I can never have enough earphones! Partially because I lose them and partially because they sometimes get broken. Anyway, I found a free pair, and I thought I'd share it with you. I've gotten several free things from 1saleaday, so it's a legit site. No money required.
http://1saleaday.com/family/
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
I know I haven't updated in a while...
Here's one of my favorite newsletters from which I often get excellent book recommendations and I sometimes get free book offers:
Other than that, I've just been working a lot lot lot!
Other than that, I've just been working a lot lot lot!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
CVS Day
Good job at CVS today:
one ruler
two bottles of face wash
one package of cow tails
one package of circus peanuts
two toblerone bars
total 65 cents! woot!
here's how we did it:
face wash was on sale for 1.94, i had two coupons for 2.00 off, so those were totally free.
there was a candy clearance, where the cowtails were 25¢, circus peanuts were 37¢, and toblerone bars were 32¢. That came to about $1.25, but I had a $1.00 extrabucks reward that printed when i scanned my card at the coupon center, so that all the candy together about 25¢.
finally, the ruler was on sale (3 for $1), but i just bought one, so it was 33¢.
Plus some tax and we are left with 65¢ total!
Good job!
I start at the used bookstore in an hour!
one ruler
two bottles of face wash
one package of cow tails
one package of circus peanuts
two toblerone bars
total 65 cents! woot!
here's how we did it:
face wash was on sale for 1.94, i had two coupons for 2.00 off, so those were totally free.
there was a candy clearance, where the cowtails were 25¢, circus peanuts were 37¢, and toblerone bars were 32¢. That came to about $1.25, but I had a $1.00 extrabucks reward that printed when i scanned my card at the coupon center, so that all the candy together about 25¢.
finally, the ruler was on sale (3 for $1), but i just bought one, so it was 33¢.
Plus some tax and we are left with 65¢ total!
Good job!
I start at the used bookstore in an hour!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Out with the old
Well, friends, today marks my official departure from Barnes and Noble. After six years, it was a bittersweet ending. It was definitely a completely underwhelming ending. You know, I always imagined what I'd do on my last day: tell customers how I truly felt, tell some managers how the staff really sees them, knock over a stack of books... something rebellious! None of those things happened. My last day was just like any other day. I went in, smiled and worked, and left. Tomorrow, I begin a new chapter with a used bookstore. I am excited to learn about a different aspect of the book world!
Now, for the daily deals:
1. 1saleaday.com sent me a bookmark today. It is simple and plain, but it was free!
2. Today, July 11, was the 7-11 Store Birthday. So, Ash and I got free Slurpees!
3. Ashley totally kicked butt with couponing today. She found a bunch of printable coupons on the Target website and hooked us up! For a total of $2.04, we got two full size pillows, 20 ink pens, 4 sharpies, 2 rolls of tape on those little plastic dispensers (one green and one purple), two large bottles of coffeemate creamer, and a dish scrub brush. That was a total savings of $17.08!
4. McDonalds is having a sale on ice cream cones. They're just fifty cents each! So, after our big day of great deals, we stopped by and had a little treat!
Think of me tomorrow evening as I start on my new path!
Now, for the daily deals:
1. 1saleaday.com sent me a bookmark today. It is simple and plain, but it was free!
2. Today, July 11, was the 7-11 Store Birthday. So, Ash and I got free Slurpees!
3. Ashley totally kicked butt with couponing today. She found a bunch of printable coupons on the Target website and hooked us up! For a total of $2.04, we got two full size pillows, 20 ink pens, 4 sharpies, 2 rolls of tape on those little plastic dispensers (one green and one purple), two large bottles of coffeemate creamer, and a dish scrub brush. That was a total savings of $17.08!
4. McDonalds is having a sale on ice cream cones. They're just fifty cents each! So, after our big day of great deals, we stopped by and had a little treat!
Think of me tomorrow evening as I start on my new path!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
book store
Well, it's back to work at the college bookstore again today. Not looking forward to it. I am also feeling a little bummed because of all the applications I sent out. (Fifty, remember?) As it turns out, some of them were scams. They looked legit on Craig's List--they had business names and locations listed, even, but the emails I had been getting back (I've gotten five so far) seemed a little strange. After some research, I determined that the emails were scams--the ones where they send you a check, and you're supposed to deposit it and send them some money, then after your check has cleared, your bank tells you that the check you deposited was fake. So, if anyone wants a check for $5,000, I have several coming to me pretty soon. :(
The fireworks were nice last night! We went to Grapevine Lake with my sister and her fiance, and we had a nice little time! The fireworks looked really neat over the water.
The fireworks were nice last night! We went to Grapevine Lake with my sister and her fiance, and we had a nice little time! The fireworks looked really neat over the water.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Swimmer's Ear
A throwback to my childhood today... My ear is full of water, and I am having a tough time getting it out. I have tried rubbing alcohol by itself, peroxide by itself, and my mom's special blend of vinegar-alcohol-water that used to always do the trick when I was a kid. None of these has worked. And, yes, I have tried laying on the ear to just let the water fall out. Needless to say, that has not worked either.
The first piece of good news, though, is that that's all the bad news! All the rest is good!
I applied for fifty jobs today. FIFTY! And I am at least qualified--if not over qualified--for all of them. School is going well. I'm making good grades so far! Also, yesterday was a big haul for yard saling. The first part of the day was not very successful, so that was frustrating. Just when we were feeling like we wanted to give up, we found an estate sale that had lots of weird and interesting jewelry--a box for two dollars. We bought that! Then, we found a sale with lots of t-shirts we liked, so we got a deal on those because we bought several of them. Then, on the way home, there was a sign that said "FREE" and had an arrow pointing down the road. We drove down, and there was a bunch of stuff sitting out by the curb. That was the biggest find of the day! I got a book, a candle, an iron (which we desperately needed, as all of our clothes look like elephant skin), and two extra awesome things: 1. a card table with a compass rose on top. It's really cool, and it kind of fits in with our world-travel-eclectic theme for the living room and dining room. 2. A SANTA SNUGGIE!!!!! Yeah, that's right. I can just sit back, wrap up in the red, white, black, and silver snuggie, and be in the holiday spirit. I know it's hotter than 100 degrees outside right now, and Christmas is probably not at the forefront of most minds, but I sure am excited about it!! Just wait until Christmas, everyone, because I am prepared.
Also, I got a free bottle of Bayer aspirin in the mail yesterday. I can't remember where I got it from, and there was no return address, but I was happy about it! I love free stuff!
The first piece of good news, though, is that that's all the bad news! All the rest is good!
I applied for fifty jobs today. FIFTY! And I am at least qualified--if not over qualified--for all of them. School is going well. I'm making good grades so far! Also, yesterday was a big haul for yard saling. The first part of the day was not very successful, so that was frustrating. Just when we were feeling like we wanted to give up, we found an estate sale that had lots of weird and interesting jewelry--a box for two dollars. We bought that! Then, we found a sale with lots of t-shirts we liked, so we got a deal on those because we bought several of them. Then, on the way home, there was a sign that said "FREE" and had an arrow pointing down the road. We drove down, and there was a bunch of stuff sitting out by the curb. That was the biggest find of the day! I got a book, a candle, an iron (which we desperately needed, as all of our clothes look like elephant skin), and two extra awesome things: 1. a card table with a compass rose on top. It's really cool, and it kind of fits in with our world-travel-eclectic theme for the living room and dining room. 2. A SANTA SNUGGIE!!!!! Yeah, that's right. I can just sit back, wrap up in the red, white, black, and silver snuggie, and be in the holiday spirit. I know it's hotter than 100 degrees outside right now, and Christmas is probably not at the forefront of most minds, but I sure am excited about it!! Just wait until Christmas, everyone, because I am prepared.
Also, I got a free bottle of Bayer aspirin in the mail yesterday. I can't remember where I got it from, and there was no return address, but I was happy about it! I love free stuff!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
earphones!
I received free earphones in the mail today! Yahoo! I got them from the site http://1saleaday.com/
I also signed up yesterday with them to get a free breast cancer pink ribbon pin. I wasn't sure if it would work, but the earphones arrived, so I'm very happy! Sometimes they have stuff you have to pay for (at a discounted price) but every now and then, they have a free item.
One of my best friends ever sent me this link today:
http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/article-113020-10125-1-how-to-get-the-most-from-coupons?ywaad=ad0035&nc
I liked the article very much. I had actually been wondering about the effect the show Extreme Couponing was having on stores, people who previously did not use coupons, and people who do use coupons. There are several things you have to take into consideration about the show:
1. The deals they show on the program are usually the biggest deals the couponers have done. I mean, it has to be good t.v., or we wouldn't watch it!
2. Those people spend as much time doing coupon stuff as a normal person would spend at a full time job.
3. To get $1000 worth of groceries for 25 cents, these people have to be flexible on what they're going to buy. They already have a stockpile of items, so they do not have to shape their grocery list around what they need for the week; they shape it around what items are on sale.
4. They typically buy multiples of the same item with multiples of the same coupon, which make their savings look extreme.
I do not condone people stealing newspapers, trying to rip off stores, or using 30 coupons for the same item. I have been known to have some extreme savings (I once bought a brand new $200 coat for $10--It was out of season, it was marked down because it was missing a button, the store was having an additional discount on all discounted merchandise, and I had a coupon), but, I would typically call my savings pretty average. I love to watch my grocery bill drop $20 or $30 when the cashier runs my shopper card then my coupons. Even if I'm still spending $35 or $40 for groceries, I still feel like I've done a good job. There are specific things I need--bread for sandwiches, eggs for breakfast, milk for cereal, etc.--that I probably do not have a coupon for, but I am going to buy anyway because I have a family to feed!
I don't want to be that person holding up the line for three hours because I've jammed up the register with all my coupons. I also do not want to be the person who ruins it for everyone else. I don't need thirty bottles of mustard. I don't really know anyone who needs that! So, I'm not going to buy 30 bottles of mustard all at once, even it I have 30 coupons for it! That way, other people who need mustard can still buy it.
I would not recommend for anyone to quit his or her job to become an extreme couponer. I would also encourage those who do have stockpiles of items to share them. If you have 100 boxes of cereal, donate them, give them away, or let friends "shop" in your garage. You don't need them all, and you will probably be getting more next month!
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On the job front, today was my second day at the book store. Tomorrow will be my last day this week. Then, I'm off for the weekend. I have decided I will give myself a job within a job. I appointed myself as cleaner, straightener, and keeper of textbooks today. I went around, gathering all the stray books and finding a home for them. I also cleaned up, organized the desk, grouped like things together (pencils here, paper there...), and picked up all the trash laying everywhere. This occupied my time for most of the day, which is a good thing, since the managers still do not know exactly what to do with me. Every time I ask one of them a question, he or she directs me to another manager, who directs me to another manager (you get the picture). Somewhere down the line, one of three things happens:
1. I am directed back to a manager who had already directed me away. At this point, I just figure out something to do.
2. The manager I have been directed to is no where to be found. At this point, I just figure out something to do.
3. I give up. I am tired of going up and down the escalators, through doorways, and across warehouses looking for managers. At this point, I figure out something to do.
Do you see a pattern here?
We shall see what tomorrow brings!
I also signed up yesterday with them to get a free breast cancer pink ribbon pin. I wasn't sure if it would work, but the earphones arrived, so I'm very happy! Sometimes they have stuff you have to pay for (at a discounted price) but every now and then, they have a free item.
One of my best friends ever sent me this link today:
http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/article-113020-10125-1-how-to-get-the-most-from-coupons?ywaad=ad0035&nc
I liked the article very much. I had actually been wondering about the effect the show Extreme Couponing was having on stores, people who previously did not use coupons, and people who do use coupons. There are several things you have to take into consideration about the show:
1. The deals they show on the program are usually the biggest deals the couponers have done. I mean, it has to be good t.v., or we wouldn't watch it!
2. Those people spend as much time doing coupon stuff as a normal person would spend at a full time job.
3. To get $1000 worth of groceries for 25 cents, these people have to be flexible on what they're going to buy. They already have a stockpile of items, so they do not have to shape their grocery list around what they need for the week; they shape it around what items are on sale.
4. They typically buy multiples of the same item with multiples of the same coupon, which make their savings look extreme.
I do not condone people stealing newspapers, trying to rip off stores, or using 30 coupons for the same item. I have been known to have some extreme savings (I once bought a brand new $200 coat for $10--It was out of season, it was marked down because it was missing a button, the store was having an additional discount on all discounted merchandise, and I had a coupon), but, I would typically call my savings pretty average. I love to watch my grocery bill drop $20 or $30 when the cashier runs my shopper card then my coupons. Even if I'm still spending $35 or $40 for groceries, I still feel like I've done a good job. There are specific things I need--bread for sandwiches, eggs for breakfast, milk for cereal, etc.--that I probably do not have a coupon for, but I am going to buy anyway because I have a family to feed!
I don't want to be that person holding up the line for three hours because I've jammed up the register with all my coupons. I also do not want to be the person who ruins it for everyone else. I don't need thirty bottles of mustard. I don't really know anyone who needs that! So, I'm not going to buy 30 bottles of mustard all at once, even it I have 30 coupons for it! That way, other people who need mustard can still buy it.
I would not recommend for anyone to quit his or her job to become an extreme couponer. I would also encourage those who do have stockpiles of items to share them. If you have 100 boxes of cereal, donate them, give them away, or let friends "shop" in your garage. You don't need them all, and you will probably be getting more next month!
---
On the job front, today was my second day at the book store. Tomorrow will be my last day this week. Then, I'm off for the weekend. I have decided I will give myself a job within a job. I appointed myself as cleaner, straightener, and keeper of textbooks today. I went around, gathering all the stray books and finding a home for them. I also cleaned up, organized the desk, grouped like things together (pencils here, paper there...), and picked up all the trash laying everywhere. This occupied my time for most of the day, which is a good thing, since the managers still do not know exactly what to do with me. Every time I ask one of them a question, he or she directs me to another manager, who directs me to another manager (you get the picture). Somewhere down the line, one of three things happens:
1. I am directed back to a manager who had already directed me away. At this point, I just figure out something to do.
2. The manager I have been directed to is no where to be found. At this point, I just figure out something to do.
3. I give up. I am tired of going up and down the escalators, through doorways, and across warehouses looking for managers. At this point, I figure out something to do.
Do you see a pattern here?
We shall see what tomorrow brings!
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