Over the last year our family has committed to donate more frequently to our church's food pantry. Last spring our church gave out $100 in cash to 100 members of the church, and asked us to “grow it” for God's kingdom. Well, when my husband came home with the $100, I almost strangled him (I could see work in my future!) I then changed my attitude :), and we prayed about what to do. After lots of ideas, couponing that $100 was what we knew worked best for us, because it was something we already knew how to do, and we were pretty impressed with the results.
My husband and kids helped clip a few coupons (and we printed every one we could find!), and after six weeks we ended up with almost $600 worth of groceries for $100 (we based the price on Walmart pricing, it just seemed unfair to use Publix full prices as a real price! I think I estimated the cereal at around $2.50, and spaghetti sauce around $1, etc.) The day the kids and I stuffed our car full of those bargains (and made LOTS of loads into church!), we were so excited! It really is amazing what a little coupon can do.
Since then, we've chosen to spend $3-$5 of our weekly budget on items to donate, and while it really isn't much, it definitely adds up, and it's something small we can do.
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