Couponing Tip of the Day

Here is the new tip of the day. Always, make a list.... and start shopping ONLY from the list. Even if its just 2 things. And do the math before you get to the store, that way you have an idea of how much you're going to spend. The key to success is to have a plan, ALWAYS have a plan.

We have been trying something new to try to save some money for a rainy day. Whenever we go to the store and we save a bunch we have been trying to take 10% of our savings and put it in our rainy day fund.... so if I save say $70 I take $7 and put it away. It may not sound like much but it helps out tons.

Think about it this way, the dollar store charges $1 for everything, you can walk out of there with a hand full of wash cloths for $5 or wait for them to go on sale at Target for a quarter. Companies depend on people to say oh its only a dollar.... or it only went up 5 cents.... bottom line it adds up fast. REALLY FAST. Say I save $7 a week every week for a year.... well here is the math....

 $7 a week
x 4 weeks in a month
 $28 a month

or

 $7 a week
x 52 weeks a year
$364
 That covers my Internet for the year and then some!

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