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  1. 01-29-2010, 01:39 PM #1
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    Default Bought a new truck w/coupons

    Really! I was shopping at WM today and had my coupon binder open on the baby seat part of the cart. An elderly gentleman saw it and exclaimed "Oh No!!!! Not another one, not you too!!!" I said "Does your wife coupon too?" Then he proceeded to tell me:

    They have been couponing for 20 years as of 2/14/10. Every time they used a coupon they took the amount of money saved and put it up. 50 cents here, a dollar there. They were able to save 27,000 dollars and buy a new truck!!!!

    He chatted w/me for awhile and I really enjoyed meeting him.

    I haven't been able to take money saved and actually put it in savings. I wish I could.....
    Truck paid off 12/07(paid in full)
    Van paid off 2/09
    Orthodontist(paid in full 2/09)
    Furniture paid in full 7/10

    cc#1 $700 Paid In Full
    cc#2 $1000 Paid In Full
    cc#3 $2400 paid in full
    cc#4 $6337 paid in full
    cc#5 $1500 paid in full

    Coupon savings: Jan 2011 $200
    Feb 2011 $100

    Emergency Fund $1000

    Vacation Fund $1500
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  2. 01-29-2010, 01:50 PM #2
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    Wow, that's a great story.
    The Free Spirit Saver who walks the path with Greebo.

    Onboard with a modified Dave Ramsey Plan
    Budget: "Every month! On paper, on purpose!"


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  3. 01-29-2010, 02:15 PM #3
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    Now THAT's willpower! I couldn't do that either. I just roll the extra forward for unexpected purchases/good stock-up sales.
    Jill, SAHM to Ivy Marie 11/24/08
    DH Vic
    Mom to Benjita

    Coupon addict. Stock only what you use and use what you buy.
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  4. 01-29-2010, 02:17 PM #4
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    Thats a wonderful story
    2012: The Year Of The Purge!

    UPDATED: MAY 15/12

    2012 FLING - 673/2012 | COUPON SAVINGS $178.93

    EMERGENCY FUND #2 - $510.78 | VACATION FUND - $513.58 | CHANGE JAR $222.51
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  5. 01-29-2010, 04:47 PM #5
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    thanks for sharing, love the story.
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  6. 01-29-2010, 05:49 PM #6
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    Cute story, thanks for sharing.

    Coupon savings are just extras for me. Not something I already have in my wallet...because if I had the extra money...I would not be doing coupons. So no extra money for me to set aside for anything.
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  7. 01-29-2010, 06:30 PM #7
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    I'm more with ladytoysdream. I don't think of money saved with coupons as extra money, or money then to be saved. If I get a $1.50 item for 1.00, it just means to me that the price of the item was 1.00. I guess it's like looking through a window. You can either focus on a spot on the window and see that, or ignore the spot and focus on the tree outside. These are just different ways to looking at the savings.

    But hooray for the folks who saved that much.
    Donna

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    Lapghans: 5
    Baby afghans: 1
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    Neat story
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    I can't put aside what I save w/q's. Saving money on groceries just keeps our head above water, allows us to eat better, stockpile (a savings of sort) and put the unspent money towards healthier fresh foods. I work on a budget and rarely go over it (unless there is an astronomical sale ) When my grocery/household envelope is empty - thats it.
    Truck paid off 12/07(paid in full)
    Van paid off 2/09
    Orthodontist(paid in full 2/09)
    Furniture paid in full 7/10

    cc#1 $700 Paid In Full
    cc#2 $1000 Paid In Full
    cc#3 $2400 paid in full
    cc#4 $6337 paid in full
    cc#5 $1500 paid in full

    Coupon savings: Jan 2011 $200
    Feb 2011 $100

    Emergency Fund $1000

    Vacation Fund $1500
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    What an awesome story!! The saved it for 20 years?! Holy cow!!! I can never save what I save on coupons. The price of grocerys now a days, ugh!
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    So neat that you met him and learned his story!! Mahalo for sharing his wisdom!!
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