Extreme Couponing!

Real conversation that took place five minutes ago:

Me: "Will you take a picture of me cutting coupons for my blog?"
Little Brother: "Are you serious?"

Okay, so I didn't get my picture... dang! But something so incredible happened that it totally warranted an entire new blog entry. As a little background info, I've always liked to save a pretty penny. Ironically, now that I am out of college and am fortunate enough to have a full-time job, I actually need to be MORE creative than I ever was with the ways of budgeting. Love my teaching job, hate the bitsy paychecks, blah blah blah... you can imagine the dilemma.

Thankfully, I was raised by parents who taught my siblings and I the importance of responsible spending, and as a result I am always able to get by. Living on peanut butter, eggs, and Diet Coke has never killed anyone. (SIDE NOTE!!!!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!! SARAH PALIN SIGHTING ON HANNITY!!!!!!!!!!! LOVES IT!) Anyway, just recently, my adorable friend Jessica introduced me to a new fun saving game: COUPONING. I never really got into it in years past, but maybe that's because no one taught me the tricks of the trade. We spent an hour at Target and I watched and learned... and became completely fascinated. On that particular shopping trip, I saved 5 buckaroos on things I would have normally bought anyway, and thanks to a coupon, even got a freebie on men's deodorant for Jamo. I found that couponing is FUN and totally worth the time spent on it, because you're saving MONEY! Hard-earned cash! Moolah! Greenbacks! Bread!

Back to today. Or rather, last night. Just when I thought TLC couldn't get any better (that new Sister Wives show blew goats though), we discovered a new show called "Extreme Couponing." It followed a few extreme couponers on their weekly treks to the grocery store, and how much money they saved by using coupons. Words cannot explain! Just watch the re-runs, or On Demand it, or something! (YouTube didn't have the episode, but I included the link for a snippet of one of the extreme couponers giving a tour of his garage and all of the swag he's accumulated. Check out the tampons! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjMlzN9M-8s) Also, you should all watch the fab clip from the show below... You'll see why I am amazed... and why I started cutting coupons at 11:00 p.m. last night.