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DAY 3: Never pay full price again!

I woke up in a great mood! The sun was shining after a full day of rain, I enjoyed the discussion in my English class at school and after class I ran into a familiar face on campus. Someone I hadn't seen in a few months and we chatted for a bit. It was nice to catch up. But, I had to meet another friend at Starbucks and I couldn't chat long. So I rush to Starbucks to be on time, skipping the stop at the bank I was going to make because I didn't want to be late. I had $6.00 on my Starbucks card that I had been saving. I knew it would come in handy for no-spend February. I ordered my Chai Latte and an Everything Bagel with Cream Cheese, total was just under 6 bucks. And then I wait. I waited about 10 minutes and sent a text. Ooops, she thought it was at 10:30 not 10:00. So I sat there and finished my breakfast. Not the way I had planned on enjoying my Starbucks money. Oh well.
I go home and packed myself some crackers, cheese and a protein bar for my break at work. At work some of the girls were talking about how expensive it is to eat out every day on their lunch break. I decided to tell them about my spending freeze this month and how I started couponing last year. I gave them some examples of what I pay for food and toiletries and they were shocked. I told them I would coordinate a coupon seminar if they were interested. They were very interested. Couponing has cut our monthly grocery bill in half! It's worth every minute of effort that I have put into it. I really enjoy sharing the information with anyone who is interested. Just recently I pulled out my receipts for tax time. I ran across a receipt from early 2013. I couldn't believe what I was spending on groceries. I can't see myself ever paying full price again.I am excited to share couponing with my co-workers.
Part of doing a spending freeze included meal planning for the entire month. Tonight I had planned on making chicken parmesean for dinner. But my wonderful husband had brought leftover tri tip home from yesterdays super bowl party. I heated up some rice and corn to go with it and voila'...dinner is served!
The only money I spent today was for gas. Which is an essential need and is included in the budget. Definitely another successful day!

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