Suggestions?

Hey all!

Long time no post!

24 days till I am married!

Where has the time gone?

This is a really short post but 

I thought I would write it

anyway because I need your help.

Yes, you my amazing blog readers help. 

Ok, here is a question: 

I am going to be married on May 28th (as most of you know)

and my husband and I 

will be moving to Florida to do youth ministry

(more details to come on that later).

I am really starting to get excited about 

shopping for OUR family

in a FRUGAL way!

Any ideas?

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I already love to shop deals and at thrift stores etc

but I could always use more suggestions!

I am seriously considering getting into it couponing!

I am amazed at the savings people can get with coupons

but not sure where to start! 

Any suggestions for couponing for a young newlywed just starting out?

I would LOVE your imput!

Blessings to you all :)

 

Some Thrifty Finds.

So I was not going to post again until I had my Part 2 done of our story.

Ahem.

Well, I just had to share with you all! :)

Ok, so I am a self-proclaimed thrift store addict person who loves a good bargain.

The place to get the best bargains I have found are thrift stores.

Today I went on a thrift store trip with my Mom

who has inspired me to live frugally.

I grew up watching her buy food for us to eat

and clothes for us to wear.

She always knows where the bargains

and clearances are.

Over the years I have watched her, through frugal living,

save our family literally thousands upon 

thousands of dollars.

Now that I am going to be married

I want to continue that same life style of living frugally.

It is like a game.

You go into the store and see the best bargains you can get

and how much money you can save.

So today I went into the thrift store looking for things

for Jason and I.

The Lord blessed it for sure!

Our set for the sand ceremony for our wedding instead of spending $70 dollars on it.

Seven more glasses to add to our collection of six exact same set we had bought earlier!

Pyrex bread pan and a Parmesan cheese holder.

Two napkins, a dishtowel and a table runner.

Five more cloth napkins.

Old Navy PJ shorts for yours truly. Aero t-shirt and Old Navy Polo for Jason.

Arizona and Wrangler dress shirts for Jason.

Home Interiors Candle

The grand total came up to:

$35.04.

How much did I spend?

Well I am glad you asked.

After a gift certificate I had gotten from my man for Christmas,

the $0.99 cent tags

and the 50% off tags 

the grand total was:

$8.00.

How neat is that?

Name brand stuff and you would never know the difference!

What a blessing it was today :)

So I thought I would share that with you all!

What are your favorite places to find deals?

Do you have any advice for frugal living?

I am really wanting to get into couponing 

does anyone have any advice on were a good place to start is?

Blessings to you all :)