I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley of California and then traveled to Florida to attend a Christian College. I'm married and have 3 children.

I enjoy watching old movies (courtesy of Netflix), sci-fi Star Trek stuff, Comic Book Heroe movies, and criminal-type dramas.

I'm a collector or roosters/chickens stuff in my kitchen and wish that I had enough room to hold all the items I wanted to collect.

My family recently relocated from Pensacola, to a suburb of Atlanta, GA. What a change!

I know too much about ...

movie trivia.... did you know that the dog Toto was paid more than Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz? John Wayne actually met THE Wyatt Earp as a young man working in the movie biz and bases his cowboy characters on things that Wyatt had told him?

My parents always told me ...

having a bad day? drink water! having boy troubles? drink water!

My favorite memory ...

taking a nap on the couch snuggled up with my little weiner dog, Cinnamon.

Why I write ...

to get the feelings and thoughts out of my head that my friends and family are tired of hearing me talk about.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Martha Stewart stufff, "Heroes", and "The Office", and Country Music

My first job ...

a secretary-like position for a friend of the family. I only worked on Saturday mornings, but it was still $$ that was my own.

My best moment ...

realizing that my (now) husband was interested in me as more than just a friend. It'd taken over 2 years!

Personal Finance > Smart Spending Tips for successful grocery shopping

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What do you call a successful grocery shopping experience?

To some people it might be that they didn't give in to the urge to buy soemthing they were craving. To others a successful shopping experience might involve coming out of the store still loving the children you brought in.

To me, a successful shopping experience is using all the coupons I can and getting the best deal for my money.

Successful couponing might not be high on your priority list, but I've saved over $600 in 4 months buy redeeming coupons. This savings doesn't include any promotion specials like Buy One Get One Free...

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