Over time, I've developed a sense of what I will pay for an item, for example:
Chicken breasts: $2/lb (I might also buy 10 lbs at a time if I can)
Cheese: $4/lb
Salad dressing: free
Toothpaste: $.25 MAX, but preferably free
Pasta: free
Cereal: No more than $1/box, usually between $.60-.80/box
I also use another website to help me find coupon/sale match ups so that I know what to look for. My favorite is Pocket Your Dollars, which provides lists for all stores in the Minneapolis metro: Rainbow, Cub, Walgreens, Target, CVS, Wal Mart, and others. This website cuts literally HOURS from my couponing time. I can just check her site, print the list of deals that I'm interested in, and pull my coupons.
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