Wow! My first post got a few responses! That was more than I expected and very encouraging!! Thanks to all who commented on my first blog, and I hope to be making comments on others very soon!
We made a quick stop to CVS today and learned more than we saved. We'd reached the limit on the Excedrin, but still had a $2 off coupon, so all was not lost! Lesson learned: Remember what you bought. We did get $2 ECB from a Tylenol product, only $0.99 after ECB & coupon, and a free Tressame product, and when I looked at the receipt, I notice that if I spend $8.01 on other Tressame products I get $5 ECB (keeping in mind that I got the first one for free). Lesson learned: Study your receipts. When I got up to register, I learned that you can't spend ECB unless you spend ALL of your ECB, so the $15 one I had wouldn't work. Lesson learned: You have to spend you ECB all at once--should be a problem in the future :)
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Learning to save!
I have been praying for God to bless us financially consistently for about 2 years now. I wasn't asking to be rich, just that God would make us good stewards of the resources He has provided us with. He has been faithful all along, but I feel that the true answer to all of my prayers came about two weeks ago: Matt decided to take over all of our finances.
Previously, I had been trying to balance being a wife, running a home, caring for a baby, being a 5th grade teacher, attending church and hosting a small Bible study in addition to paying all of our bills, taking care of our account, and balancing our budget. It all just got to be too much. Seeing this, my wonderful husband, after a conversation with a friend about the Dave Ramsey program, decide to take over the "scary" part of our finances. Hallelujah! My new job: to save as much money as possible off our grocery bill. Enter Crystal Paine and the blogging network of "Money Saving Mom."
ISN'T GOD AWESOME!?!
All I have to think about now is how to save money. I had heard from my nearest and dearest friend, Sue about "The CVS Coupon Lady" before, but I never tried to check it out myself. With a few clicks of the keys I had found her site, Biblical Woman and I was blown away. So many young moms out there already doing what I had been commissioned by my husband to do!! I began reading as much as I could on how to save money using CVS, Walgreens, and coupons. I had already tried coupons a little in the past, but had never taken it very seriously--who had the time with everything else I had to do? But God, through my amazing husband, gave me the gift of time! And knowledge!! How great is our God?!
The coolest thing is that I can do this. Could I pick out a credit card with a low interest rate? No. Could I learn how to pay off that credit card and build wealth on my own? No. Can I figure out how to get the products we need at a discounted or free price? Why, yes indeed!
Here is my first attempt:
Total spent out of pocket: $0.05
Not bad for a newbie, eh?
P.S. All coupons can be found on the site MoneySavingMom.com
Previously, I had been trying to balance being a wife, running a home, caring for a baby, being a 5th grade teacher, attending church and hosting a small Bible study in addition to paying all of our bills, taking care of our account, and balancing our budget. It all just got to be too much. Seeing this, my wonderful husband, after a conversation with a friend about the Dave Ramsey program, decide to take over the "scary" part of our finances. Hallelujah! My new job: to save as much money as possible off our grocery bill. Enter Crystal Paine and the blogging network of "Money Saving Mom."
ISN'T GOD AWESOME!?!
All I have to think about now is how to save money. I had heard from my nearest and dearest friend, Sue about "The CVS Coupon Lady" before, but I never tried to check it out myself. With a few clicks of the keys I had found her site, Biblical Woman and I was blown away. So many young moms out there already doing what I had been commissioned by my husband to do!! I began reading as much as I could on how to save money using CVS, Walgreens, and coupons. I had already tried coupons a little in the past, but had never taken it very seriously--who had the time with everything else I had to do? But God, through my amazing husband, gave me the gift of time! And knowledge!! How great is our God?!
The coolest thing is that I can do this. Could I pick out a credit card with a low interest rate? No. Could I learn how to pay off that credit card and build wealth on my own? No. Can I figure out how to get the products we need at a discounted or free price? Why, yes indeed!
Here is my first attempt:
Total spent out of pocket: $0.05Not bad for a newbie, eh?
P.S. All coupons can be found on the site MoneySavingMom.com
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