Some of it is stuff I wouldn't normally use (like Irish Spring... if our family suddenly starts smelling like leprechauns, you'll know why....) but there's this whole CVS thing where you earn "bucks" but then you have to spend them on something else that earns bucks (if you want to keep the good times rolling...), and Irish Spring was better than a bottle of Vitamin D pills.
This week I'm already feeling a little less excited about the whole thing, and the only freebies on the horizon are a pack of toilet paper, an Easter egg dying kit and a box of South Beach Diet granola bars. I'm not sure I care enough about those to take a trip to 3 stores. But I'm going to try to keep going for at least a couple of months and see if I can get into the groove.
Also, any avid Michigan couponers out there notice that we get different coupons than other places? It seems like the deals I'm finding listed on other websites are using coupons that I didn't get. Which is frustrating.
And I also ventured into the land of consignment clothing stores. I'm not sure I like it. I didn't get much money, and then I felt obligated to spend it at the store. I did find a few things I liked there, but it took a long time and was just a pain in general. We did get a free Melissa and Doug puzzle for going in, though. Maybe I'm just proud, but I found the whole thing kind of humiliating.
In going through the kids' old clothes, I reorganized them all and here is the girls' 0-3 mo. tub vs. Sam's 0-3 mo. tub.
It pays to be the first child :)
If you got through this whole boring post, and have a frugal tip to share, please do! Who knows, maybe one of these days you'll find me dumpster diving.
3 comments:
I know this post wasn't supposed to make me laugh, but it did. You are so funny. And I can totally relate. My life went completely crazy, but for a long time I was an avid super-couponer. It was great. And terrible. I ended up buying things I didn't need because it was Such A Good Deal. I still think I should get back into it but have been wondering if the deals are still as sweet with the cruddy economy. I'll be anxious to see if you find it worth it in a few months.
Coupons are big here, and I've tried to use them and it can pay off. But I think I have decided that it's good to know how to find/get the deals when I need to in a pinch. I was just really bad at just having stacks of coupons that would expire before ever getting used. But hey...try craigslist for posting your stuff to sell instead of consignment! And you might just find some deals on stuff too. KSL classified is big out here.
I've been trying to do that, too. I have a couple of blogs I love, they find the deals for me! fabulesslyfrugal.com and beingfrugalisfabulous.com. They are both pretty good. If you find any other awesome spots, let me know! Good luck!
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