I'm good. :-]
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
I had the guts (and coupon knowledge) to stand up to the lady at the register today at Target. :-] I bought 2 Air Wick air fresheners, 1 razor for my boo, and a tube of toothpaste. I found the toothpaste on clearance (why? I don't know!) for $2.07, because of my coupons, the razor was free and the Air Wicks were $1.99/each. I had 2 Air Wick coupons: buy one, get one free and a $2.50 off of one. I gave her both of the coupons and she said that I can only use one coupon for the Air Wick. I told her Well, I bought 2 fresheners, so I should be able to use 2 coupons. And she told me "no, you can't." Yes, I'm pretty sure I can. 2 coupons and 2 fresheners. "Wait, how much did they cost?" So, she realized that she just had to adjust the price since the coupon was for $2.50 off and they only costed $1.99. So, the cool thing was that that extra .50 rolled over to my other items. I ended up getting all of that for $1.93 and saving $14.99. :-] I'm good.
Yesterday, I mentioned to Josh that we needed to grab some groceries. He was joking with me and told me, "We don't have money." I laughed and told him I can get all we need for under $60. So we stopped at the ATM and he gave me money for groceries (and even threw in an extra $20 just because). The funny thing here is that he always pokes fun at me for being able to buy stuff and spend all that I have without going over by even a penny. Yes, it's a talent of mine. :-] So . . . I bought all that we needed from Walmart and the total was $61 something and after coupons it ended up being $56 something. Haha, I had to laugh when that happened. :-]
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Labels: couponing, finances, shopping
Don't judge me!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
I keep promising Josh that I am not addicted to couponing . . . that I can withhold from buying a "free" deal or money-maker. I don't really think that's possible or sensible. I need to. And if that is what makes me an "addict," well then admit me because I can't stop! What's so good? Well, Walgreens has Gillette and Old Spice body wash free right now . . . you pay $4.49 and get $4.50 back in Register Rewards (which can be used at Jewel towards anything). If you stack your coupons perfectly, you can actually make money from this deal. Now I've got $27 worth of Register Rewards that need to be used towards groceries before May 31st. Can I come clean about my so-called "addiction?" I've bought Josh 10 already. Hey! Don't judge me . . . I have a clean boyfriend and know that we will not be buying this stuff again for a while, alright? I've also been able to get 2 bottles of Motrin PM and 2 Benedryl itch relief sticks for free at Target! Do I use that stuff? Nope. But maybe I might come across a family member that needs them. Where do I put this overload? I've got a designated drawer in my room . . . that is now quickly filling up. The good part about this though is that I can look at all of my stuff and say I got this stuff for either really, really cheap or free. Feels good. :-]
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Interview and Coupons
Thursday, April 15, 2010
After all of that worrying, I have to share that my phone interview was swell. :-] The guy was sooo nice and wasn't so authoritative where he didn't talk aside from the interview itself. Matter of fact, it went so well that I am set up for a second interview next week! This upcoming interview is called a "behavioral interview;" this is where they watch me interact with the clients and see how I am. They also interview me about past experiences and see how well I am able to manage situations. He says that I can expect for this to be a 3-hour interview. Eeek! I have to say that I am not worried about it at all because I would consider myself a friendly person and can have a conversation with anyone. Having a mental illness will not hinder me. :-] I just do not want to get too comfortable and walk in there and think I "own" the interview but never hear a thing from them again! That would not only be embarrassing but traumatic, too. Haha!
Anyway . . .
How do you know when you're a semi-"good" couponer? I'll tell ya. When it makes you cringe and you want to run out of the store screaming with your items still on the conveyor belt because you had to hand over $17 for 2 bags of groceries. Now, I know for 100% fact that I will not be going to Walmart for anything any time soon. They. Are. So. Expensive. People, if you think Walmart is cheap, come into the couponing world for just a month and take a look around. I cannot wait until I am married and buying all of the groceries so that I can really see what I can do. Since I started using coupons (January), I have saved sooo much money. Maybe one of these days I'll get around to adding my receipts and seeing my total savings . . . I bet it'll be over $400. :-] That's a really good amount when you're only buying some groceries.
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