Words I Like to Hear

"Today you saved $20.62, ma'am."

Those are the words I like to hear as I exit the check-out line at the grocery store. Of course I smile at that statement and thank the checker. Driving home I relished in the thought of saving almost half the money I spent and exclaimed "Thank You for this blessing!" a couple times in the car.

Just think... If I were to pay more attention to online coupons and figure out how to print them out correctly, I could probably save even more than I already am... I like this trend I'm in.

It's almost turned into a game with myself where I'm trying to one-up myself every time I grocery shop. Is that nerdy or what?

So... I wonder how much I'll save next time...

On another note, the Chiefs cut it close in their victory against the Broncos today. I'm sure that after today's game they are still leading the AFC.

I'm not a big sports person. I usually couldn't care less, but I like watching an interesting game, and I can usually get into Chiefs football for some reason.

The Broncos and Chiefs have such an interesting rivalry. The last game they played this season the Broncos beat the Chiefs horribly. At the end of every football game the coaches meet in the field, congratulate each other on a good game, and shake hands. Not the last Chiefs vs. Broncos game. The Chiefs coach snubbed the Broncos coach. Yikes! Fortunately, the Chiefs coach was not so shady today; he not only shook hands with the other coach but gave him a big hug.

So... Hooray, Chiefs! Here's to continuing the winning streak at home!

Super Savings

Step aside savings gurus!

I'm not a big spender. I don't have a clothes, purse, hat, scarf, shoe, or jewelry obsession. (Too bad for my friend entrepreneurs who sell any of those items, huh?) I don't feel like it is necessary to have a new car or a huge TV. I'm fairly careful about how much I spend on any one item and how frequently I purchase things.

Lately, I've been super excited about the savings I've gotten when grocery shopping. I discovered that if you log on to www.dillons.com you can register your Plus Card and load coupons onto it, so when you get to the cash register with those items, all you have to do is swipe your card. That is wonderful because I am not a person who remembers to use any coupons she has!

So not only have I been loading coupons onto my Plus Card like there's no tomorrow (the coupons just disappear if you don't use them before they expire), I've also been paying closer attention to the Dillon's weekly ad. Together, along with other coupons I've clipped from the newspaper ads, I've found some great buys!

Check 'em out...

• A couple of weeks ago when I went grocery shopping I saved $20, a third of what I spent overall!

• Tonight I went to purchase a few things I needed for tomorrow and to slip in on the last day of a really good week to save, and I left saving $5, only spending twelve. 

• Best of all, one item I purchased was regularly $2.49. The weekly sale saved me $1.50. My coupons saved me another dollar. So, basically, the store gave me a penny to take that item off their shoulders! A-mazing!

I have also recently discovered www.retailmenot.com, thanks to a couple other blogs I've been exploring. This is a great website to get 10% off, 15% off, free shipping, or other great savings online on popular retail websites. Thankfully I discovered this site in time to get some great Christmas shopping sales!

• I purchased something from Borders and received a percentage off. (I think 35%?) The amount was equal to receiving free shipping, so I was definitely happy!

Hooray for saving money! I love it! Hopefully I will continue to have more to share soon.

Happy shopping!