Goodwill Weekend

On my way to the gym today I stopped into a Goodwill "Outlet". I think by Outlet, they mean a bunch of dirty stuff thrown into a huge bin that you have to dig into to find anything. I am not a fan of digging for dirty stuff, but it was pretty cheap and they had a few good items!

I got an old antique looking book that I added to my antique book pile

I got an old white glass lamp for $3 I got an ugly frame for $1 that I plan to spray paint and put a photo in.

I got a map print in a frame for Matt's office... It will fit well with the other maps in there.

I also got 2 small apothecary jars. I think I have an obsession with glass jars...and a fall wreath that is kind of ugly, but I can fix it.

BUT...

My #1 find is this chair! From the moment I saw it I thought "I have to have it" then my next thought was "How am I going to get this past Matt?" I paid $20 for it and although I thought that was a little too much, I still couldn't bring myself to leave it there.

When I brought it in, Matt laughed and asked if it was a joke. What I told him I LOVED it, he said that the next time I leave, the chair is going to magically disappear. I would die!

I steamed cleaned it and it now sits in my bedroom. Yes, it's a little 70's ish, but I still love it. One day when I can reupholster, I will redo it.

Never have to much paper!

This past week I organized my scrapbook room and put everything away that I received from Christmas.

I even used my Cricut and labeled all the my paper drawers by color

I have set up my new table which I use now for computer stuff/sewing.

Yesterday I went to Jo Ann's and Michael's because they were having a sale on scrapbook paper.

Michael's had it 7 for $1.00 and Jo Ann's had them 6 for $.96. These are both great sales! And since they each have different patterns, I hit them both up.

I got 49 pages at Michael's for a total of $6.86

and 58 pages at JoAnn's for a total of $9.28.

JoAnn's also had a sale on patterns. All of them are $.99. These patterns you see here range from $15-$25 each.

My receipt for these purchases was over 5 ft long.

My total spent was 52$.

My total savings was $219.45!!!

I am pretty sure I have enough scrapbook paper for now since I just added about 100 more to my already 200+ collection. There is always room for more paper though!! and when I get back I will be sewing my dogs some clothes with my new patterns!!

Weekend Deals

What a wonderful holiday weekend. I don't want it to be over...

This weekend, I did find some AWESOME! deals.

For instance, this lamp... LOVE. I found it at the Home Goods Store. Guess how much..... ONLY $39.99!!!!! at first I found it in a gold finish (wasn't really a fan...) Then I found it in a silver finish... and still couldn't decided if I liked it that much... then after I went down another aisle, I noticed this lady had the bronze finish in her hand and had just sat it back down!!!! I did a flip through the air and a couple karate chops and snagged it before she could change her mind.

Matt and I saw one that looked just like it at Pottery Barn, originally $120.00 that we really wanted (I would never pay that for a table lamp!) I saved $80.01 (here is the Pottery Barn one...looks very similar, huh?!)

Then yesterday we went to R C Wiley and found a black coffee table and 2 sides tables. Normally $399.00 but one sale for 2 hours only for $99.00...

Well they were all sold out and only had the floor model left. The coffee table had a slight scuff on the corner so the lady said she would give them to us for $75!!! for all 3!

So here are my beautiful black coffee and side tables... Such a deal!

After bringing them in and getting everything situated, I got out my Autumn decor and decorated for fall. I love Fall.

Did someone say Sale?!

So this past weekend started out nice and exciting. After I left work on Friday, my mother told me about a sale Mervyns was having. It was the “biggest sale of the year” which didn’t mean anything to me since they always have the “biggest sale of the year” but this one was different. Everything in the store was 20% off. EVERYTHING. And if it was already on sale, then you taken an extra 20% off the sale or clearance price.

Pants that were normally 30$ but on sale 50% off… well take another 20% off that!
And everything in the store was at least 50% off. Since it was a sale, I broke the law by speeding and couldn’t get there fast enough!
When I walked in, I decided to call Matt who has just got home from work and was getting ready for bed since he has to wake up really early for work the next day. All I had to say was “THERES A SALE ON NICE WORK CLOTHES” and he was there within 15 mins.


We shopped and shopped… and shopped.
We got to the register.
The clerk asked “would you like to save an additional 15% by opening a Mervyns card”
Us: “No Thanks”
Her: “you can get the Mervyns card, charge the order and then pay it right off”
Us: “Umm…”
Her: “ you would save 146$ on your purchase”
Us: “Where’s the pen?”


So we saved a BUNCH of money.
Then she said that we could use the extra 15% off for the remainder of the night.
This 15% plus the store wife 20% off meant that we saved 35% on our purchases.
THEN, since most of our items were already 50% off + the 35% = 85% off original prices!!


After 3 hours of shopping and 2 different trips to the register, we walked out with bag fulls!

Matt is definitely done with work clothes. Me… well I only found 3 shirts and 2 pairs of shoes.
I wasn’t as lucky as Matt who got:
1 pair of black dress shoes, 1 pair of running shoes, 7 polo dress shirts and 5 pairs of pants.

And since we spent so much money, they gave us six 10$ off coupons to be used for the following week.
Super Sweet!!
Now we just need to find jackets that will keep up warm when we live in Ohio…

Which, by the way, we still don’t have a start date yet. So… I still don’t know when we are moving.

Adrenaline rush

Hello, my name is Stevie and I am Buy1Get1 Sale Coupon Dealoholic.

So I quit the coupon game because I just didn’t really want to spend the time. Well I was talking with Amy at work about saving money and mentioned the Grocery Game. To my surprise, she has just signed up and was about ready to save lots. So she convinced me to start it again and we could work as a team to save lots.

I got the Sunday paper and saved all my coupons. I went to a farmers market and got all my fruits and veggies cheap! I’m talking like 10$ for Avocados, Banana’s, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Cilantro, Red onions, Green onions, Cantaloupe and Grapes.

Yesterday I got online and decided I needed to go to Rite Aid to pick up some stuff after work. Well after I got home and was going through my new ads that came in the mail, I saw Rite Aids. I almost forgot to go to Rite Aid!! So I had a small panic attack “What if someone is buying the last toothpaste!!HURRY”

I arrive to Rite Aid. Get out my coupons. Head for the aisles. 30 mins go by… I proceed to check out.

Young cashier guy says: “Bargain Shopper?”
Me: “Yes”
Young Kid: “Aren’t you a little young to be bargain shopping with coupons?”
Me: “You are never too young to save money”
…
Me: Did that ring up FREE. It was suppose to ring up FREE. If it didn’t ring up FREE I don’t want it.
Young kid: I think it rang up free.

Pay for my stuff and head home.

Once I get home I add up my savings. OH NO!! I bought the wrong deodorant and I paid full price for 2 at $3.79 each. I am major bummed. I’ll take them back tomorrow.

So are you ready for the GRAND total??

My checkout total was 18.77 for 22 items
My total savings… ready???
$38.98!!!

That’s right! Almost $40.00

I had such an adrenaline rush that I tried to go to sleep after getting home but I couldn’t. All I could think about was.. “How could I have spent $3.79 on each deodorant…” “I love saving money”…

I roll over and tell Matt I cant sleep

Matt: Why?
Me: because I am too excited about all the money I saved”
Matt: Are you serious??!!?
Me: Yes. It’s almost $40.00
Matt: You are seriously weird sometimes.
ME: You can call me weird, but I am up $40.00!!

Here my purchases

Cereal- BOGO@ 2.49=1.24 ea

Paper Plates-100ct=1.99

Shampoo- BOGO @ 4.99+Coupon for BOGO=FREE

Lysol Air Freshener-BOGO @ $2.99+ Coupon for BOGO=FREE

Excedrin- 100 ct.-BOGO @ $9.99+Coupon for$2 off= $3.99 ea.

Dial Soap- 3ct-$.99 on Sale

Crest Toothpaste- $2.49+$2.49 rebate =FREE