About Me

I love to save money, as most any person does. I learned at a young age to pay attention to unit prices. I was taught that sometimes generic is cheaper; the jumbo size is not always a good deal, etc. These are common sense tid bits of wisdom. Many people may read this and think, “Yeah, I already know that.” However, not everyone does! 

Moving on, while I have always been a “deal watcher”, I did not always use coupons. In fact, it never really occurred to me until 2008. In 2008 I started using coupons, and paying attention to weekly sales and coupon matchups. After saving a substantial amount at CVS a few times, I was addicted. I tried several ways to organize the coupons, and finally settled on a coupon binder. I prefer the zippered binders and the larger the capacity, the better. There are other ways of organizing them. It is my own personal preference to use a binder. Even though I watched every penny, I still did not know everything. In fact, looking back now, I have made some fairly dumb financial decisions and mistakes. I’ve learned from them.
2006: Our youngest child was born. Boom...I am now a mom to four children, AND our household monthly income is slashed by 40-50%. I had no paid leave at all.

It was time to save some money!  
Ultimately, my husband and I decided that it was better for our family if I became a stay at home mom, rather than go back to working 12 hour swing shifts and paying $200 per week or more in daycare costs alone. I have been that stay at home mom ever since. In early 2008, I also went to back to school, and I am finally beginning to see some tiny light at the end of the tunnel. Did I mention it was time to save some money?! I pray that I am able to graduate with my BA in early to mid 2012.

I write because I enjoy writing. I also write this blog because I enjoy saving money, and want to share that with others. 

And yes, I do heart coupons.