Living better, spending less.
…but I did three transactions at Walgreens with a subtotal of $25.42 tonight, and I didn’t have a single $5/$25 coupon with me. I wasn’t planning on stopping in, or actually even leaving the house today, but we headed to Walmart and an impulse led me to run in there and pick up a couple things I didn’t get yesterday, and… without a coupon. I am a bad couponer! I still made $5.04 on my four transactions, but I could have made more like $20 or $25. Ahh, well. You win some, you WIN some. :)
(For what it’s worth, the stuff that I made five bucks buying tonight will sell for about $35 at my next yard sale. So yeah, I count it as a decent trip anyway.)
When I became a stay-at-home-mom, I promised I could save our family money by shopping sales and maybe even using a few coupons. I had no idea what I was getting into. These days, I am on a first-name basis with the cashiers at the local drugstores, I haven't paid for toothpaste or shampoo in over a year and I spend my free time here, helping others do the same. So please, make yourself at home while you learn how to save, and when to spend!
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