I had a sort of interview today for a position at the TCU bookstore. And, I start on Monday! 10am! But, I am not getting paid as much as I want (or as much as I deserve, for that matter!), so I am going to look around some more. I may even call up my old boss and see if he has anything for me. What I really, really want to do is work for Half Price Books. I think that would be aaawwweeesssooommmeee--that's awesome x 3.
Now for today's deal: 6 items at Walgreens:
a dozen eggs
two 20 ounce sodas
a can of folgers coffee
two packages of fun size candies
Total amount due: 25 cents! GO AMY!!!
Everything I got was on sale, I had two coupons for $1 off, and then I had a couple of register rewards from last week. Also, I was sure to not use any more than six coupons this time! I couldn't have done it without Ashley, though. So, actually, GO AMY AND ASHLEY! woot woot!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
furnishing
Today we started our big push for getting the new apartment furnished. It was yard sale Saturday! We went to approximately 15 or 20 yard sales this morning. Here's the final loot tally:
-1 coffee table
-1 bag of office supplies, including, but not limited to:
---pens (also, including, but not limited to, 2 brand new Pilot V5 Precise Rollerballs! My favorite!)
---pencils
---a couple of desk organizer items
---a bottle of white out
-a plastic expandable file folder for extreme couponing
-a box of tabbed divider sheets, also for extreme couponing
-a weird vase from an Oklahoman Native American reservation for decoration
-an old looking but actually new world map in a cool frame
-a marker board-cork board combination
-four books (Brave New World, Crime and Punishment, Rereading America, and one more)
-a two and a half foot tall decorative candle holder with candle
-two heart shaped red sparkly plates
-five tiny ramekins that say "Country Crock" on them
All this for less than $15!! We were wheelin' and dealin' today!
Also, yesterday, at the Goodwill, we got a nice, big flat screen tv for $10! It's still a CRT, so it's a big, heavy thing, but, it works well, and it was super cheap! Wahoo!
I learned an important lesson this week: At Walgreens, you can only use as many coupons as you have items. This includes the Walgreens register rewards "cash." So, for example, if you are buying six items, you cannot use six coupons plus four register rewards. The best trick around this is to find some really, really, really cheap items, and add them in to your purchase so you can use more coupons. I found this out the hard way and did not think about adding the cheap items in, so I lost out a little on my Walgreen's excursion this week. But, I'll know for next time! Ha ha!
-1 coffee table
-1 bag of office supplies, including, but not limited to:
---pens (also, including, but not limited to, 2 brand new Pilot V5 Precise Rollerballs! My favorite!)
---pencils
---a couple of desk organizer items
---a bottle of white out
-a plastic expandable file folder for extreme couponing
-a box of tabbed divider sheets, also for extreme couponing
-a weird vase from an Oklahoman Native American reservation for decoration
-an old looking but actually new world map in a cool frame
-a marker board-cork board combination
-four books (Brave New World, Crime and Punishment, Rereading America, and one more)
-a two and a half foot tall decorative candle holder with candle
-two heart shaped red sparkly plates
-five tiny ramekins that say "Country Crock" on them
All this for less than $15!! We were wheelin' and dealin' today!
Also, yesterday, at the Goodwill, we got a nice, big flat screen tv for $10! It's still a CRT, so it's a big, heavy thing, but, it works well, and it was super cheap! Wahoo!
I learned an important lesson this week: At Walgreens, you can only use as many coupons as you have items. This includes the Walgreens register rewards "cash." So, for example, if you are buying six items, you cannot use six coupons plus four register rewards. The best trick around this is to find some really, really, really cheap items, and add them in to your purchase so you can use more coupons. I found this out the hard way and did not think about adding the cheap items in, so I lost out a little on my Walgreen's excursion this week. But, I'll know for next time! Ha ha!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Daily Deal
So, we've been staying at my sister's apartment until everything gets finalized with the new apartment. We're going by to finish moving our stuff in today. Here's the deal I got yesterday that I was most excited about:
At Steak and Shake, they have half price drinks and shakes between 2 and 4 (both pm and am!) Ashley and I went around 2:30, and we each had a coupon for a dollar or so off our meals. So, for less than the cost of a value meal at other fast food restaurants, we both had a late lunch and dessert! And it tasted better than McDonalds!
Additionally, I'll be going to Walgreen's later today to find some more good deals. I plan to fill up a cart and pay less than $10 for it all. I have some register rewards from last week, and I'm couponing it up! Very excited! I hope it all goes as planned. I'll let you know.
At Steak and Shake, they have half price drinks and shakes between 2 and 4 (both pm and am!) Ashley and I went around 2:30, and we each had a coupon for a dollar or so off our meals. So, for less than the cost of a value meal at other fast food restaurants, we both had a late lunch and dessert! And it tasted better than McDonalds!
Additionally, I'll be going to Walgreen's later today to find some more good deals. I plan to fill up a cart and pay less than $10 for it all. I have some register rewards from last week, and I'm couponing it up! Very excited! I hope it all goes as planned. I'll let you know.
Monday, June 13, 2011
On the upswing
We got a new apartment today! Woohoo! We love it! The pool is about forty steps from our back door! I have an interview at SMU's college store tomorrow. Wish me luck!
In Acquiring New Stuff news, I got two big boxes of random craft supplies and a three-tiered plastic cart from a fellow freecycler!
In Acquiring New Stuff news, I got two big boxes of random craft supplies and a three-tiered plastic cart from a fellow freecycler!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
And just like that.
I don't want to jinx it by saying too much, so this post will be short, but I think things may be looking up for us again...
On a side note, I've reconnected with an old friend, and I'm happy to have someone to call up and hang out with! Also, I've decided the hardest part of not having an address to call your own is not being able to sign up for free stuff, because you really do not have a place to send it to! So much for living in a van down by the river...
On a side note, I've reconnected with an old friend, and I'm happy to have someone to call up and hang out with! Also, I've decided the hardest part of not having an address to call your own is not being able to sign up for free stuff, because you really do not have a place to send it to! So much for living in a van down by the river...
Friday, June 10, 2011
one million titles
In my head, this post has had at least one million titles. A few of them include:
Roaches and Crack
Attacked by Snakes, part 2
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Texas
Bug Bites
Sunburn
Bum
Any guesses as to what's been happening lately? Right now, the outlook is somewhat grim. We had already signed a lease on an apartment that had a lovely exterior, three pools, a super nice staff, etc. We went to move our stuff in, and the place was crawling with roaches. The property managers were trying to talk us into staying in perhaps a different unit. Ashley went to get the mail, as we had already changed our address, and when she came back, she discretely told the lady who had been working with us that there were two guys in a truck smoking crack near the mailboxes. (It turns out Dog the Bounty Hunter can teach you many important life lessons--such as how to distinguish a crack pipe from other pipe types.) We decided not to live there. As we were driving away, something dawned on me and I asked, "Did one of the crack guys have a mohawk?" It turns out, it was the maintenance men.
Ashley's first day on the job was yesterday. She was actually attacked by snakes this time. They both struck her on her snake gators (these leg wrap things that protect you from snake bites), so she did not need the anti-venom that my sister recommended. Ashley reports that rattlesnakes are not, in fact, just as afraid of you as you are of them. They also do not act defensively. They strike.
It seems like with everything we've done lately, once we start to get ahead just a little, we fall behind once again. Long story.
In good news: we have arrived in Texas! Hooray! Pictures may follow, I'm just too exhausted to add them right now. We don't have a place to live, so we're crashing at my sister's right now.
We're both covered in bug bites and sunburns, but we're trying to stay positive!
Roaches and Crack
Attacked by Snakes, part 2
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Texas
Bug Bites
Sunburn
Bum
Any guesses as to what's been happening lately? Right now, the outlook is somewhat grim. We had already signed a lease on an apartment that had a lovely exterior, three pools, a super nice staff, etc. We went to move our stuff in, and the place was crawling with roaches. The property managers were trying to talk us into staying in perhaps a different unit. Ashley went to get the mail, as we had already changed our address, and when she came back, she discretely told the lady who had been working with us that there were two guys in a truck smoking crack near the mailboxes. (It turns out Dog the Bounty Hunter can teach you many important life lessons--such as how to distinguish a crack pipe from other pipe types.) We decided not to live there. As we were driving away, something dawned on me and I asked, "Did one of the crack guys have a mohawk?" It turns out, it was the maintenance men.
Ashley's first day on the job was yesterday. She was actually attacked by snakes this time. They both struck her on her snake gators (these leg wrap things that protect you from snake bites), so she did not need the anti-venom that my sister recommended. Ashley reports that rattlesnakes are not, in fact, just as afraid of you as you are of them. They also do not act defensively. They strike.
It seems like with everything we've done lately, once we start to get ahead just a little, we fall behind once again. Long story.
In good news: we have arrived in Texas! Hooray! Pictures may follow, I'm just too exhausted to add them right now. We don't have a place to live, so we're crashing at my sister's right now.
We're both covered in bug bites and sunburns, but we're trying to stay positive!
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