It has been years since I've posted to this blog.  A busy life has gotten in the way of writing.  I will be posting more often this summer however.  I've returned to school (FINALLY!) and will be posting on here for one of my classes.  It is a Digital Learning class and I will post reflections and thoughts after assignments.

Maybe this will spur my writing again!

Here's to a wonderful summer!!

~Leslie

Tip of the Week!

One of the BEST things I have discovered since I've changed the way we spend money, is FREE SAMPLES!  Almost daily, I get a gift in the mail!  And they aren't small "sample" sizes!  Nothing is better than free toilet paper, granola bars and yes even laundry detergent!  Awesome!  I use the following two sites to help me locate my freebies: www.allyou.com and www.hip2save.com.  All You has a daily free sample, and Hip2Save posts when new samples become available several times during the day, she even has a "freebie" section!  Love them!

Went to Kroger and Publix yesterday, will post the deals that I got there later!

New Purpose of Blog!

Hey Hey bloggers!  I have been using this blog in the past just to chronicle the lives of the Cokers!  But I am changing direction.  Recently my family has gone through a difficult time financially.  I have had to change the way my family uses it's money.  And it's been a very positive change!  So I will be sharing the different things that I am doing and how I am saving money here in Murfreesboro, Tennessee!

First things first here is how we have changed our everyday life!

1.  No Eating Out!  If we do eat at a drive-thru or restaurant, we eat almost free with coupons!
2.  I COUPON and mainly purchase items that are .50 or under!  Except for essentials such as milk, diapers and meat.  But I get good deals on those as well.
3.  We BUDGET!  Every Penny has a Name!  If you aren't a listener to Dave Ramsey, you have to check him out!

Now I am no means an expert. I am just getting started on this adventure.  And I am not an extreme couponer, nor a hoarder of food.  But I am a mom, of three beautiful girls, who are in a private Christian school, and who has a lot of medical bills to pay!

So lets do this together!!