It ain't easy being cheap

Looking at my grocery list -most things are cheapest at Winco, but some food is better at Fred's (like produce, meat, milk), some items we buy in bulk at Costco (diapers, formula, TP), and some items are cheapest at Walmart (contact lens cleaner, cosmetics, cleaning supplies). So in a week, I pretty much have to visit all these places at least once to save the most money. Clothes are a matter of finding what's on sale and having coupons to use on top of sale prices, buying a season ahead when stuff in on clearance (I already have snow pants for both kids-if we get snow?), and going to my favorite children's consignment store. All this is exhausting to think about much less run around to all these places with two unpredictable/unruly kiddos. But it is my mission in life to save money and be a bargin hunter -it ain't easy being cheap.