Shopping

Okay so I been trying to learn ways to shapes and save money. Yeah I know I should have learned how to do it a long time ago. So I decide a couple of months ago that I was going to learn to use coupons. Well, I sign up to get the Sunday paper here and signed up to coupons.com and a couple of other websites. Then I joined Kroger and picked though their online coupons. So I went to print coupons and ended up only printing about 3 pages because I did not realized it was going to be only 2 coupons per page and ended up running out of paper and ink. So, I need groceries, so I headed out anyways... Here I went to Kroger. So I ended up getting lots of stuff that I did not need but hey had a coupon for. So after spending forever in the store going to pages of the list I printed off of online coupons, and the coupons I cut out. I was quiet upset because I did not end up saving and spend more then I consider was in my budget. So knowing me I really wanted to give up on the whole thing.

Well, then 2 weeks ago I took Beka to Wal-Mart and had no coupons, nothing at all. Well, I ended up spending WAY over my budget. Now, I know it is Wal-mart and I did get more then food, which is why I don't think I should shop there cause I have to go check out the DVDs, and this and that! lol! You all know what I mean! So anyways I spend WAY too much... my jaw hit the ground. But, another reason it was so much I stocked up... I got 2-4 items of everything too so I figure I did what was best. But, I could not spend that much again!

So, now right before pay day again! Yes I said before pay day- I hate that every one in this town gets pay at the same time cause it makes every store in town filled with people, long lines, and empty shelves. So I decide that I am going to save money each check so I can go the day before pay day that way I don't have a reason to get out and deal with all those people! lol

So anyways I decide that I need some stuff, mostly the main stuff: bread, eggs, milk. The other thing I notice is I would decide I wanted something but then I did not have one item I needed. So I decide another trip to the store, but this time I was going to try to be smart about it. So I made a list of things I want to make some fancy and then some stuff for my "I want to be lazy" days. Then I looked to see what I have and just made a list of what I needed. So then I looked though the coupons I been collecting for the last month and only cut out the stuff I used but I only bought with me the stuff I needed and save the others for next time. I ended up spending WAY less then I thought I would! I am proud of myself. As a matter of fact I saved $20.00 just on coupons! I know $20 might not sound like much but hey it is enough to go out to eat...which made me decide to go treat myself with Taco Bell..lol!

So, I guess I have learn for me the best way to save money is:

1) coupons

2) Make a list off of what I want to make

3) Shop at the commissary

** PS These are how I saved money... I can't promise the same results for you.... but I hope to continue to learn ways to save****

CRAZY

So, sorry I have not written in a while there has been so much going on and just never taken the time to stop and write.

Well Last week I drove to Florida and got my half sister, Beka, who is 5. She is staying with us (or should I say me since Jeremy is still gone) for about 2 months. So things has been super busy for me. I had to take my extra room which was filled with junk and empty the room out and then set it up and make it safe and conformable for a child. So now that is done I thought I might set down but still don't really have the time.

Now I am busy trying to do her home school work, cooking meals, and trying to find cheap things to do and get us out of the house. Plus find educational stuff is a bonus. So that is all I have been up to. We have painted with apples, played with sidewalk chalk, put together and got fish for our 55 gallon fish tank, went shopping, sent Jeremy gifts and read books. Sounds like fun hum?!

On other news we are down to less then 90 days till Jeremy is home! Wow, I remember when he was gone for 90 days and now we have been away (other then that 2 weeks) for 282 I guess 90 days don't seem like that much. He is doing good just wishing the Army will make up their mind about what they are going to do and when they are going to send him home. So we really don't know what is going on.