When Staples pays me 2 bucks to take their stuff I get really excited

For the last few months, I've slowly been reading more about extreme couponing and it's extremely confusing. But because we are ridiculously poor and the cost of living in Alabama is way higher than Logan ever was, I do a lot of homework before I go shopping, I go to multiple grocery stores a week, I get super stressed out once I get to cash registers with my coupons and cash and screaming baby, and I'm still too scared to do multiple transactions in one trip. (If only I had one of those crazy TLC Extreme Couponing ladies there to shop with...) I'm saving money on our groceries by doing this, but I am no extreme couponer.

EXCEPT YESTERDAY WHEN I WENT TO STAPLES AND WALKED OUT WITH 2 PACKS OF COPY PAPER, 6 NOTEBOOKS, GLUE, AND TWO BUCKS!!! Yep, they paid me two bucks to take their stuff and it felt pretty awesome. (Just don't ask how much time it took me on the internet, on the phone, and at the store to make that happen.)

And last week I got two pairs of pants for Jack at Toys R Us for $1.01. That felt pretty good, too.

If you're interested spending a ridiculous amount of time learning about saving a ridiculous amount of money, I recommend subscribing to Krazy Coupon Lady and Surviving the Stores. To me, it's kind of fun and addicting. But be warned that's coming from someone who hates pinterest.