Expired!

What do I do with all of these expired coupons? I mean, I spent time cutting them out and I hate to throw them away. Well, I say use them to help someone else. At military bases overseas, they can be used at the commisary. You can spend a couple of bucks a month to feel good about saving a soldier's family money. If you're interested, you can read all about it here.

Grocery budget

Just to keep myself motivated, I thought I'd give a grocery budget update. I had hoped to spend $100 per week. For January I only spent $300, so that was very good. I've been a little lax here in February, and spent probably closer to $500, but I haven't really been keeping track very well. I guess that's the problem! We'll hope for better in March.

I think that I would like to start a coupon train. By that I mean, I put the coupons that I'm not going to use in an envelop and mail it to you. You take out the ones you might need and add those you're not going to use. Then you mail it to the next person. We could also include a list of those that you would really like to have (a specific item you have to buy or always need coupons for). I know I have a lot of diaper coupons that I don't use, but several of my friends probably could use them. Is anyone interested in this? Leave me a comment and I'll organize it if there's interest.

Free lunch

If you stop by Kashi, they'll send you a coupon for a free frozen entree. I have no idea how these taste, but even if it's just alright, that's a free lunch or dinner. Stop by and request yours.