Shopping List $avings Calculator

I've created the Shopping List $avings Calculator that I hope will help everyone create a strategy to save more in 2011.  This calculator will help you create an organized grocery list and keep track of your OOP (Out-of-Pocket) expenses.  There are three worksheets, see tabs at bottom of spreadsheet - Basic, Doubles-$.50 or less, and Doubles-$1.00 or less.  Instructions on how to use the Shopping List $avings Calculator are on each worksheet, too.

I'm working on more projects I plan to share with you this year to help you save.  Please let me know how this Shopping List $avings Calculator helps you with your 2011 budget.

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Getting Organized to Save More in 2011

I wanted to share with you how I organize my coupons.  Believe it or not I hate to clip coupons.  I'm not very good at sorting them into little pockets in a binder and I'd rather just wait to clip them until I'm ready to go to the store.  I use a simple multi-pocket folder sorted by the month.  As I receive new coupon inserts I write the date on the front page and then slip it into the corresponding month in the folder.  When it is time to go to the grocery store then I use my Coupon Database to search for the coupons I want to use and where I can find them (online printables or in a Sunday insert).
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