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ngdawg · 03-11-2009, 07:42 AM

I have always been a coupon clipper; I've had my little box of coupons with me for 20 years. I get kinda disappointed if I don't see at least 20% off the bill and I always try to stay under $100-I go about once every 10 days. I found that while one store was giving 2c for every bag you bring and use, another was giving 5c. I bring 4 large bags with me all the time and the store that gives 5c per bag also has better prices overall, so instead of going around the corner, I drive the 5 miles. So far it's paying off in lower grocery bills.
Both my spouse and I are curb hunters. He picks up discarded wood for projects and I look for furniture or things for the house. Yesterday I picked up over 60 bricks that someone had listed in Craigslist so that we can put in our sidewalk-it will be entirely made up of used brick. Some of my curb finds are shelving, a desk (friend found it next to a dumpster and it's gorgeous), we've had lawnmowers as well that the spouse took and fixed; we have an industrial air compressor, a drum sander, a serving platter and an old wire egg basket and an oak and iron park bench , all curbside specials. The spouse makes mirrors out of old windows-all found on curbs or in dumpsters. With about $10 in wood and mirrors and about 5 hours worth of work, we sell them for at least $75 each. We have 3 boxes of wood flooring he picked up-don't know what we're going to do with it but it was free!

03-11-2009, 07:42 AM	#111 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	I have always been a coupon clipper; I've had my little box of coupons with me for 20 years. I get kinda disappointed if I don't see at least 20% off the bill and I always try to stay under $100-I go about once every 10 days. I found that while one store was giving 2c for every bag you bring and use, another was giving 5c. I bring 4 large bags with me all the time and the store that gives 5c per bag also has better prices overall, so instead of going around the corner, I drive the 5 miles. So far it's paying off in lower grocery bills. Both my spouse and I are curb hunters. He picks up discarded wood for projects and I look for furniture or things for the house. Yesterday I picked up over 60 bricks that someone had listed in Craigslist so that we can put in our sidewalk-it will be entirely made up of used brick. Some of my curb finds are shelving, a desk (friend found it next to a dumpster and it's gorgeous), we've had lawnmowers as well that the spouse took and fixed; we have an industrial air compressor, a drum sander, a serving platter and an old wire egg basket and an oak and iron park bench , all curbside specials. The spouse makes mirrors out of old windows-all found on curbs or in dumpsters. With about $10 in wood and mirrors and about 5 hours worth of work, we sell them for at least $75 each. We have 3 boxes of wood flooring he picked up-don't know what we're going to do with it but it was free! __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.