http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/ Coupons, coupon forum, printable grocery coupons, grocery store coupon matchups, printable coupons, coupon trading, coupon database, coupon trading, deals en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:48:48 GMT vBulletin 720 http://static.hotcouponworld.com/forums/images_hcw/misc/rss.jpg http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/ http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2670-day-29-1-29-09.html Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:05:53 GMT Hurray! It's over! Hurray!

I'm so tired of saving money!!! :whistle67:

I think we did an awesome job. OK, I did an awesome job...DH never spends money to begin with.

With the help of DH's overtime and major belt tightening, we were able to pay towards our medical bills (drumroll please)...

:BigHand::BigHand::BigHand:$2000!!!! :BigHand::BigHand::BigHand:

It's been an interesting ride, and it's taught me a great deal. Try it - you can accomplish miracles!

Now DH and I are going to celebrate this weekend with Outback gift cards...yummmm.... ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2670-day-29-1-29-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2657-day-26-1-26-09.html Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:48:03 GMT OK, I spent money. Wastefully. I was too run down and blechhh after dragging myself to work still half sick with the flu to cook dinner. I ordered... OK, I spent money. Wastefully. I was too run down and blechhh after dragging myself to work still half sick with the flu to cook dinner. I ordered pizza from Pizza Hut and used the $5 off deal. It was $7.

Ask me if I have shame. :whistle67: My boys had to eat, and the thought of cooking made me...well, we won't go there.

Two more days....I can make it...

Gas: $43
Groceries/Other: $50.75

Week 3 Total: $99.28
Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2657-day-26-1-26-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2656-day-25-1-25-09.html Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:42:42 GMT DH and I were both so sick with the flu that neither of us could even drag ourselves from the bed to get free papers with our $25 gc. So sad. :sad:... DH and I were both so sick with the flu that neither of us could even drag ourselves from the bed to get free papers with our $25 gc. So sad. :sad:

Gas: $43
Groceries/OTher: $43.75

Week 3 Total: $99.28
Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2656-day-25-1-25-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2655-day-24-1-24-09.html Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:40:19 GMT I spent $3.75 at a produce stand today. I picked up a prescription for DS, but thanks to the discount program and a Rx transfer coupon I had $0 OOP... I spent $3.75 at a produce stand today. I picked up a prescription for DS, but thanks to the discount program and a Rx transfer coupon I had $0 OOP and got a $25 gc to boot.

Whatever DS had Thursday he gave to me. I was sick as a dog by nighttime - good thing I was at my mom's!

DH spent $18 on gas.

Gas: $43
Groceries/Other: $43.75

Week 3 Total: $99.28
Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2655-day-24-1-24-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2654-day-23-1-23-09.html Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:36:12 GMT Yikes - my saga is nearly over and here I am in a tizzy trying to catch it up. I got gas and went grocery shopping for the week. $25 in gas and... Yikes - my saga is nearly over and here I am in a tizzy trying to catch it up.

I got gas and went grocery shopping for the week. $25 in gas and $40 (ouch) at the grocery store.

Gas: $25
Groceries/OTher: $40

Week 3 Total: $99.28
Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2654-day-23-1-23-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2629-day-22-1-22-09.html Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:58:24 GMT No money spent, because I haven't left the darn house! :shrug7:

DS has a stomach virus and I had to stay home with him. Nothing like a two year old spewing from both ends to bring your day to a screeching halt.

Week 4 to date:

Gas: $0
Groceries/OTher: $0

Week 3 Total: $99.28
Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2629-day-22-1-22-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2617-day-21-1-21-09.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:44:27 GMT The end is near.

You know, I can't say that I'm dying to go shopping or something. I still have my list of things I need to buy (Hello February!), but I've proven to myself that I can get by without most of the day to day minutiae I used to think we needed. We actually get by quite comfortably.

This has broken my fast food/convenience store habit, which is such a drain on the wallet. The money we've managed to save is way over and above what I thought it would be, and I plan on focusing that former wasted money into our savings.

I went to the grocery store today and stocked up on ground beef, which we are very low on. $1.69 is just the lowest it gets here, but I still continue to hold out hope for the $1/lb I paid a year ago. I spent $43.92.

I'll be going to do my regular shopping tomorrow at my regular store, to start out the new week.


Week 3 Total: $99.28
Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2617-day-21-1-21-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2606-day-20-1-20-09.html Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:45:37 GMT No money spent.

Wow, that's getting redundant, isn't it???

I think DH is due for some gas today, if he hasn't gotten it already. We're only at $45
for the week, and I won't have to get gas until Thursday when the new week starts. I found a sale with good prices on some meat we are out of and I need to stock up. I'm going to make a trip tomorrow during lunch and see where it goes from there.


Week 3
Gas $11
Food/Other $34.36

Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2606-day-20-1-20-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2596-day-19-1-19-09.html Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:45:11 GMT No money spent. We spent a nice day off from school and ended up at Grandma's most of the day. We went to McDonalds, but Grandma treated us :biggrin:.


Week 3
Gas $11
Food/Other $34.36

Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2596-day-19-1-19-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2586-day-18-1-18-09.html Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:25:27 GMT We spent $6.04 - 4 newspapers and a bottle of water.

We filled DS' script at Publix, where antibiotics are free. DH asked why Publix did this and I replied, "You just bought $6 worth of stuff, didn't you?".

Go Publix.

Week 3
Gas $11
Food/Other $34.36

Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2586-day-18-1-18-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2578-day-17-supplemental.html Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:13:51 GMT One day I will learn not to make stupid comments like "We have no plans to leave the house today" or "If a nickel crosses my fingers, I'll let you know".

Well, we did leave the house, and exactly 1000 nickels crossed my fingers.

On Friday DS' hand was run over by a vacuum cleaner. Don't ask - these things seem to happen to boys. Just suffice it to say that it was not the vacuumer's fault (this didn't happen at home). Anyhoo, the hand looked like it had a scrape about the size of a quarter right after the incident so I applied a bandaid. When I changed the band-aid on Saturday, the area looked like a second-degree burn and was (sorry, weak stomachs out there) oozing. We immediately took him to a walk-in clinic to have it checked. The co-pay was $50. Me and my nickels :hysterical:.

DS is fine, but I'm not including the $50 in my weekly totals. It's only Sunday! ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2578-day-17-supplemental.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2566-day-17-1-17-09.html Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:30:33 GMT I'm posting earlier than usual in the day, but we have no plans to leave the house. If I do let a nickel cross my fingers today, I'll let you know :wink7:.

I filed our taxes today, and between our refund and the money saved from our spending diet we should be able to pay off all our medical bills by the beginning of February.

Can I say that again?????

WOOHOO!!!!!!!

:BigHand::BigHand::BigHand::BigHand:

The saga won't be over though. We still have to build our savings back up from $0. :sad: We're not celebrating with caviar and champagne, that's for sure.

Although we might say that a $0 debt celebration is a good excuse to use our Outback gift cards. :biggrin:

Week 3
Gas $11
Food/Other $28.32

Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2566-day-17-1-17-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2565-day-16-1-16-09.html Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:20:18 GMT DH spent $11 on gas. I spent my lunch break running around to different pharmacies and the hospital getting payment printouts for our taxes. In... DH spent $11 on gas.

I spent my lunch break running around to different pharmacies and the hospital getting payment printouts for our taxes. In the past if I was running errands during lunch I would have stopped for fast food, but today I planned ahead and packed a sandwich and banana for the car.

I've read that it takes 30 days to break a habit or establish new ones - I hope that's the case, because this whole spending diet is easier than I thought. I think my $5 per day morning drive-thru habit has been broken (fingers crossed). Breakfast in the morning with DH and DS is so much cheaper and so much nicer!

DH's coworker told him to let me know there was a phenomenal sale going on at JCPenney right now. DH shrugged and said, "But there's nothing we need," and went on to explain about our spending diet. Yes, I could have gone and bought a few sizes ahead for DS, but DH is right - there is nothing we need right now. There will be other sales.

Here's to breaking old habits!

Week 3
Gas $11
Food/Other $28.32

Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2565-day-16-1-16-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2548-day-15-1-15-09.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:07:04 GMT Halfway day! Woohoo!

I went to the grocery store on my lunch hour. I managed to keep it to $28.32.

I would have been under $25 if it hadn't been for those stupid ice cream sandwiches. They were taunting me.

Week 3
Gas $0
Food/Other $28.32

Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2548-day-15-1-15-09.html http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2538-day-14-11-14-09.html Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:27:03 GMT DH spent $11 late last night for gas. I had a MAJOR temptation this morning! It was cold out, and my sister (whom I work with) and another... DH spent $11 late last night for gas.

I had a MAJOR temptation this morning! It was cold out, and my sister (whom I work with) and another coworker were talking about sending out to get hot biscuits and gravy. My mouth was watering - I thought it would kill me to pass it up. Then - VOILA - I remembered that I paid for her on our last "breakfast run" awhile back!

I got my hot biscuits and gravy, and mmmmmmm were they good! :BigHand:

So we end up Week 2 a smidge under our $100 weekly maximum.

Week 2 Total: $94.95
Week 1 Total: $71.06 ]]> Macaela25 http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/blogs/macaela25/2538-day-14-11-14-09.html