If your family is brand loyal, consider delegating your budget. Say your family loves Tide laundry detergent but doesn’t care what kind of cereal you purchase. Use coupons and sales to save as much as possible on the cereal which will leave more money in the budget to validate the purchase of the expensive Tide laundry detergent.
If you are new to Couponing, you might want to take a moment to read more in my Getting Started Couponing series.