I wish I had nice pics to post again... but this post is about knowing you are doing the right thing. So back in April of 2008 when I first started budgeting and making changes, good things started to happen. My husband finally got his bonus we had been waiting too long for, refunds I had forgotten I applied for came through, and I got the first job I sent my resume to.
Flashing forward to January 2011... I had my first glimpses at rewards for what we are doing. We were sent a $50 check from an Aunt and Uncle for Christmas (arrived in Jan because they do not live in the US). I won a $25 gift card at work. I found a $20 target card on the ground. On Saturday I received a belated Christmas card that had $30 gift card to Jimmy Johns... oh yeah! I actually didn't notice this trend until I went grocery shopping...
The first isle I hit at Wal-mart was the hair dye section... (it is my major indulgence that can't live without). I had the color I wanted in mind but I didn't see it on the shelf. I bent down to look at some of the lighter colors and low and behold I spotted it. There was a piece of paper in front of it I brushed away and excitedly threw it in my cart. Then I thought... what was that paper? I picked it up and it was a $3 off coupon someone had cut out and left right in front of the box I wanted. I was shocked and pleased!
Next I picked up a few items from the dairy isle and went to go get some detergent. Why do they put the purex washer/dryer sheets on the top shelf? I reached up and snagged a 24 pack... then I started to ponder if the 38 pack was a better value at $9. I reached up and grabbed a $9 pack to compare and a coupon was stuck to the side for $2 off!!! Ok now I am dancing around like an idiot.
My grocery bill came to $104 after the $5 in coupons. If I didn't have that extra $5, I would have been under my budget by pennies.
Today's lesson is: When you are on the right path, there will be small signs telling you: Good Job, Keep it Up!!!!
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