Comments on: My Journey In Frugality http://lipsticktocrayons.com/2010/02/my-journey-in-frugality.html Resource for hip & stylish moms Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:48:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: panamalove http://lipsticktocrayons.com/2010/02/my-journey-in-frugality.html/comment-page-1#comment-39157 panamalove Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:40:03 +0000 http://lipsticktocrayons.com/?p=4500#comment-39157 CORRECTION: That was suppose to be $150 a week spent on groceries and dining out before I started couponing... CORRECTION: That was suppose to be $150 a week spent on groceries and dining out before I started couponing…

]]> By: panamalove http://lipsticktocrayons.com/2010/02/my-journey-in-frugality.html/comment-page-1#comment-39156 panamalove Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:37:36 +0000 http://lipsticktocrayons.com/?p=4500#comment-39156 I am a single mother of two boys and I started couponing about six weeks ago. My goal was to save money and pay off some credit card debt. Things have not went so well for me though. I guess I have an obsessive personality becuase I jumped into it head first. I have spents HOURS and HOURS creating and organizing a good stash of coupons and a beautiful binder. I almost immediately started buying 5 newspapers every Sunday and have subscribed to All You and all the manufactures mailing lists. I save 50-70% on every trip to Publix, Bilo, Food Lion, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid...(I go to ALL of them) and get great deals. My problem is that I can't stop! In 6 weeks I have bought 39 boxes of cereal, 22 of toothpaste, about 16 Olay Facial Regenerist or Definity products, about 28 boxes of Kleenex and the list goes on and on. I can't stop! Everytime I see a good deal I feel compelled to go get it. My grocery bill (including dining out) ran about $250 a week before. In the last 6 weeks I have spent well over $900 on "good deals" I have uncovered on various couponing sites (Southern Savers is my favorite). I took out a payday loan so I could keep shopping and unfroze the credit cards I was working so hard to pay off. I need help. Has anyone else run into this problem? I am a single mother of two boys and I started couponing about six weeks ago. My goal was to save money and pay off some credit card debt. Things have not went so well for me though. I guess I have an obsessive personality becuase I jumped into it head first. I have spents HOURS and HOURS creating and organizing a good stash of coupons and a beautiful binder. I almost immediately started buying 5 newspapers every Sunday and have subscribed to All You and all the manufactures mailing lists. I save 50-70% on every trip to Publix, Bilo, Food Lion, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid…(I go to ALL of them) and get great deals. My problem is that I can’t stop! In 6 weeks I have bought 39 boxes of cereal, 22 of toothpaste, about 16 Olay Facial Regenerist or Definity products, about 28 boxes of Kleenex and the list goes on and on. I can’t stop! Everytime I see a good deal I feel compelled to go get it. My grocery bill (including dining out) ran about $250 a week before. In the last 6 weeks I have spent well over $900 on “good deals” I have uncovered on various couponing sites (Southern Savers is my favorite). I took out a payday loan so I could keep shopping and unfroze the credit cards I was working so hard to pay off. I need help. Has anyone else run into this problem?

]]> By: lipsticktocrayons http://lipsticktocrayons.com/2010/02/my-journey-in-frugality.html/comment-page-1#comment-39151 lipsticktocrayons Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:54:31 +0000 http://lipsticktocrayons.com/?p=4500#comment-39151 Did you see my post over on Attention Target Shoppers? It provides some more detail on what I'm doing and maybe it will help. Good luck, Nancy! http://attentiontargetshoppers.com/2010/03/03/couponing-how-i%e2%80%99m-learning-the-whole-process-of-being-frugal/ Did you see my post over on Attention Target Shoppers? It provides some more detail on what I’m doing and maybe it will help. Good luck, Nancy!

http://attentiontargetshoppers.com/2010/03/03/couponing-how-i%e2%80%99m-learning-the-whole-process-of-being-frugal/

]]> By: nancy http://lipsticktocrayons.com/2010/02/my-journey-in-frugality.html/comment-page-1#comment-39150 nancy Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:48:40 +0000 http://lipsticktocrayons.com/?p=4500#comment-39150 Awesome job and story. I needed to read this. Thanks so much! My crew will not eat spag. pie, I would like to find a few other things to fix for them that I can double or triple. I have half picky eaters and half not so picky. I would like to learn the drug store game but I have never got it to click for some reason. I am so happy for you and hope that you will keep us updated. Awesome job and story. I needed to read this. Thanks so much!

My crew will not eat spag. pie, I would like to find a few other things to fix for them that I can double or triple. I have half picky eaters and half not so picky.

I would like to learn the drug store game but I have never got it to click for some reason.
I am so happy for you and hope that you will keep us updated.

]]> By: Nancy http://lipsticktocrayons.com/2010/02/my-journey-in-frugality.html/comment-page-1#comment-38988 Nancy Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:32:58 +0000 http://lipsticktocrayons.com/?p=4500#comment-38988 Great job! I am trying to get on the CVS and Walgreen's way of shopping, but am not quite there. I follow a couple of blogs and am amazed at what some of the women can do:) Great job! I am trying to get on the CVS and Walgreen’s way of shopping, but am not quite there. I follow a couple of blogs and am amazed at what some of the women can do:)

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