Well, this halloween was different than most for us. We started off our day going to the library for story time and trick-or-treating at the library. They had all the librarians dressed up and passing out candy and treats and also had crafts and cookies/drinks for the kids. That was fun, but of course, we didn't get our act together quick enough to take pictures! That afternoon, we were going to rush to the Mall to pick up a last minute Buzz Lightyear costume for Matthew on our way to our church Halloweiner party (passing out free hot dogs) but of course around 4:00 when we were getting ready to go, we were visited by a Kirby vacuum sales lady. She was talking so fast that really I don't remember what she said. She told me that they were a new company in town and something about carpets, and free shampoo, and word of mouth, etc. and next thing I know is there are 3 people at my door ready to come in and shampoo. They said it wouldn't take long, so I thought ok...Hey it's a free carpet shampoo! So after showing me all the dirt they pulled off our carpet, the dust mites off our beds, the dust off our electronics, etc. I told her that I was in a hurry and needed to leave. So about 6:00 after we are already late for our party and still have no costume for Matt, she shows me the prices trying to sell me one of these machines. The price was $2300...for a vacuum!! And then they kept lowering it and eventually brought the price down to $1500, but I told them I wasn't going to buy one and especially not without talking to Daniel first. Anyways, long story short, we did get a free carpet cleaning, we were late for our party, and Matt had to wear overalls and a hat and go as a Farmer...haha. And unfortunately we didn't get any pictures. So, if you ever hear someone come to your door trying to shampoo your carpets from Kirby, just say NO unless you want to spend 2 hours learning about how dirty your house or unless you want to spend $2000 on a vacuum.
Wahoo...I don't know if I've ever been more excited about a coupon before! Lately, I've been following a lot of neat money-saving blogs to see if I could cut our grocery budget down from about $1,000 a month and I'm proud to say that I've done that this month and cut it down to $400...more than HALF! That's partially why I haven't posted blogs in a while because this definitely keeps me busy, but I guess is well worth it! I use to just clip a few coupons, head to the store, and be so excited when I'd save $15-20 in one trip. (If you're interested in knowing the money-saving blogs I follow, let me know and I'll forward them to you!) Anyways, OldNavyWeekly.com hides several coupons on there each week (usually reloads on Thursdays) and a big coupon on there is $75 off $100 purchase. I tried last week to get it and even stayed up til 2 a.m. trying, but no luck (I really enjoy the challenge:). Last night, I tried at 8 p.m. and found they reloaded
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