This seems impossible to me.  I find plenty of good deals.  In fact I'm starting to wonder where I'm going to store it all.  I just started this about two months ago and I cant believe how great it is!  I'm saving tons, but still spending more than a couple bucks each trip.

Anyway, is everyone else experiencing the same thing?  Are you all getting cartloads of groceries for a couple bucks?  If you are then great!  I want to know how to do it!

Kandis,
I think that is what I am hearing about...could you explain about how the catalinas help?  I just see them as regular coupons....  Thanks.....

In all honesty, I think it depends on several variables:

1) what you buy
2) how much time you're willing to spend couponing
3) experience
4) dumb luck

If you buy a ton of produce like I do, it's harder to come away with paying only 9 cents for groceries since there aren't many coupons out there for peaches and lettuce - even if you go to BuyLow on Wednesdays. Also, spending time looking for additional coupons (blinkies, catalinas, Internet deals, beer rebates, etc.) can yield some stellar results. But if you aren't willing or able to spend a lot of time doing that, then you're deals might not be as mind-boggling. It just depends on your situation.

And as you go along, you learn the so-called tricks of the trade, like multiple transactions to max your catalinas and such. It also helps when stuff you actually want goes on sale, too, and you can't really control that. If no one is selling milk for less than $2 and there are no coupons out there for milk this month, then unless you have a cow, you get to pay $2 for milk. Be patient with yourself as you learn, and don't feel bad if you paid $0.11 more than someone else on the website. Any money you save is money back in your pocket. Best of luck in your couponing endeavors!

Catalinas are not just coupons because they can be for large amounts. I have recieved a catalina for $15 and you can use on top of your manufactures coupons. I actually had to get a pack of gum the other day because with my catalina I would have been negative, so I bought some gum and paid 68 cents for my groceries.

I think the Catalinas that you are counting as regular coupons are the Catalinas that ARE regular coupons.  But there are Catalinas out there for example:  $10 off your next shopping order.  That is a catalina worth holding onto!   I went to Albertsons Yesterday, bought 4 boxes of Mac & Cheese, 2 Boxes of Cereal, 5 Boxes of Pop Tarts, I used a B3G1 Free Coupon for the Mac & Cheese, 2 $1.50 off cereal coupons, and 5 $.55/1 Pop Tarts coupon, I used 5 doubles (1 and 2 from the ad, and 3,4,5 from the Sunday paper) and used $4 in Catalinas from the Tuna Promotion, and got everything for $.26.  It wasn't a cart full, but it sure was fun!

*Plus I brought a box of cereal back that was marked $1.99, but rang up for $3.99, they gave me the box for free and refunded me the $3.99 + tax, so I actually walked out of the store with money!  

First question: How did you use 5 doubles?
Second question: so they must be applying the overage of the coupon towards the tax...right?

mom_of_5, there wasn't an overage on my doubles, because the pop tarts were $1.49, $.55/1 x2 = $1.10/1 Which means they each cost $.39, I had $1 Catalinas off my next shopping order, which I used, making my total $.26.   HTH.