Good Egg Project

Hey everyone.  Sorry for the lack of updates recently, but I am out of town visiting family.

I just checked my email and received a response from the Good Egg Project from when I mailed them about not being able to print the coupon for a dozen free eggs here (The link still works, you can take the pledge, but the coupon is not unavailable).
Good afternoon,

Thank you for taking the pledge to Eat Good. Do Good Everyday. at GoodEggProject.org. We're sorry you were unable to receive a free coupon. However, due to the inconvenience you experienced, we'd like to offer you a FREE Good Egg Project t-shirt. Please respond to this email with your size and address where to ship the t-shirt. We'll be sure to keep you updated on any coupons we offer for the Good Egg Project moving forward.
Warm regards,

So the point of my post is that it never hurts to email companies about anything.  Whether to praise, complain, or ask a question, you never know what their response will be.  Sometimes its just a note, sometimes coupons, and sometimes a nice surprise like free stuff!

How I plan my shopping

Just like organizing your coupons, planning your shopping can be done many different ways and is a highly personal thing, using whatever method works best for you.  I thought I'd share my process with you, maybe it will help you figure out your own easy way!

The first thing I do is check out what coupons will be in the Sunday paper by going to The Sunday Coupon Preview and deciding whether or not I want to buy a paper.  If there are enough coupons that I want, I buy two copies of the paper, that way if something is BOGO I can get better savings by using one coupon for each item.  I know many people buy upwards of 20 papers, but that's just too much for me.

The next thing I do is go through the fliers for Walgreens, CVS, Target, and Kmart (if I don't buy a paper I check the ads online) and make a list.  (I go through most of the fliers, but these four are my main ones on Sundays for grocery shopping.)  The list is divided by store and has the item and the price or sale deal (%off).  I do this for each store, even if items are repeated.  You can't really tell from this picture (sorry!), but it gives you a general idea of what one of my lists looks like.  I did this one yesterday at work on my lunch break, which is why its on a paper towel.

Once I have my list to choose from, I narrow it down and make another list, still by store, and list the corresponding coupons for each item.  This list looks something like this.

Once this actual shopping list is complete, I gather the coupons and either paper clip them to the list or put them in an envelope seperate from my coupon folder.

Having this detailed list really helps when I shop because I know exactly what I need and what coupons to use.


During the week, I do the same thing with the Publix flier (their sale week runs Thursday-Wednesday).

Also, if I have a list of things that I just have to get that aren't necessarily on sale, I make the list (like an 'average' shopping list you would see), and check the printable coupon database at A Full Cup.  I sometimes do a Google search as well to see if anything turns up if I didn't have any luck at AFC.

I hope this has helped you.  If you have any questions, don't hesitat to contact me! :)

How do I keep up with so many blogs?

You may look at the list of blogs that I read (on the right hand column of this page) and feel a little overwhelmed.  But don't worry!  Its actually easy to keep track of all of these sites.  There are many different ways to read RSS feeds, but I'm just going to tell you how I do it.

I use Firefox as my browser, and inside Firefox I use the addon called Brief.  When you find a blog that you want to follow, find the RSS feed () and click on it.  You might be given the option to subscribe to the feed using many different sites or programs.  If this is the case, find where it says something along the lines of "view XML" and click that.  At the top of this new page, you see this:

Click "subscribe now," just how it looks above, and you will be given the ability to save it in the bookmark folder of your choice.  The folder that Brief uses, at least in my case, is called RSS, so I always make sure to save it there.  The rest is simple, you choose your settings in Brief (In the Firefox Tools menu under 'addons') and you're all set to go from there!  It automatically updates and lets you know when the blogs you follow have new posts.

I hope this wasn't too confusing for you.  If you have any questions about it, just let me know :)