A blessing and a curse

I am grateful for all the money I save with coupons and good bargains.  However, sometimes it can be a curse.  I am constantly buying something specifically because I have a coupon, and then forgetting to use the coupon.  Or I make a special trip to the store, only to find out the bargain is not as good as it sounded on the website, leaving me with the dilemma of whether or not to make it a wasted trip, or get it anyway.  Just yesterday I was putting away my groceries and realized I never took off the peelie coupon to give it to the cashier, so I lost a dollar!  And today I went to JCPenney because I had a $10 off $10 coupon, but I ended up wasting so much time wandering around the store.  I didn't want to spend much more than $10, but I wanted to get something that someone in our family actually needed.  I settled on a 12.99 fleece pullover for Mitch, but I wasn't sure on the size.  I got up to the register only to find out if I returned it, I would lose my $10 off, getting only 2.99 back.  Rrrggghhh!  So stressful!  It can seriously be a blessing and a curse.  My mom has gently reminded me that I need to just concentrate on the money that I DO save.  But I can't help it.  Every time I get home and realize I forgot to use coupons, or that I didn't get as good of a deal as I could have, I feel sick.

I'm glad that I have learned to be more thrifty with my shopping.  But once in awhile I miss the guilt free shopping days.  Does anyone else have this problem???

Are you sick of me helping you yet Hope?

http://hip2save.com/2011/12/08/vistaprint-custom-photo-calendar-only-5-67-shipped-2/


One more link for a cheap calendar.  Just be warned, it won't be here in time for Christmas, at least not with the cheapest shipping option.  I ordered some return address labels, and they took almost the full three weeks!

Amazon, Melissa and Doug

A lot of Melissa and Doug toys are on sale for 50% off today only at amazon.com! I'm going to get some play food.

And now it's time for me to look into Amazon Mom thanks to Hope's suggestion!

Photo Calendar

Hope, my Mom told me today that photo calendars are B1G2 free on Snapfish right now.  Sounds like a good deal if you have multiple to do!  Good luck!

Amazon Mom

Becoming an Amazon Mom was on of the BEST online decisions I've ever made. I've been a member for 4 months and have saved hundreds! Free shipping and discount products makes it amazing, now we get free instant streaming movie rental and free ebook rental.

Sign up and you get free prime membership for 3 months, then you can extend your free membership once a month for up to a year, by filling your quota in purchases.

Subscribe and Save gets you an even larger discount. Don't be afraid to select the subscribe and save to get the extra 35% discount on baby items - and then when your shipment comes in just remember to unsubscribe! I always choose the every 6mo shipment to give me plenty of time to remember to unsubscribe.

Kind of a brief rundown, feel free to ask questions if you want to know more about this amazing program. There's also one available for students!

The Help Coupon and some Scenarios

Meijer is having their Santa Bucks sale! Love, love love, this sale - nothing like high dollar coupons to use on basically anything you want.

The Help - Blue ray combo pack $22.99
$5.00 The Help coupon for any combo pack
$3.00 off Santa Bucks any item 14.97 and up

Making the Blue-ray combo pack only $14.99!!

The regular DVD version of The Help is $16.99

Amazon:
$19.99 Combo pack.
$5 Coupon (see link above)
$14.99 Prime Members get shipping free

Target Deals

I got some great deals at Target today, thanks to the Target coupons that are out right now.  For $16.38 I got a sweater, three items from the dollar section for stocking stuffers, four boxes of cereal, and two packages of trail mix.  If anyone else is as big of a fan of trail mix as we are, then now is a great time to get some.  The Archer Farms gourmet kinds (SUPER yummy) are on sale for 2.50 each, and there is a target coupon for 1.50 off two, making them 1.75 each.  Great price for trail mix.  Also, there are some good Target coupons for clothing.  My favorite is the $4 off a women's sweater.  If you can find one off the clearance rack like I did, this makes for a really great deal! Mine was even a bit of a stretch. I got a cardigan (the kind that is longer in the front) off the clearance rack for $7 something.  It was cotton, and only 3/4 sleeves, but the guy ringing me up was an older man who didn't even question it being a sweater!  So I got it for a little over $3!  Score!

Happy Shopping