This Is What Happens...

...when you have a couponing brain fart. You get baby slothes! Here! Enjoy your Friday! :)

Hang in there with me folks!

Finding Coupons in Sanitary Places.

Yeah, I'm not going to be one of these women diving head first in recycling dumpsters like Scrooge McDuck in a vat of gold coins. Really ladies? You put on your nice blouse and skinny jeans to go dumpster diving? Keepin' it classy for TLC perhaps.
 Since most of us would like to act at least somewhat normal and stay out of jail (Yes, taking coupons out of recycling dumpsters is illegal.), here's where I find most of my coupons:


*The Sunday Paper. Duh!
If you solely buy the Sunday paper just for the coupons, you'll need to know what coupons are suppose to be in there and if there will be any at all. Coupon Insert Preview seems to be the most accurate I've found so far. Also, if you buy your paper at the store, make sure all your coupons are there! I've bought a couple papers before with no inserts in them. Either people help themselves to taking extra inserts out of other papers or the newspaper "stuffers" skipped a few of papers, so make sure you check 'em!

*Online.
God bless the Internet. It's packed full of coupons. I have several different sites I visit almost daily:
- Coupons.com
- SmartSource.com
- CouponCabin.com
- Target.com

*In Magazines.
Theres a magazine that can pay for itself! All You is a magazine with all sorts of coupons in it. It a Shape, Better Homes and Food magazine all rolled into one. Any woman (or man if your into that sorta thing...)
would enjoy it. Plus, it's less than $20 a year.

*Email & Regular Mail.
Are you having a hard time trying to find a coupon for that speciality product you use all the time? Email the company. If their a good company, they'll be more than happy about sending you coupons. If you sign up for their newsletter, they may even include free samples with those coupons.

So there. That's where I find the majority of my coupons and the best part...their not sticky.

Because Naked Isn't A Good Look For Everyone.

I'm not one to go clothes shopping every weekend or every month. I only shop for what I need or to replace what my growing ass ripped that week. Here are some simple ways that can help you save money on clothing:

*Ask for gift cards on your birthday and Christmas.
These are 2 opportunities to really help with your clothing cost. If somebody ask you what you would like for your birthday or Christmas, just say "Gift card, please!"

* Shop alone.
You're more inclined to buy more if somebody is with you. Somebody telling you you look good in something increases your risk of over spending. Keep telling yourself you're not as cute as you think you are and that their just being nice. Works better than a friggin coupon.

*Need a fancy dress? Rent it!
Rent the Runway! No, seriously. You can! Rent the Runway is a website where you can rent a dress for special occasions. I personally haven't used this website yet, but itching try it! I wouldn't recommend renting a dress from this site just for a date or church, because the renting cost could buy you a nice dress. I talkin' black tie events, proms and weddings. That's when you buy a pricey dress, never wear it again and have it take up room in your closet. Here, you can rent a $300 dress for $60. That's-a-nice! If nothing on this site floats your boat, there are many other sites like it. Just Google "rent a dress".

*Use cash only!
And don't sign-up for store credit cards either! Have you seen the interest those bad boys carry? Lord help you if you miss a payment. You'll be buying those clothes twice! Using a credit card is always bad news. I, personally, am trying my best not use credit cards anymore. I find I spend a hell of a lot less when I just pay with cash.

*Sign up for store e-mails.
Yes, they may spam you to death about every single sale, but sometimes there are coupons in these e-mails. Just be careful of "You must spend X amount to get Y% off" coupons. You normally end up spending more than you should. If you're doing back to school shopping, where you are going to be buying a lot, yes, use it!

*Got a bun in the oven?
Babies are not cheap. Thankfully, some of their clothing is! Start hitting the garage sales! Now I know what you're thinking, "Eww! I'm not going to let MY baby wear somebody else's hand me downs!"
Shush you! That baby will be growing quicker than it can poop it's diaper. Most of these hand me downs are barely wore. Just use common sense when looking at used baby stuff. If it looks questionable, don't buy it. Also ask family, friends and neighbors if they know anybody whose looking to get rid of some baby clothes. There's always at least one.

*Buy in the off season.
This is a big saver for me. I buy my winter clothing in the spring and summer clothing in the fall.
I've picked up several items under $10 doing this. Problem is, that it is slim pickin's by the end of the season. Nothing really catches your eye. I've found if you pick a couple of items you "sorta-kinda" like and try them on. They actually look good on you.

Then I revert back to my old ways and leave the store disappointed and empty handed... Ugh, I hate shopping.

Saving On Prescription Drugs!

In this sucky economy, people have been losing their jobs left and right. Also leaving millions without health insurance. Thankfully, theres a website that can help. It's called the SimpleSavingsCard.com. This card can help you save 10%-60% on over thousands of prescription drugs. Theres no restrictions, unlimited use and it doesn't expire. You can use it at CVS, Walgreens, Wal-Mart and many other retailers. You can sign up for it even if you have health insurance.You can't use your insurance AND this card to pay for your prescription. Ask your pharmacist which one will turn out to be the better deal.

 If you, or someone you know needs help with their prescription drug cost. I suggest using this card. "But how do the drug companies make money if they're just handing out discount cards, Jessica?" Who cares! Those companies make money hand over fist. They can afford to give you a discount. But seriously, if you want to know more go the website SimpleSavingsCard.com.

Get a $25 iTunes Gift Card For $20 at Rite Aid!

This Sunday in Rite Aid's ad, there will be a coupon for $5.00 off a $25.00 iTunes gift card! Being new to Macs, I may try this out and get a good start on my music list. This deal starts 1/29. Enjoy!

Snowflake Feet! Ewww! (Plus A Green Owl Exclusive!)

It's that time of year where everybody turns into one big giant itchy snowflake. The combination of the dry air outside and the dry heat inside reeks havoc on our skin, especially for our feet. Most ladies would have no problem booking an appointment at the salon for a pedi, but not me. I've only had one pedicure in my life and that was the day before my wedding. It felt good, but I was really grossed out. I am not one for other people's feet. Just knowing the same pair of clippers she was using on me has clipped hundred ( if not thousands) of other people's toe nails. I also wondered how often she cleaned them. We always hear about people getting terrible infections from these places too. I haven't made an appointment since. If you would like to save yourself $30 from going to the salon, finding different ways to take care of the skin on your feet isn't hard. In fact, all of the ingredients are in your kitchen and I'll tell you what to do.

First, you will need:

*A tub or foot bath
*A small towel
* A small bowl
* 3-4 tablespoons of salt or a course sugar (or if you wanna get crazy, use both!)
* 3-4 tablespoons of an oil (ie...Olive oil, Almond oil, Jojoba or Argan oil if you wanna get fancy.)
*1 teaspoon of Apple Cider Vinegar (this helps to kill bacteria and odor. This is optional.)
*ONE spray of your favorite perfume or a couple of drops of your favorite essential oil. (This is also optional.)

Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl, making sure the salt/sugar mixture has the texture of wet sand.
Fill foot bath or tub with warm/hot water. Fill it so it's at least past your ankles. Let your feet soak for 10 minutes. **After the 10 minutes, rub your feet and ankles with your salt/sugar scrub. Each foot should get a 2 minute rub. Rinse and dry your feet. Clip claws if necessary.
Ta-Da! Your feet look great! You saved gas, time and money and most importantly, you won't catch some sort of toe jam cootie bug at the salon.

Green Owl now has it's first promo code! 
Glenbrook Farm and Green Owl have come together to bring you exclusive savings! 
Type GREENOWL10 in the special notes and receive 10% off the purchase of any oil or essential oil order! 


**Please do not do this standing in the shower! You're working with oil and water. Also make sure you clean the tub afterwards, so you don't have to find the next person to use the shower ass over tea kettle naked...Ew.**

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