I love using coupon when I shop my grocery. It feels like winning lottery if the coupon can save me a dollar or two.

Last week ice cream was on sale, and I happen to have the coupon as well. So sales plus coupon is like a huge win. I loaded them up and I’m good for this summer.

When I use coupon, I try to stay in control. I’m not letting the coupon to lead me. I only buy what I need and exactly what I need. If I only like this brand, I will stick with this brand, but not let the coupon change my mind.

At the checkout station where the coupons are printed, I only take what I need, and leave the rest coupons right there for who else might need it.

My cousin is crazy about coupon. She keeps a coupon book with her. Every week she will spend half day to cut coupons from newspaper and organize them into her book. Well, time is money. It all depends if it worth the time.

My grocery shopping is quite easy, because I don’t buy too many processed food. That’s also the reason that my monthly grocery bill is less than 200, sometimes even less than 100. I only buy fresh produce, water, milk, wine, and ice cream. I shop at the local meat place for all the meat I need, and I buy eggs from the local farmer. Other household items, I shop online, once a year, load them up.

You can tell that health and grocery shopping are hand in hand. Eat less junk food can tremendously reduce the health care bill in the long run. Frugal is never about buying cheap hot dog or hamburger. Buy quality meat but eat more vegetables and fruits. Pops, chips, cookies, energy bars, those items are never on my shopping list. I don’t buy juices either. A juicer or blender, a bag of apples or oranges, they serve the needs. Fresh is only for one reason, the other reason is that you can visually see how many fruits do it take to make a couple of juice. So that you can properly control the sugar you take.