Most of the people I talk to about my shopping hobby are completely shocked (and confused) at the type and quantity of stuff I buy. They look at my storage closet and think that I have lost my mind. Everyone wants to know what I do with all of the stuff I buy. I think the implied question is really not so much what I do with everything, but why I am buying mountains of STUFF. It’s hard to explain how some of these deals work to a layperson. I see eyes glaze over when I start trying to explain coupon overages and how you have to buy things you don’t want in order to afford the things you do. I can understand that. I mean, it wasn’t so long ago that I was the same way!

After they ask what I do with the stuff, they usually want to know how I do it. Most of the time, I can’t really explain how someone might duplicate any given deal because the deal is expired. Usually, the person doesn’t really want to know how to buy sixteen bottles of Robitussin, anyway. They specifically want to buy one bottle, or how to get a free bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper or how to get a $5 coupon to JC Penney or Kohl’s (hint: you can use multiple email addresses for this!) or things like that–they want to hear about the best deals that are available right now for them.

The thing is, this sort of deal-watching takes time and effort, and generally, most people just aren’t interested in doing that much research. By starting this blog, my hope is that I can sort through the tedious or mediocre deals to find the easiest, best deals for regular, non-coupon-obsessed people. Couponing for real people, in other words.  I get to help people, and you get to save money. We both win!  I can’t actually go shopping for someone else most of the time, but I can try to make it easy enough for everyone to get in on the occasional great deal, and these days, every little bit helps.

Also, on a pure geekery level, I finally have a place where I can write about the nerdy details of my shopping exploits. :)

But it’s not all about spending or saving money!  It’s about the things that spending less allows you to do–living better.  I like to cook and take care of my house (I draw the line at saying I like to clean, but there are other house-related tasks that I like, like organizing and decorating and home improvement…. well, I like it when my husband likes that one, but still.)  I enjoy crafts and I I love being home with my baby girl.  All of those things will make an appearance here.  I will probably also post occasionally about my husband (henceforth referred to as M, because that is what I call him half the time) and daughter, Evelyn. Basically, anything is fair game, but most of what you’ll find has to do with frugality and domesticity.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by, and I hope to see you again soon. :)