My couponing addiction!

I remember being a young girl and my mom cutting coupons and keeping them in this small yellow basket. She would then pull what she needed for her weekly grocery trip. I never thought much of It until I was older! My mom and sister both were couponing and shopping the deals and I remember thinking Hmmm that seems fairly neat. So when I finally moved out on my own, I wanted to make sure I could stick to my very well thought out budget! So I began to coupon. I found joy in it. Living on my own, I kept my grocery budget VERY small. Approximately $25/week. It worked for me. Fast forward a year or so. The moment Joseph and I decided to buy a house, there was no doubt in my mind! It was time to start back up. I bought the things I could before we moved and then as soon as we moved in it was game on! We decided that we would try living on a grocery budget of only $50 a week! I was unsure at first how it would go, especially with the price of food continuing to rise. But so far, 6 months in we average out $50 a week! Sure sometimes we go over but it balances out with the weeks we are way under.
All that being said, I coupon so we don't ever have to worry about it. If I know we are sticking with that budget we will, Lord willing,  continue to be fine. We definitely do not go without.  It just is nice knowing I'm not spending $100 and having no idea what I bought!  Is it worth it? In my opinion, absolutely!
I am planning to start a small blog (when I get around to it) about couponing. I hope you will join me!