I've got the coupon bug....

Let's face it...I'm hooked! Yes, if you know me then you are probably thinking, "Here she goes again!" I tend to get on certain fixes and become obsessed about whatever it is I'm fixed on at the moment. I work with a girl who has been talking about coupon-ing here lately. She told me of a 5 item purchase she made and before tax with her coupons she ended up paying $.53....That was intriguing!
Aaron and I are nowhere near made of money, especially as of late, so I starting thinking that if I could maybe get into this then maybe I could save our family a good bit of money....

Can you guess how much this grocery bill was before coupons and in store savings?? It's an unreal amount of money in my opinion....Take note though that I do have two big thick organic steaks..I also have boneless skinless chicken breast so that tends to bump the bill also. Drum roll please....Before all my savings my total came to $74.87! Unreal!!
Well I went prepared. I had my shopping list (which I'm not normally inclined to do)...I grabbed every thing on my list that I had prepared to purchase along with my pre-cut coupons....Unfortunately I've just started this so I don't have a huge collection of coupons yet...I then grabbed the few things I knew I needed and headed to the register. After all the savings-drum roll please....I walked out paying $39.73! For all you folks who don't feel like doing the math, that's a little over $35 in savings! WOW!
That also doesn't include the pizza that was out of stock. I ended up getting a rain check on it. The great thing about the pizza is-after all of my savings I have for it, it's actually going to be free! Yes, a $7.00 pizza to feed my family for free!
Okay, yes, maybe I'm slightly obsessed....But how can you not be when you save that much money!?
For any of you who are interesting in how I did it you need to visit Southernsavers.com
It's highly recommended!

Chopping Wood the Old Fashioned Way

Who needs a big fancy expensive wood chopper?? Who needs a man on the side of the road selling already chopped wood?? Who needs to go to Publix to purchase their wood when you can get it for free!? How nice it is to have a husband who enjoys roaming the woods searching for down trees. A husband who enjoys showing up at your kids daycare to clear a tree that has fallen. And a husband who enjoys relieving stress by going out back alone and chopping wood until his little heart is content....All the while it helps provide a nice warm home...