Coupon Clipping To Financial Success
It takes a shock in the system to make any changes and my life was no different. I do not know who to blame, the republicans, the democrats, oil, NAFTA or whoever. All I knew was that I was without a job and quickly going broke.
Gone were the great days when the problem was not money but how to spend it. I was now on unemployment benefits and my mortgage just shot up. Those adjustable mortgage rates really were not a wise decision. I just had to find a way out and of course I went back to my mom. Funny how all men run back to mommy when there is a problem.
After borrowing a few hundred dollars from her, she just took me to a grocery shop. There she was, all of 65 years and carrying with her a wad of papers. After 1 hour of shopping, what started as a trip to the grocery store has now become my obsession?
You can imagine my surprise when we walked out with a basket full of food and she had only spent $5 on it. Seriously. She gave $10 and got back $5 in change and had enough food to feed me for a week.
It so happens that there is a culture out there of coupon clipping I never knew about. I now have an obsession and a goal of saving as much money from my magazine and newspaper subscriptions as I can. By the way, even the magazines are bought at rates that are unbelievably low. All I do is stack my papers the whole week. Take a scissor, and cut the products I wish to have on Thursday. Then go shopping.
I found a new job and now save even more money than I had ever thought. Other than magazine coupons, there are now online coupon stores and clubs. If you have a family, you owe them this great money saving idea. It does take time but what would you rather be doing, watching TV or saving your kids college fees one coupon at a time?
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