[airez]

Since January, I've really been taking another look at where our money goes and becoming more mindful of reducing expenses and living within our means. I'm very committed to having no debts other than our mortgage and car payment so I started using coupons to decrease our spending. I mainly shop at a grocery store that calculates the % of your savings. Mine is currently about 40% but of course I know I can do better. I want to be over 50% by the end of the year. I'm learning how to match the in-store sales with my coupons so that I can hit some good deals (cereal for 1.25 a box) but I think I didn't have enough that I can buy more to really stock up so I know I need to do better there. Other then that, I'm not sure what I'm missing. Any tips on getting from the novice to the proficient level? I'm curious whether other folks calucate your % of savings. Thanks! Monica