Yes, the economy is bad. But our grandparents dealt with far worse. And in the midst of the Great Depression and two world wars, they fared better, accumulated more wealth, became more resourceful and complained a whole lot less than my generation and our parents. I talk to people every day who are struggling with …
December 04, 2011
Couponing without craziness: Maximum savings for minimal effort
I’m sitting here watching a Tivo’d episode of “Extreme Couponing” where a seemingly very unhappy woman is having a coronary over whether her 60 hours of couponing labor will yeild $1,000 in groceries for $55. Her haul included a ton of sugar-sweetened drinks and sodas, cookies, crackers, cake mix and 28 tubs of cream cheese. …
July 28, 2011
Why we’re doing this coupon thing…
Here are the notes for tonight’s Squirrel Savers group, the couponing/stewardship/save-money-any-way-you-can group I’m hosting at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. I didn’t go over this line by line, but I do hope that everyone who is interested in this topic will do some research on what the Bible says about what we’re doing. Because everything we do should have a purpose, and that purpose should line up with what God is doing in us, through us and around us. If we’re just doing this to be cheap, what’s the point?
July 05, 2011
Five ways to save money on your food bill
You cannot afford to mindlessly wander through the grocery store putting food in your cart any longer. You have to plan ahead, shop for great deals, stock up when things are on sale and yes, clip coupons.
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