Coupons

Let me just say . . . . . I love coupons!!

Now, I'm not one of those couponers on tv ~ I don't go into the store and buy $500 worth of groceries for $10 (I wish!) ~ I don't overstock up on stuff ~ I don't even go online to the coupon websites (although I probably should) ~ I just simply clip coupons from the Sunday paper or the Wednesday mail flyer ~ some weeks are very, very good and some weeks are nothing (which is very irritating!).

So, you say, what's the big deal ~ a lot of people do this ~ yes, but do they take that dollar amount they saved via coupons and/or in-store savings and put it into a separate savings account?  That's what I do ~ I call it my coupon account (catchy name I know, right?) ~ and my little coupon account has paid for our master bath redo, shopping sprees, trips ~ some weeks I can only put a dollar or two in there but others I've put away as much as $50 ~ why? Because I figure without the coupons or store card I would be spending that money anyway ~ so when I get home I just transfer it and pretend I spent it.  

It's not something I do all the time but have started again this month ~ emptied it down to $20.12 (there was only about $50 in there) ~ have about $60 in there now ~ what am I saving up for this time ~ not sure yet ~ we are planning a trip for our 15th anniversary so maybe spending money for that ~ the point is that you really do save money using coupons and you don't have to be a fanatic about it!

Note to yesterday ~ I got on the bike for 20 minutes ~ 20 minutes is better than no minutes ~ gave me 2 extra WW points ~ go me!