In a post about a month ago, I described how I was going to challenge myself to spend $20 during August on food and products that would be donated to a local charity. My goal was to take that $20 and maximize it the best that I could within that 1 month period.
Well, I'm so excited to say that, as of September 1st, I had spent almost the entire $20, but I had purchased... $211 worth of products!!!!
A lot of time and planning went into strategically making sure these trips went off without a hitch, and for the most part, they did!
Disclaimer: I do purchase some of my coupons from clipping sites online. This probably added $6-8 to my total expenses, but because I was purchasing coupons anyways for my personal use, I decided not to include them in the total amount spent.
Items to be donated include:
48 bottles of Suave shampoo/conditioner
30+ Zone protein bars
20 boxes of cereal
14 boxes of Poptarts
6 packages of BIC disposable razors
4 4-packs of Snack Pack pudding
8 packages of Betty Crocker mashed potatoes
.. and a few other items I picked up along the way!
I am so excited to be taking over 130 items to our local women's shelter! I challenge you all to take $5, $10, or whatever you can spare, and use your couponing skills to help the less fortunate!! It's really fun & a great cause. Plus, it's fun to stock up on great deals that are freebies/cheapies, especially when they're things that you may not use. May as well take advantage of the awesome deals and share the benefits with others less fortunate than ourselves!!
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