Project: The Zen And Art On Coupon Clipping
Time Elapsed: Two Weeks
So far, I'm a little discouraged on this project. I find that I haven't been able to use a lot of the coupons I've clipped. Often, it seems the store brand still beats my name brand coupon. My last shopping trip I saved…$2.38 with coupons. My Grocery Game savings the same trip were around $10, and I don't really have to do anything for that except print off the list and pay $5 a month. (and hey, saving me $10 in an average week means that it pays for itself and then some for sure). I'll keep clipping coupons though and give this a solid month to trial to see if it's worth my time
The one exception to coupon discouragement is the $8 Hills Science Diet Dogfood I got from Spending Less 101. That website points you to coupons you can get online. I waited until the food was on sale ($5 off this week) and I saved $14 on my finicky dog's healthy food: $17 of food will now last at least two months for her.
Project: How To Get Rid Of Carpet Odors
Time Elapsed: Two months
Thanks to everyone who participated in this, including Debt Free Revolution and Bouncing Betty who suggested Odoban from Home Depot. As the daughter of a small hardware store owner, I hate HD but I went to get this product. $8 and only about 1/8 of the bottle later, smell is gone. Completely.
Project: Blogroll Update
Time Elapsed: Too Long!
I finally updated my blogroll with new (well, not so much new as new to me) blogs that I read all the time.
Personal finance-y blogs: Being Frugal, Cheap Healthy Good, Debt Free Revolution, Girls Just Wanna Have Funds, My Small Cents, Northern Cheapskate, Spending Less 101, and The Baglady.
Other great blogs: Intelligent Travel, Shorpy, Hoarded Ordinaries, and Satellite Sisters.
If I haven't added your blog or website yet and I clearly read it and comment on it all the time, let me know!
There I got all those updates done like I've been meaning to! Whew! Now anxiously awaiting five o'clock for the weekend to start… Happy Friday!