
Her hat is cute, so that makes it okay, right? I digress...cute baby post coming soon, promise.
Our weather here in Indiana has been ridiculously cold. Cold enough that this do anything attitude new mom has kept Holly indoors as much as possible. I asked my husband to swing through Costco and pick up stuff from their coupon book that we actually needed. $100 later we were set. $100?!?! Here's why it works out for us:


This ring is only the size of Vermont
A 3 pack of Olay Body Wash (70 oz worth) was $9.99 with the coupon. To put that in perspective 1 bottle of Warm Vanilla Sugar shower gel from Bath and Body Works is $9.50 for 10 oz.
Yeah, I'd rather pay .14 per ounce than .95 an ounce. If the Bath and Body Works Shower Gel came in a 70 oz bottle it'd cost $66.50. So I saved myself $50. Really - I don't need to use fancy shower gel, I smell like baby all the time anyway. I would just smell like vanilla coated baby. What's the point?
My husband uses Gillette 3 Blade Ultra Grip razors. A 10 ct pack from Walmart is 6.97. He was able to get the same razors at Costco. A 52 ct pack cost him 16.37 which works out to .31 per razor over .69 at Walmart. Add that up and it's a savings of $20.
Here's my favorite savings of all: bottled water. You're thinking, wait - if you want to save money, don't buy bottled water, drink tap. I don't drink bottled water at home. A case of bottled water lasts us 2 months or so. I use them when we travel and since having Holly, I need to stay hydrated for her as well as me.
So here we go: at Target a 24 bottle case of Ice Mountain Water is "on sale" for 3.99. Which is .16 a bottle. Way ahead already if you usually just buy a bottle on the go for 1.29 at the gas station (guilty). Costco offers 35 bottles per case for $4.85 before the coupon - which is .13 a bottle. Not a huge deal but with the coupon it's $2.85 for 35 bottles of water which make each bottle now .07. I can justify having quality water I can trust for .07.
I usually freak out when I see our bill at Costco. Then I remember we're only going once a month or less than that! I also enjoy waking up and my husband having razors, I have soap, and there's no unnecessary trips to the store which usually leads me to spending more money and buying things not on the list.
I don't work for Costco, and I really do love Target. The savings that I get at Costco are really helping us get by. The $100 we just spent is going to save us $100 if not more. So thanks Costco....(and to my grandma who bought us our Costco membership as a wedding present!)

