How We Learned To Fly:

Getting Started

Has Your Family Faced Financial Crisis?

We can relate - we’ve been there too. Thank you so much for coming

along with us on this exciting journey to saving money!!

* Coupon trends began to rise in October 2009 coinciding with the US Financial Crisis

Will It Work For Me?

Standard Couponing did not work for us!

1. We’d forget to bring coupons with us to the grocery store.

2. If the coupons ever saw the light of day, they expired before

we used them.

3. Before going to the store we tried to match up the coupons

with things on sale ourselves„.. this was very frustrating!

4. After all that preparation, we sometimes only saved $2.

It just didn’t seem worth it!

We are excited to show you a new way of shopping that will work

for you! Are you ready?

Completely by accident. Our families had to find a way to save

money. We started researching many different ways we could

contribute to our families’ budget. None were successful until

we discovered couponing.

However we didn’t know how to use coupons effectively, so we

were very frustrated with the whole process!

We taught ourselves. There were no classes. At first we

thought the stores must be making mistakes. But week after

week we noticed several items that cost pennies - or were Free!

It took about 6 months, but we finally started getting it!

How Did We Get Started?

It All Started With The Ketchup.....

The first deal that really got our wheels spinning, was ketchup for $0.16.

If we could get ketchup for that cheap, why not buy MORE THAN ONE?

We didn’t know anything about the 10-12 wk. sales cycle then, we just

knew we didn’t want to pay full price for it again. It was exciting to leave

the store saving money instead of busting our budgets.

Don’t worry about understanding the details listed below.

Simply check out the final prices!

Kraft Velveeta Shells & Cheese/Deluxe Mac & Cheese $1.99 BOGO (99¢ each) Use $2/3 From Dollar General Booklet (makes it 33¢ ea!)

Sprout Organic Baby Food 99¢ BOGO (49¢ each) Use BOGO from Publix Smart Savings Booklet (makes it as low as 24¢ ea!)

Soft Soap Liquid Hand soap $1 Use 50¢/1 PRINT (makes it FREE!)

Country Crock BOGO @ 99¢ Use 40¢/1 PRINT or from August ALL*YOU (makes it 19¢ ea!)

You Don’t Have to Pay Full Price

Item Reg Price Sales Price

Kraft /Velveeta

Deluxe Mac & Cheese

$1.99 $0.33

Sprout Organic Baby Food $0.99 $0.24

Soft Soap Liquid Hand

Soap

$1.00 FREE

Country Crock Butter $0.99 $0.19

Total Cost $4.97 $0.76

Regular Price vs. Lowest Price

This table shows the kind of savings you can expect. We

highlight the best deals each week for you on our blog

www.time2saveworkshops.com.

Price Tracking:

Comparing Store Prices

The following slides are examples of how prices vary from store to

store. The store with the highest price one week could have the

lowest the next.

As you begin to see how much the price can vary, remember that all

grocery stores follow a sale cycle which is typically 10-12 weeks.

It’s important to remember that store prices will vary from week to

week based on THEIR INDIVIDUAL Store Sale Cycle.

Store Price Tracking

Store Week 1 Week 2

Bi-Lo $2.50 $3.26

Target $2.54 $2.54

Food Lion $3.99 $3.29

Publix $3.39 $2.50

Store Week 1 Week 2

H.E.B. $2.66 $1.99

Wal Mart $2.08 $2.25

Kroger $2.49 $1.25

Meyer’s $2.50 $2.50

Ritz Crackers

Fiber One Yogurt

Wal-Mart $3.74 $3.74

Kroger $1.99 $2.50

Target $2.84 $3.19

Food Lion $4.39 $2.49

Publix $4.29 $3.99

Wal-Mart $2.28 $2.28

Bi-Loo $2.50 $2.00

Safeway $1.66 $2.19

Harris Teeter $2.50 $2.79

H.E.B. $3.19 $2.00

Store Price Tracking

Price Tracking

Have you found yourself tracking prices in a similar way for items

your family regularly uses?

It would be impossible to compare individual stores prices of every

item on your list each week. If you have tried using coupons in the

past and haven’t been successful, you see why now.

Since we match the sale items at various grocery stores with the

corresponding coupon, we take the work out of it for you!

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$2.89 $2.69 $1.49 $2.99

Same Store Price Tracking

The items above were randomly chosen

to price track at the same store over a 4

week time period. Not only do prices

vary from store to store, but also at the

same store from week to week.

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Purchased at the highest price = $12.27

Purchased at the lowest price = $5.98

Same Store Price Tracking

Price Comparison

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And that’s before adding in coupons!

Shopping Tip:

Let us go ahead & address 2 common questions we get asked:

• Do you go to the grocery store everyday?

• Do you shop at every store each week?

Our answer: No & No!

• We typically go to the store once a week. The exception would be a

daily deal that you must go multiple times to get.

• We read the deals at each store and decide which store has the

best overall deals. That’s the store we go to.

Shopping out of what we USE, verses what we NEED

gives much more flexibility!!

Secrets to Success

Combining Store Sales with Coupons = Lowest Price

Stockpile - Buy enough of an item to last until it goes on sale again.

(typically 10-12 weeks)

Be patient! Set aside $5 to $10 each week to start building your pantry.

As you begin to accumulate items your family needs you will notice

your grocery list getting smaller and smaller.

Choose your “buy price.” You can now choose the price you are

willing to pay. When you have a full pantry, you are able to wait until

items reach your buy price again.