Jr Coupon-er in the making

Last week I had K help me cut coupons, I was behind and needed some help. She then started asking me when we could do it again. I wonder if it is just a novel idea or a new found passion for her. You can really never tell with her. She doesn't really have very many interests; Christmas shopping is so hard for her. I buy her things just to give, throw, or hand down things in mere weeks. I wonder how she would like a set of scissors and a newspaper subscription for Christmas...

Tin Haul boots

Really loving this brand of boots. Cute, cute, cute... The down side is the price and the marketing ploy that they are for rebel cowboy teens. I just love them.

When times get tough: COUPON

I have always been a cheap skate when it comes to buying food and things for the house. I have never spent  $900 a month like a few couples have claimed on food. I have ALWAYS kept to the 100 a person rule/ more or less.
So, it all humbly began when I bought 10 pie crust on clearance sale last year after Thanksgiving. Who knew what I was going to do with them; they were just about $.50. I couldn't pass them up and I figured I would do something about the in the year. I haven't, but they have kept well in the year; I have used about 3.

From that beginning, I really started paying closer attention to the sale ads and stocking up somewhat on their sale items. My goal was to create food storage for our family.  Earlier this year, my sitter suggested that we visit a known coupon-er, Shelly, to see what she does. And so it truly began in earnest.
I now have a binder with dividers where I cut coupons, sort, and store them. I get 3 Sunday papers and print on line all the free coupons I might need. I have about4 web sites that I skim each Sunday and Tuesday. I also haggle with stores (usually Safeway they have the hardest coupon policy)

My best deals so far: Argo corn starch WO HOO .$29... makeup where they paid me .$50...