Asia & Chocolate

Do you like free stuff?

I do! I am all about free stuff (well, to an extent) ... free, good stuff that I'll use and won't clutter my house. I don't want to take something home just because it's free and never use it, therefore it's cluttering my home. You know what I mean?

But I do like free stuff that I would already buy.

Maybe a year or so ago my friend Patti introduced me to couponing. There are many Web sites out there dedicated to couponing and getting the most bang for your buck when grocery shopping (or other shopping too). There are TONS of deals out there for free or almost free products.

For example, yesterday

I took advantage of the Kashi $5 gift card deal at Target. (I believe it ended yesterday.) And I ended up with 5 boxes of Kashi cereal, 5 boxes of Kashi granola bars and 5 boxes of Kashi cookies for $5. What a steal! And I love Kashi products ... they are healthy and delicious. On top of the gift card deals I had a coupon for $1-$1.50 off each box I bought, so that's why it worked out to be so cheap. I get so excited about spending so little money on things I would buy anyway.

And just today I got a  free  1-year subscription to InStyle magazine!

I never buy magazines anymore because I get them for free, so spending $5 in a checkout line for ONE magazines seems crazy to me! Let me tell you how I did it. Well, the two magazines I already get are Martha Stewart's Living and Elle Decor. I got them both for free by following Money Saving Mom. Every now and then she'll post about a free 1-year subscription to a  magazine just for filling out a survey

But today I was so excited when I woke up to find an e-mail from amazon.com saying that their price for InStyle magazine for a year was only $5. And I has a gift card for $5 to amazon.com from swagbucks.com just waiting to be spent. (If you don't already know about swagbucks.com, then you should go there and download their search engine toolbar. Use their search engine every time to make an internet search and you'll win swagbucks. These swagbucks can be redeemed for all kinds of goodies including amazon.com giftcards or starbucks giftcards. It's awesome and completely FREE!) So, no less than 5 minutes ago I ordered a year's worth of InStyle magainze for free. I LOVE IT!

(I use Money Saving Mom for Target and Walgreen's deals and other little deals here and there. And I use Southern Savers for my weekly Publix shopping trip. You can even print your grocery list directly from her blog. It's awesome!!)

A sign of marital times ...

Couponing.

It seems like it's taken the place of blogging in my life ... well at least for tonight. :)

Josh & I celebrated our 3 month anniversary by getting up early this morning, working out, Josh making breakfast for me, going to church, and playing golf. Whew! What a day. So, I told Josh I was going to relax tonight and spend time blogging.

But, instead of writing a lot of blogs, I spent the evening cutting coupons, making grocery lists and organizing my food life. :)

The joy of couponing, has come to me over the past year after learning from my friend Patti that you can save a LOT of money on staples from the grocery store/drug store, etc.

If you're not already doing this, then you need to be - if you want to save some money. I typically save about 50% on my grocery bill, but a lot of people save even more. (I'm still learning.)

I love these two Web sites: southernsavers.com and moneysavingmom.com. Check them out to find out how to save tons of money at the store.

blech.

I hate shopping.

I splurged today ...

Several weeks ago I discovered this store from this blog. (I love the blog circle of life.)

And I've been eyeing a Moleskine cover, a luggage finder AND a checkbook holder. Livin' on the wild side, I know. Just call me a nerd.

So today I splurged and bought all three!! Go check out the store and be a nerd like me. :)

Jamie's Store

My dear friend Jamie is moving next month and needs to sell quite a bit of furniture. Anybody interested?

Table and four chairs - great condition! $399 (Craig's List Posting)

Table and 6 chairs - excellent condition (never been used) $700 (Craig's List Posting)

Black sofa, love seat and chaise - excellent condition (seldom used) $1300 (Craig's List Posting)

5 Piece Bedroom Suite - Solid wood bedroom suite includes headboard, chest, trunk, and 2 night stands - $500
(Craig's List Posting)

 

6 x 9 Leather Rug - variety of brown colored leather strips woven throughout. $40 (Craig's List Posting)

Kenmore side-by-side refigerator in excellent condition with water and ice dispenser on the door. $700 (Craig's List Posting)

Kenmore flat surface stove/range $350 (Craig's List Posting)

RCA 52" HDTV - $500 (Craig's List Posting)

Phillips 56" HDTV - $700 (Craig's List Posting)


Coffee table and end table - $250 (Craig's List Posting)



You can leave comments here if you're interested, or visit the Craig's List Postings for more information.

Happy Shopping!