How I make my shopping list

Each Sunday afternoon, I sit down with the newspaper, scissors, a calculator, my price book, and the computer. I clip coupons and sort them into my coupon file box. Then I visit http://hip2save.com/. I simply copy and paste the deals that apply to me into a Word document. I used to just list the item I wanted to buy, but this can get confusing when multiple coupons/rebates are employed. For items I regularly buy without coupons, I just list the product. I will fore go trips to some stores this week. Other stores do not release their ad until tomorrow, so I will pick those ads up at school tomorrow in the paper that is delivered to the teacher's lounge. The question of when to actually go shopping is a tricky one. Last week I went after school on Monday, but that means not getting home until late (in my neck of the woods you have to drive to get anywhere!!!). Sometimes I go on Wednesdays after church, but church ends at 7 and some of the stores close at 8, which doesn't leave me much time. When I go on Saturdays, the stores are often out of the products I want. Still, I can get rainchecks and buy the missing products the next time I visit the store.

Here is my shopping list for this week (so far). I am excited to get lots of free items at Walgreen's.