Albertsons savings

I'm so excited about what I've just saved I haven't even totaled it up! I'll be back later to fill you in but remember that today is the last day to use the Albertsons double coupons!

Oh and check out my friend's blog! She is wonderful about saving money with coupons!

http://yakimacouponqueen.blogspot.com/ (you may need to type this in - I've messed up the linking part somehow)

I've been twice - the second time I followed Nicole's advise on the Hefty zip top bags. . . FREE!

I've also been buying Artisan Wheat Thins with a BOGO coupon, they're $1.79 each but I'm getting them for $.90. . . not bad!

Good news about the PPD Legislation

It has passed in the House! Now its off to the Senate. . .

Did you forget about my blog? Its been soooooo long since I've updated!

I've begun selling Sensaria Natural Body Care products. Here's the link: http://www.sensaria.com/melissac



The stuff is great! I have the most sensitive skin but I'm loving almost everything I touch! My top items right now are:

• Sweet & Smooth body scrub
• Mineral Genesis Gold facial moisturizer
• Freshening Toning spray
• Self Tanning Lotion
• Skin Perfecting Serum

Its taking up a good portion of my free time & I love having something productive to do again! This is helping my PPD so much! If only I'd known a year ago I just needed a job.






Oh, and I'm frustrated as to why everything I type is trying to be a link & why my links aren't working. Anyone know?

PPD legislation

For those new at following, I am a PostPardum Depression survivor. I still struggle with it but its so much better than when my baby was an infant. She's now two, and yes, its still here. The doctor has no idea when it will end for me - its different for everyone. Some people need five years to recover, some need just a few months.

I just wanted to make you all aware of a new legislation going on regarding PPD. I'm frustrated that PPD is not talked about. Its a hidden secret. The more I tell people I have it the more I hear that they are survivors! PPD affects 3 out of every 10 births! But not just births, it can affect those who've miscarried too. That's a lot of people!

Here is the link to the bill for the House
http://capwiz.com/ndmda/issues/alert/?alertid=12832296

And here is the link to the Senate
http://capwiz.com/ndmda/issues/bills/?bill=12798766

These are form letters - you just add your zip code & the site will take you to your representatives. Then you can cut and add to the letter as you desire. Please take a moment to read this & consider sending it on.

MIA

Oh my! Has it really been three weeks since I've blogged? Its because I've been to an Ace Hardware buying show and planned Ava's 2nd Birthday party!

I'll be back later with pics & info from each. . .

Coupon Savings!

Great news!! I opened my coupon spreadsheet yesterday and started looking at it closely.

I've saved $118.13 using coupons in January, and $40.49 so far in February. This is not counting the store savings - this is just coupons! That's great!! And I will say I'm super picky about coupons. I don't use them for anything I wouldn't normally buy. I'm also careful to check to see if the generic is less without a coupon than the brand name is with the coupon.

So I thought today I'd post a few of my favorite links to the money saving blogs I like to read. Eventually I'd like to get them into my list on the sidebar.

**Please note these are not links - you'll need to copy & paste to open the link. Sorry about that.

http://www.moneysavingmom.com/
http://bargainbanana.blogspot.com/
http://mommysnacks.blogspot.com This is where my grocery/coupon spreadsheet came from
http://organizingafamily.blogspot.com/
http://www.thriftyandchicmom.com/
http://www.moneysavingmethods.blogspot.com/
http://www.mommieswithcents.com/
http://www.thenewfrugalmom.com/
http://frugalchicliving.blogspot.com/
http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/ I love this one on Weds!! - they have links to tons more blogs with great tips!
http://gettingfreedom.blogspot.com/
http://jamieisamoneymagnet.blogspot.com/
http://grocerycartchallenge.blogspot.com/
https://wwws.mint.com
This is the BEST at keeping track of your money - it does it for you. Sadly I use a local credit union & it can't link up with them - but it tracks everything else. I just started using this last month

Storage idea!

I had a great idea last week for storing all my holiday door decorations. Its so easy I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner!

I started putting up command hooks on the inside of my closet door. Then I hung all the door decorations on the hooks! Brilliant! And so simple!



This is not our main closet, but an extra one in the basement. This is also where I keep wrapping paper & other holiday decorations. The Christmas & Easter stuff are in boxes in the garage - but everything else fits in here.

Come see more fun stuff at Rocks In my Dryer's WFMW

My life without a car payment

I found a great video from Dave Ramsey about life without a car payment.
http://www.daveramsey.com/etc/lms/drive_free/player.cfm

I'm feeling pretty smart right now & just wanted to share this. I have been driving the same car since I graduated from college in 1998. That's eleven years. I paid my car off after about 2 years - it was a used car. There were a few tough times where we took out a loan on it because we needed cash for another emergency, but all in all I've had an average of 6 or more years without a car payment.

We have a payment on my husband's vehicle - but lets not mention that right now.

My goal is to get our finances to the point were I can do what Dave did in the example. Even if I'm just paying myself $300 a month - I'd like to think I'll get a new car in about 4 more years and I'd like a hefty down payment.

Anyone else doing this? I'd love to hear about it.

Oh, and I found a new budgeting site called minty.com that will help me get to this point. Go check it out.

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