The first of August 2010, I decided that I did not want to go into labor again, so my doctor arranged to have me induced on the 31st. The 29th, we packed and finalized arrangements for our two older children, still just 1 and 2 years old. I went into labor than night, and had our last baby on the 30th. Apparently he just couldn't wait another day.
When we got home from the hospital, we couldn't have been more happy. Our older two children fell in love with him right from the first moment they saw him. Then we had to go to the store a couple days later to load up on diapers. It wasn't until that moment that realized we now had to pay for three children to be in diapers. THREE! I tried cloth diapers again, and quickly learned, I was not cut out for that... So we decided to cut other budgets to pay for the needed diapers there was no way around it.
At this point, our money was so tight that we were starting to feel like we were sinking. Fast. We had no idea how we were going to figure all this out. We started getting food on a regular basis from my mother, who fortunately lived next door, making meals stretch by adding fillers to meat when we cooked with meat. And after a little while, we just didn't buy meat at all. Our protein came from peanut butter, beans and eggs. We were making it work. The kids were happy, we were all healthy. Just tight in the wallet. But we were OK.
One day, I got a got a Facebook invite from my friend that said she was having a coupon class. I didn't even reply to it for a few days because I really didn't want to go. I didn't think I could handle sitting through another one of those lectures like you do for timeshares. I had heard enough of those pyramid schemes and wanted nothing to do with it, but at the same time, this was one of my very beast friends who I hadn't seen in months, and I didn't want her to think she was being ignored. So finally RSVPd with a "maybe". I figured that would show I wasn't ignoring her or turning her down, and if I just couldn't make it that night, she would understand because I had never said I would come come the first place. Well, it just shows you what a good friend she is when I say the very next day she emailed me and asked why I was a maybe. I used the excuse that I didn't know if I would be able to find a sitter that day... She told me to bring my kids and she would take them downstairs so I could listen to up the presentation. So I said I would really try.
That day, I made my husband get off work early so I didn't have to drag the kids along to something I knew I would just want to get out of as soon as I possibly could. Then, the instructor had us all give our names, our favorite place to shop and how many people we shopped for in the house. I said my name, that I shopped at mostly Costco and Wal-Mart and that I shopped for 5 people, with 3 in diapers. The instructor looked at me in disbelief that I had three little ones in diapers, then she just smiled and said, you need this! Throughout the lesson she taught us how we could pay pennies on the dollar for things, even get things for free, and better than free! I didn't understand it all, and I just got too excited during parts of her presentation to focus clearly. At the end of the lesson she told us that if we wanted to get the Sunday newspaper through her, she could sign us up that night so we could start getting our coupons as soon as possible. There was just something inside me that thought, you have to do this. I went in the other room, shaking hard, called my husband and told him that I was paying about $200.00 for a years worth of newspapers. That he needed to trust me and that I was writing the check out right then. I didn't have time to explain on the phone but I would talk to him all about it when I ugly home. I was shaking so bad, I am surprised that the check was legible enough to clear.
The first day my papers came, I was so embarrassed. I had four newspapers delivered. All I could think was, what are the neighbors thinking? I grabbed my papers, pulled out the coupon inserts and organized in about 30 minutes. Just looking st all the coupons I got in the paper, I was excited...
Conclusion coming tomorrow!
We Cut Our Grocery Bill by 56% - Part 1
We Cut Our Grocery Bill by 56% - Part 2
We Cut Our Grocery Bill by 56% - Part 3
We Cut Our Grocery Bill by 56% - Part 4
We Cut Our Grocery Bill by 56% - Conclusion
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Wal-Mart: Revised Coupon Policy
Well, that didn't take too long! They up-dated their coupon policy. There are some changes in thee, so print yours here and learn it before you go to the store again.They now specify that they DO NOT accept the following:
o Dollars/cents off the entire basket purchase
o Percentage off the entire basket purchase
* Print-at-home Internet coupons that require no purchase
* Competitors' coupons for the following:
o Dollars/cents off at a specific retailer
o Percentage off
o Buy one, get one free (BOGO) coupons without a specified price
o Double- or triple-value coupons
Remember that the previous is just a portion of the newest policy. So PLEASE read through and know the whole thing. If you have questions, feel free to ask in a comment and I'll see what I can do to help you out!
o Dollars/cents off the entire basket purchase
o Percentage off the entire basket purchase
* Print-at-home Internet coupons that require no purchase
* Competitors' coupons for the following:
o Dollars/cents off at a specific retailer
o Percentage off
o Buy one, get one free (BOGO) coupons without a specified price
o Double- or triple-value coupons
Remember that the previous is just a portion of the newest policy. So PLEASE read through and know the whole thing. If you have questions, feel free to ask in a comment and I'll see what I can do to help you out!
Home Video to DVD - 50% off
Zaphyre Films will convert 12 Hours of Home Video to DVD for only $75.00 ( a $150.00 value) wen you buy now through City Deals.
Click here to register, or to log in, then search for Zaphyre Films.
Click here to register, or to log in, then search for Zaphyre Films.
Drop off points include Sandy, SLC, Bountiful,
Layton, & Ogden UT, 84101
Layton, & Ogden UT, 84101
(801) 643-9602
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Tapes to DVD
We are your one stop shop to preserve all your priceless memories. Simply drop by all your old video tapes, photos, slides, and cassette tapes and we’ll digitize them so you can remember them forever.
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“Priceless Moments Kept Forever”
Double your buck! Red Cross for Japan Relief Efforts!
Donate now for the American Red Cross to help Japan! If you donate through LivingSocial (only one day left) Every $5.00 you donate will become $10! If you wanted to help, but haven't yet, do it now!
Due to Friday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent after shocks, Japan is suffering from what its prime minister is calling the "worst crisis since WWII." The country's northern coast has been totally devastated, leaving the land and the people in ruins. Just like you, we here at LivingSocial want to lend a hand, so we are going to match your donations. For each $5 donation through this offer, we will also donate $5 to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund. Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by this tragedy, and hope that by merging our efforts with yours and working directly with the American Red Cross, we can help with immediate aid and long-term recovery plans in Japan.
Fine Print ~The American Red Cross name and emblem are used with its permission, which is no way constitutes an endorsement, express or implied, of any product, service, company, opinion or political position. The American Red Cross logo is a registered trademark owned by the American Red Cross. ***** Your gift to the American Red Cross will support disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific. For each $5 donation made during the promotional duration, LivingSocial will donate an additional $5 to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Fund up to a maximum of $2,000,000 in matching funds. On those rare occasions when donations exceed American Red Cross expenses for a specific disaster, contributions are used to prepare for and serve victims of other disasters. ***** The American Red Cross will not receive your contact information. Should you require a receipt from the American Red Cross, please donate at www.redcross.org. ***** For more information about the American Red Cross, please visit www.redcross.org.
It says 2 million in matching funds, so that means 4million TOTAL donation. Lets get that full 4 million, shall we?
Due to Friday's 9.0-magnitude earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent after shocks, Japan is suffering from what its prime minister is calling the "worst crisis since WWII." The country's northern coast has been totally devastated, leaving the land and the people in ruins. Just like you, we here at LivingSocial want to lend a hand, so we are going to match your donations. For each $5 donation through this offer, we will also donate $5 to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund. Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by this tragedy, and hope that by merging our efforts with yours and working directly with the American Red Cross, we can help with immediate aid and long-term recovery plans in Japan.
Fine Print ~The American Red Cross name and emblem are used with its permission, which is no way constitutes an endorsement, express or implied, of any product, service, company, opinion or political position. The American Red Cross logo is a registered trademark owned by the American Red Cross. ***** Your gift to the American Red Cross will support disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific. For each $5 donation made during the promotional duration, LivingSocial will donate an additional $5 to the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Fund up to a maximum of $2,000,000 in matching funds. On those rare occasions when donations exceed American Red Cross expenses for a specific disaster, contributions are used to prepare for and serve victims of other disasters. ***** The American Red Cross will not receive your contact information. Should you require a receipt from the American Red Cross, please donate at www.redcross.org. ***** For more information about the American Red Cross, please visit www.redcross.org.
It says 2 million in matching funds, so that means 4million TOTAL donation. Lets get that full 4 million, shall we?
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