Two-for-a-dollar macaroni and cheese: It's what's for dinner.

A friend of mine has recently hopped on the coupon-cutting bandwagon, and she’s doing her best to take me with her. I was skeptical at first. But, as it turns out, I’m really starting to like it. It’s like a game to see how much I can save. And those of you who know anything about my current financial status know that any money I can save is helpful right now.

I’m not very good at the game yet, but I’m getting better. Here’s what I got last weekend for $25: three 2-liter Pepsis, a Mountain Dew, and a Sierra Mist, two packages of toilet paper, a box of Frosted Flakes, 3 packages of Pillsbury ready bake cookie dough, 2 cans of cranberry sauce, 3 cans of green beans, 2 boxes of Betty Crocker brownie mix, a five pound bag of potatoes, and 4 boxes of Kraft macaroni and cheese.

I was pretty excited about it. I saved about $11 with the coupons I got from the paper and Coupons.com, and another $16 or so on things that were already on sale. That means I spent $25 and saved $27, at least theoretically.

I’ll keep you posted on my deal-finding progress.