Chapter 18: BECOME A COUPON WHORE

CHAPTER: 18

 So you use to be the one who would never bust out a coupon, and hated when her Jewish boyfriend who loved to say he was thrifty and took enormous pride in saying that it was because he was Jewish that he was eating-up all the free hors d'oeuvre at a company party that you invited him to with all your co-workers staring.  Become a COUPON WHORE, ya make sure you SAVE all those coupons you get in the mail, YUP the ones that are destroying the planet and that cause all the clutter in your mailbox, make sure you cut them out, save them and actually use them. A good and simple reminder is to shove them in your wallet, as embarrassing as it might be or have seemed in the past, just keep them there so you will actually get your dollar off or 3 dollars off Huggies diapers or some other generic brand name that is just as good and is on sale. All these dollars and cents here and there add up and you will be regretting not having used them when the real period of drought comes around. Also do not take no for an answer, can’t tell you how many times I get the mean cashier person who makes a big deal about using coupons and tries to make it impossible for you to use them. DON’T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER. Insist on them trying to run it through most of the times it’s laziness on their behalf, or if you happen to dress well that makes them even more pissed off cause then they give you the “Oh you’re soo frreakin’ cheap b----!”

There are many websites online that offer coupons on a daily basis, I’ve not been too successful in getting them to print-out, but I know you can get some good ones on the internet, I prefer the ones I get in the mail or cut-out of Parent magazine. Ralph’s just sent me a coupon book that had one for (1) dozen of large eggs for FREE. I’m planning on using it tomorrow, so I’ll let you know how it goes. Also check-out the penny savers, that is where I found my son’s mini Schnauzer, Estrella, and instead of paying $2,500 which is what they normally start at I was able to negotiate it down from $500 to $200, YEAH!! Probably could have gotten it for less, but it was a young couple and they too had a baby and four puppies to get rid off. 

I try to keep them all in a pile by my front door, I don't go as far as alphabetizing them, but I know it helps to keep them in order and by expiration date, but nowadays they come in handy, it does take time to cut them out and look for them, but you will save and it all helps, so at least try it out and don't be ashamed you can make it trendy, even Target is giving out coupons now for their grocery store.