Couponing

The whole couponing craze is not a new concept to me, my mother clipped coupons when I was growing up.  With the airing of Extreme Couponers, it has now become a very popular thing to do. And why not, who doesn't love saving money?! However, the Extreme Couponing shown on TV is not always the the best way to go, who needs to stockpile hundreds of cans of cat food and diapers when you don't have a cat or a kid (which I've seen people do on the show)?  They better be donating those to local animal shelters and women/children shelters!

My philosophy on couponing is "don't buy it if you don't like it or need it, even if you have a coupon".  Just because you have a coupon for something, shouldn't mean you should buy it.  I will try something once if I have a coupon (and it makes it under $2), but if I don't like it, I won't buy it again. I also don't buy a hundred of them, because it would take my husband and I longer to go through that much food then the food is good for.  I often wonder how much those people on TV throw out because the food is past its expiration date.  Like seriously how long would it take you to finish 200 boxes of cereal, probably more than a year and by then the cereal is stale.

This also applies to things like restaurant coupons, I don't go out to a restaurant because I have a coupon, but it's a bonus when I do!  So I clip those restaurant coupons and always carry them with me in my purse, so if my husband and I decide to go to dinner, I look and see if I have a coupon for it!

All in moderation and logical thinking!