Thrifty Makes a Comeback

I realized a couple of weeks ago that I rarely use coupons anymore. I used to be so good about clipping coupons and methodically filing them away in my plastic coupon binder. I even had a membership to The Grocery Game, and prided myself on saving a minimum of 40% per trip to the grocery store. Alas, I honestly can't remember the last time I applied scissors to a coupon insert in the Sunday paper.

Well, I have a renewed sense of determination to stretch my husband's well-earned dollars as far as I can. I clipped some coupons today and even located my old "coupon organizer" from the cupboard. I must say, I'm feeling rather proud of myself. I'm saving money AND getting organized! As I was clearing out the old coupons I had so casually abandoned, I noticed the expiration dates: March and April of 2006. 2006! How can it possibly be four YEARS since I last clipped a coupon? What on earth happened in my life, so abruptly, that it has taken me FOUR YEARS to get back on that bandwagon? Hang on...it's coming to me...Adam. Adam happened. He was born in April of 2006 and instantly became my legitimate excuse for not saving money, nor for staying organized. Now he's old enough to wield his own pair of blunt-tip scissors and can help me start clipping...I sure hope he's better at "saving" than I am.