But I don't have time to cut coupons!!!

Wow! It's a lot of work to sign up for all these sites, and programs and remember to send in my rebates. Maybe it's not worth it. Hopefully you can see from my July challenge that yes, it is worth the time and effort. I made $227.20 in one day with free merchandise, gift cards and rebates. I probably invested two hours driving and half an hour printing, clipping and organizing my coupons for three stores. So if you divide $227.20 by 2.5 it comes to $91 per hour. I may not always do as well but it is certainly more than I would get paid from working for someone else for 2.5 hours and I didn't have to pay for childcare. During a typical week, I spend about 15 minutes in the morning checking out my favorite deal sites and printing coupons. On Tuesdays when the grocery ads come out I spend about an hour pouring over them and pulling and printing coupons to match the sales. I usually do this again on Sunday when the drugstore and other ads come out. Then with everything organized and pulled, I can make a meal plan for the week based on the sales (30 minutes) and spend a minimal amount of time in each store. I don't go up and down every isle anymore and try to go in just for the sale items so I don't make the mistake of making expensive impulse items. I do take my coupon folder just in case I see any great unadvertised deals. Yes, it does take more time than going to just one store but I think what I am saving is certainly worth the extra effort.