Why I Use Coupons

I have a good number of friends and one family member (my brother black sheep) who refuse to use coupons.  They see them as a waste of time.  I, on the other hand, do not see why you would  not use coupons when shopping for groceries or in any situation you can find.

In the last few days I have used coupons to purchase $139.66 dollars in groceries for $54.22.  That means I am getting an average discount of just over 61%.  Now this allows me to do a few things:

- I have a much lower than average grocery budget.  So I can spend my money on other items that are of greater importance to me.  If eating out is important to you this would allow you to eat out more often.

- Because I save so much on every day items I can afford to purchase a little more expensive items.  Like these beauties

That is 2.7 lbs of sweet Angus Porterhouse goodness.  So I guess the real reason I use coupons is to allow me a higher standard of living than I could otherwise afford.  Ultimately that is why I am frugal.  It isn't being cheap for cheapness sake.  It's about managing my money in such a way as to gain the maximum benefit.