the resources you use to save?

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