Back to Black...

 

I lost my way somehow.....but I started taking online classess to clear my credential and was working everyday which left no time for my coupon clipping.  But...I need to get back on track.  My husband was layed off about a week ago.  He is in construction so it goes with the territory, he has been layed off upteen times. But never with the economy the way it is.  I decided to not take my last class for my CLAD because it's very expensive which would of started in about a week, the books alone cost between $30.00-60.00 a piece.  So back to coupon clipping and Menu planning. 

 

this is my little box of coupons, my husband usually runs out and gets the newspaper and sometimes will pick up a Starbucks but...those days are going to be far and few between in the future.  I'll drink my cup of joe and clip away, it makes the tedious task a little more bearable. I have the coupons separated in sections...

 

You may recogonize the Longaberger Basket I've had forever!  I just took small index cards and put label tabs on them.  The categories are beverages, canned good, frozen foods, breakfast foods, dairy/meats, baking, pasta/helpers, paper/wraps, seasonings/condiments, pet foods/kitty litter, cleaning products, drug items and misc.

I used to do grocery game.com along time ago but stopped, I don't know why I guess I figure I could do the same.  I just grab the weekley leaflet for the stores I go to, either Vonz or Ralphs. I see what is on sale and if I have a coupon for that and I base my weekley menu on that.  I like writing a menu down because I never have to decide what is for dinner every night.  Usually it ends up that on Thursday nights we have leftovers.  Anyways...this is one way that I can contribute to saving money in this uncertain economy.  I have stopped watching the news because I was feeling so depressed about the gloom and doom.  I just was reading about her and I do hope she does endure, she has been such an influential designer of the last decade.   My younget daughter's room is decorated in her line from Target....

I do hope President Obama has a bit of good news on his Presidential Address about the Nation's Economy tonight but maybe I won't watch and I'll hide my head in the sand and watch the Bachelor.... 

Comments

[christa]

Hi Ellie, first time to your blog and I love it! I definitely will be back...

Thanks, Christa

[the pleasures of homemaking]

Ellie, so sorry to hear about your husband. Hopefully, the Senate and House will stop their quibbling and get on with it. That should help the construction industry.

So funny you should title this post "Lost my way" I was just thinking that this morning. I haven't been as frugal as I should or need to be. I don't know what happened.

I love your little basket - it's so cute! I usually watch a movie while I clip coupons. Of course I have about 3 weeks of coupons to clip now since I haven't been doing it. About the grocery game. I think you can find the same info for free on the web. There are so many bloggers that list deals at stores for free.

Manuela

[shelley e]

Ellie, so sorry to hear about your husband- I am clipping coupons too...any little thing can help.

[Beka]

Ellie, you do have the cutest coupon basket ever! I totally understand what you're going through, and I know you guys will pull through. I don't know if I'll watch Obama tonight either, but I'm sure I'll hear all the commentary about it tomorrow. It is definitely doom and gloom everywhere, and everyone I know has been effected by the economic downturn. Right about now, if someone says they haven't been, I'm not sure they're telling the truth!