Welcome to my obsession

I confess. I am addicted to saving money. And if I am being completely honest here, I must also confess that I used to be addicted to throwing it away. Trust me, I have the mountain of debt to prove it. We started paying this debt off 3 (hard) years ago and have one more year to go. But thanks to a few contributing factors, that mountain is chipping away piece by piece. The first factor is of course, my loving and generous God. He always gets all the credit for all things good in my life. And he has certainly carried me through the last 3 years. Some days, I just don't know how we are even doing this. He has got to be the reason we are making it. Secondly, it's just plain making up my mind and sticking to it. I do not have to live in debt forever. And if I put my mind to it, I can get over this giant mountain. It's all about making the distinction between wants vs. needs. Do I really need those new boots or jeans or curtains(oh how I would love new curtains!)? No, don't need them, I just want them. I really can get by on what I have even if it's not trendy or stylish. Yes, I am tired of dressing like a hobo. And I sure would love to have pretty new things decorating my house. And vacations....oh how I dream about taking vacations again... I haven't been on a real vacation with a hotel in 3 years now....sigh. But those are just wants. They are not needs. So, for now, I will make due with what I have so that later on, I can have even better things that are fully paid for and not charged. I tell myself on a daily basis that this is only a temporary situation. Thirdly and last, but not least, I have recently discovered the wonderful world of "super couponing." This is the fun part! I get to shop shop shop, but I don't have to spend spend spend! Granted it's mostly groceries, yes. But when you have been in a shopping drought like I have for 3 years now, even grocery shopping is exciting to me. It's sort of like a game. It's even become somewhat of a hobby for me. It's the thrill of seeing just how many items I can get for the least amount of money. Take for instance my halloween candy scenario. I got 12 pounds of Wonka candy for 5 cents(before tax). Don't believe me?See the Order Total? 0.05!!!
And here's what I got for that...Now can you see why this is such a thrill to me? This will be what this blog is all about. I want a way to be able to sort of keep track and be able to look back at all the coupon blessings I've received. I would also like to share these blessings with you! Yes, it does take some extra time and effort to plan out these deals and strategize. But for me, it is very worth my extra effort. Besides, at this point, I'm just having too much fun with it to stop now!
I am a busy, working mom, and blogging has sort of fallen by the wayside for me since becoming a mother. But I promise to do my very best to keep up with this blog and share all my deals and steals with you, as often as possible. I've even got the next 2 blogs already rolling around in my head. I just have to find the time to sit and write them out. One will be a list of all the websites I frequent and how I find all these deals. The other will be a blog about the great deal I got yesterday on medicine and what stockpiling is all about.
I hope I can keep this blog up to date and I really hope you enjoy reading it.
Until the next blog....Happy Savings!