So I did tell you all a few post back that I was starting to collect coupons. After much consideration and anticipation I finally stepped out and used what coupons I had. I decided to go to walmart to buy all of my tolietries but later discovered I may have come out cheaper at meijer.
My total spent was $68 dollars and a savings of $11 worth of coupons. I got a LOT of stuff I never would have brought all at once had I not had the coupons. The only bad thing about this experience is that in discovering walmart doesn't double coupons I could have went to another store and came out a little cheaper especially with the $1.00 off coupons. All in all I had a lot of fun and I look forward to getting more coupons. However I must stress that couponing doesn't matter if you are not actually working a budget. You could say what I did yesterday was like someone having an expensive hobby, fun but not really benificial.
I haven't been on a budget this much and until I went grocery shopping yesterday I really didn't care. Im not over spending or anything but I am not really trying to keep close tabs on my funds, stress is playing a big factor in all this but I am trying to do some damage control before it gets out of control.
After I put all my shopping items away I started cleaning and realizing I had a lot of junk laying around I don't use. So I grabbed a big ole trash bag and started throwing stuff away. Over these next few months I want to get my life into a simple routine preferably one that doesn't cause me to spend lots of money thats not in my budget. I do believe once this house situation is done with I will have things a bit more under control, but for now I am going to do the best I can with what I got!!
Have you ever experienced a time where financial stress caused you to be sloppy in other areas of your life? How did you bounce back?
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
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You can always tell my stress level my the condition of disarray of my home and car. But, decluttering has really helped in this area.
I hope you donate most of your things and keep them out of the landfill.
Not to mention my work place around. When I am stressed, my work station is a mess. However, if I declutter and organize, I feel less stressful and can focus more.
Stress in general ruins my house, and probably health. We end up eating out more, I don't put things away as quickly as I should, laundry piles up.
Regarding couponing, you will get the hang of it and only buy what you will use. It just takes time.
I certainly noticed all of what you are describing and now things are getting back to normal. I even went grocery shopping! That right there proves the stress is TOTALLY gone lol.
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