Saturday, January 9, 2010

Saving $ Can Be Fun! (I know, I know...)

Disclaimer: I love spending money...I assume if you've read my blog you have figured that out. However, like most of you, I do not have an unlimited amount of money to spend...unfortunately. So this year I have decided to save money on things I am going to buy anyway and do it with a positive attitude (gag).

YAY COUPONS! Coupons can actually be fun, who knew?! I have been really excited about this for a week now so maybe that's a sign that the enthusiasm will continue...let's hope. I am trying to think of saving money like a game and, actually, it is a fun (-ish) game. I will post links to all the fun websites I've been visiting for info and tips here in a little bit, but there are a few things about all this couponing that I didn't know that I thought I'd share.

Some people are CRAZY about this mess. I am sure they don't ever pay actual dollars for anything, which is awesome, but I don't have the time for all that. I do, though, have the time to print out a few coupons and search a few websites before I go to the store. Yes, that I can do. The crazy people's blogs and websites are really entertaining though! Apparently, there is an activity called CVSing. As I'm reading up on in I'm liking it more and more. I tried it last week and did get some really good deals...saved a lot. Or at least I thought I had until my husband came home with $8 worth of garbage bags; the same ones that I had gotten for free at CVS earlier in the day. We'll use them, whatever. So, CVS, they have an Extra Care Card and using it gets you Extra Care Bucks that you use like cash in the store. Now, I have been aware of these for a while. I get my prescriptions filled there and for every 2 prescriptions you get $1 in ECB (that's snazzy lingo for Extra Care Bucks:). Apparently you can work there system and never pay real money for anything ever again! (or so I hear;) I will, most likely, not be joining this club of extreme planners, but I did some smart shopping and got some free stuff, OK by me. CVS was giving away $5 ECB when you spent $10 on Nivea products. I bought 2 bottles of the shimmery body wash that I like to use (over $10), got my $5 ECB, then did another transaction using my ECB's and got the garbage bags I was going to buy anyway for free! How satisfying!

I am still learning about this crazy work of coupons and saving $ but, I must confess, it is a little bit fabulous. A few of the blogs below are super-cute and I think we can make saving money absolutely fabulous! Here are some websites to check out:

http://www.southernsavers.com

http://www.hip2save.com

http://www.frugalcouponliving.com

http://www.coupons.com

http://www.printablecouponsanddeals.com/

http://printablecouponspot.com/

http://freesamplefreak.com/

http://www.nicolesnickels.com/

1 comment:

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