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Registration is 100% free, and only takes a minute. Join Now to start saving hundreds on items you purchase everyday! Welcome TLC Extreme Couponing Show Viewers!! | | |  | Hi, thickbluebug here. In this blog we will chart our journey of the deals we are chasing and the rebates we are hunting. Tossing in some daily thoughts and tips. Of course there will be drama too. We are couponers and someone is always trying to pee in the cornflakes - so drama is a given. Deal jealous fools trying to spoil the fun.  | Posted 12-30-2011 at 03:09:04 PM by thickbluebug (Thickbluebug's Confessions of a hard core couponer and rebater)
Trying to keep up with my incoming checks, trades/barter stuff better than I did in 2011. Last year I missed both of my largest months - Jan and Aug totals.
I have tried to keep up with spending like coupons used, money for coupons and rebates and postage used. Just too many totals for in and out expenses,,,,nope - not this year. Just gonna keep writing in here what I cashed/deposited. Still gonna buy myself a nice convertible car this summer (kids are grown and retirement...
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|  | Posted 12-27-2011 at 11:12:19 PM by thickbluebug (Thickbluebug's Confessions of a hard core couponer and rebater)
Ok, wasn't as organized as I thought. Missing Jan 2011 and July 2011 totals
I cashed, bartered, traded with stockpile for a total of 6747.92 - minus the 2 months I didn't account for. Not too shabby. | | | Views 73
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|  | Posted 08-22-2011 at 06:04:03 AM by thickbluebug (Thickbluebug's Confessions of a hard core couponer and rebater)
Sick of coupons and sick of mirs. I have been trading a lot ,,,,mostly outgoing trades. It takes up way too much time for the payout.
Should have worked it better by searching for trades and not just doing auctions and lists,,,,but live and learn 
Ok, I just come off a big month of mirs and I really hate them. REally hate them, lots of work, I have arthritis and the matching up of crts and filling them out is a REAL pain. I just feel like I am...
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|  | Posted 08-19-2011 at 04:47:08 AM by thickbluebug (Thickbluebug's Confessions of a hard core couponer and rebater)
TBB contacting companies/freebies
So this year we have been contacting lots of companies with compliments and a few with complaints. Results for Aug 2011 signed up for
free cheerios and coupon
sample of root awakening
sinu rinse sample this week's contact company list: aussie
herbal essence
pantene
oceanspray
ocean saline
organic valley
sundown vitamins
arrow foods...
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|  | Posted 08-10-2011 at 04:42:03 PM by thickbluebug (Thickbluebug's Confessions of a hard core couponer and rebater)
Checks in:
Cashed 173
cashed 162.00
cashed 182 trades/barter:
actuals
4 x 6.84
8 x 2.84,
3 x 5.00
20 x 1.99 brut deo's
checks
12.00, Shopping: Publix .19 saved 77.10
****************** Sept 184.00 86.00 cks cashed
Barter
50.00 10.00 30.00 20.00 29.00 OCT
cks cashed $388.00
barter $52.00
barter $33.00...
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