Can I tell you how much I love saving money now?
It really is my new hobby. I started with using Swagbucks and Opinion Outpost to earn free Amazon.com gift cards. I was able to buy a lot of Christmas presents that way but it wasn't enough. Then I began following a few bloggers on Facebook and they really showed me where the deals were. I bought Disney movies for a quarter of the price, and games for the kids for practically nothing and I learned about how to find coupons for free products.
I am a money saving convert.
At the end of Novemeber I took the time to track our spending and it became pretty obvious that cuts needed to be made in what we spent on food and household items. It was then that I got serious about using coupons to match store deals. Yes, I even shop with one of those massive coupon binders. Nerdy, I know. But it feels wonderful!
Today was a great day for seeking out deals at Rite Aid.
I purchased SIXTY TWO Schick disposable razors for women, six Schick Quattro disposable razors for men, a box of Puffs Plus tissues, two boxes of cereal, two boxes of Planters Nut-trition bars, a bag of cough drops, six packs of Trident gum, and two bags of M&Ms which were eaten before they could be photographed. Normally this would have cost $70 even after the sale prices.
But after coupons and +Up Rewards from Rite Aid, I paid only $1.30. That's a savings of 98% and less than what the box of tissues alone should have cost me!
I also made a stop at Office Depot where I was able to get two HP printer ink cartridges for $1.58 using a gift card I won online through Office Depot's Facebook page, and when I got home I was greeted by one of my 9 FREE monthly magazines, Martha Stewart Living, and two coupons for FREE full sized bottles of Excedrin Migraine.
Spend thrift no more!
I am a changed woman.
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