One of the cool things...

One of the cool things about couponing is being able to share your goodies with others.

Not pictured: Toilet paper and tissues.

My brother just moved out on his own and so I have been couponing with him in mind as well as my own family and the things we may need.

 It's nice to be able to give him things he may need (and may not think of) without it costing very much if anything at all! Now just to figure out how to get him to use all of these things *wink wink*.

Being Thrifty!

Made a quick trip to Walgreens and Rite Aid today!

This is what I got:

Walgreens

Retail Value: $17.04

Out of Pocket: $0.37 before tax! Or just 6 cents an item!!

A savings of around 98%

 Rite Aid

Retail Value: $33.84

Total out of pocket: $2.49

but...

I received back $5.00 in Up Rewards (Rite Aid cash) so this purchase was FREE!

So my total for both shopping trips today was $2.86 plus $5.00 back towards my shopping trips next week and that was for $50.88 worth of retail items making each item just 20 cents!! 

I took my Aunt Dawn along today to try and show her the ropes of Extreme couponing. She got in on some of the FREE action.

Rite Aid right now has select school supplies on sale 2 for $1.00. In the Rite Aid ad this week there is a coupon for $1.00 off 2 of these select school items, making Dawns total today for these two composition notebooks absolutely FREE! Her comment after her transaction was "that felt good!". 

Hope you're having a good day too!

I'll always miss you

On April 13th of this year I lost one of the most involved people in my life. 

My grandpa's name was Willie. He was born and raised in Alabama. He was the oldest of 6 children. He ran away between the ages of 16-17 and joined the United States Navy. He had 3 children of his own, 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

He was involved, calling me sometimes on a daily basis. A very kind and thoughtful man. He was a jokster and liked to tease.

Memories of him catch me off guard, it's weird to think he is no longer here. I miss his phone calls and driving to his house to visit him. Our trips to Hula boys for my birthday. Making him laugh.

Today we gathered together to celebrate your life. We ate some of your favorite foods talked some of your friends and released butterflies in your memory.

We love you.

We miss you.

You will always be apart of us and who we are.

We are not saying goodbye but, "see you later grandpa".