Ever since Monday, I have been examining the "new to us" couch that we kidnapped from the dumpster at my apartment. I couldn't figure out if it truly was a futon or if the seat just lifted up for storage purposes. Well, today I wrestled with it some more and I discovered that not only is it a couch, but it does indeed covert into a bed as well. You can also still use it as storage under the bench of the couch. I am now even more excited about our find because we have a spare bed now as well. This is probably the best free item I have ever found!!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Dumpster Discovery
Yesterday, I was outside of my apartment and something sitting on the ground near the dumpster caught my eye. I currently live with my sister and in about 4 or 5 months we will be going our separate ways and getting separate apartments. We have been looking for more furniture in preparation for this split. So, I saw 2 sofas by the dumpster and I told my sister about them. We have looked at furniture by the dumpster before and nothing has struck our fancy. Yesterday was the exception. There was a tan love seat that was in good condition but wasn't what we were looking for. The other couch was perfect. It looked practically new and had nothing wrong with it. We immediately decided it must go in our apartment. Not thinking this through before picking it up, we had some trouble getting it into our apartment. It took us about 25 minutes to get it in the door, but it made it. Today, our backs, arms, hands, and legs hurt from moving this extremely heavy couch, but it is all a sacrifice for the cause!! So here is our "free" couch that I discovered. It is fabulous and we are super excited!!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
1st Super Savings Saturday- Total: $3.11
This is my first week to participate in Super Savings Saturday. This week at Walgreens was a Proctor & Gamble week. You can get some great deals. I waited a little too long to make my trip to Walgreens so many of the P&G products were already sold out. After it was all said and done, I actually only spent a little over $3 for all my stuff this week. This is what all I came out with:
My first transaction:
WAG Advertised savings: $1.50
MFG Coupon Savings: $4.00
Total Savings: $5.50
Paid $6.35 with gift card and got $6RR back
Total:$0.35 oop on GC
My second transaction:
2 bags Dove Chocolate Minis
WAG Coupon Savings: $4.00
WAG Advertised Savings: $3.98
MFG Coupon Savings: $5.50
Your Total Savings: $13.48
Paid $3.59 with gift card
My third transaction:
3 Mr. Clean Power Wipes
2 Mr. Clean Magic Erasers
1 Febreeze Noticeables Refill
WAG Advertised savings $12.15
MFG Coupon Savings $9.50
Your Total Savings $21.65
Used $6RR from razor purchase and paid $13.17 with gift card and got $20RR back
I made about $0.83 on this P&G deal. I love getting paid to take things from Walgreens!!!
Complete purchase this week:
Total paid: All this for just $3.11
Check out what everyone else bought this week over at Money Saving Mom.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Graduation Photos
As promised, here are some pictures taken by my brother from my college graduation. There are some of the ceremony and some of my family as well. Enjoy!
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Walgreens
I am so excited to start blogging about my Walgreens deals I get. I never knew you could get so many items for so little at Walgreens. I always thought Walgreens was somewhat high on their prices. I have learned how to play on their deals and get some great stuff. I am starting to get quite a stock pile of toilet paper, tooth paste, razors, body wash, deodorant, mouth wash, medicine, candles, and much more. This has almost become like a hobby for me. It is kind of like a game to see how much I can get for how little. I was putting off blogging on Walgreens since I was blogging for my photography class. I will post my photos and the break down of my deals starting this Saturday to show what all was in the mix this week. My mother has also jumped on the Walgreens wagon and loves it. Today, I went to 2 different locations to hunt down the deals that I wanted. They were out of some of the items that I wanted, but it all worked out. If any of you would like to know more about getting great stuff for just pennies at Walgreens, let me know!!
Monday, May 5, 2008
I Graduated!!
It is now official! I have graduated with my undergraduate degree. Last Tuesday, April 29th, will forever go down in history as the day I finally completed this portion of my formal schooling. My graduation was last Tuesday and I had to walk across the stage in front of thousands upon thousands of people. It was quite nerve racking, but I held it together. My family and boyfriend were patiently waiting in their seats for a long time prior to the ceremony. I think my family had to arrive about an hour to an hour and a half early just to get a decent seat. I will post some pictures soon!!
Thursday, April 24, 2008
My very first post
Hello all! I am coming to you as a (soon-to-be) college grad. I will offically graduate with my undergraduate degree in Marketing from Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, MO. This is both a scary and exciting time all at the same time. I am currently starting to really hit the job search hard. It is somewhat depressing because the econmy is in such a bind right now so to be enthusiastic about finding a great job is really hard. It really hasn't truely set in that I am done with college. I guess since I know that I will be continuing on to graduate school this summer, it really isn't completely done just yet. This is such a huge milestone in my life and it is a little scary. This is the first time in my life I am truly going to set out to live completely on my own with no financial assistance from my parents. I am definately ready for this freedom as I am a very independent person. So, now I start my journey into life and wait to see what all is in store for me. I hope you will follow me on this journey. I still have my photography blog which I will be updating with photos from time to time as well.
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