Christian Moms in Debt (and getting out!): Doing the Coupon Thing in Earnest

The Change Jar

Several months ago I began to put all of my spare change in an old opaque pitcher. I had tried saving change in clear glass jars but I found that the old adage "out of sight, out of mind" was true. If I could see those shiny quarters, I would use them. With the change out of sight, up on the top of an old fashioned free-standing kitchen pantry, the change stays there. It's actually my first attempt to not spend every bit of money in my wallet. This jar has a purpose: Christmas. But the mere fact that I am saving money and watching it grow gives me tangible satisfaction. I encourage you to do the same. Let's save for that rainy day, Christmas, or whatever!

About the Author

I am the proud mother of four great kids and wife to the most patient man on earth. Over the course of the last seven years, I have gotten us into a large amount of debt through bad habits, unwise choices, and circumstances beyond our control. I decided to share my struggle to pay it all back with other moms, knowing that there are others out there in the same predicament. I had enough of worrying about how we are going to pay the bills, send kids to college, have money for retirement while I played chicken with our checking account. Desiring a better way of life, I started this journey to becoming debt free one step at a time.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Doing the Coupon Thing in Earnest

I am trying to learn the ropes on how these women find amazing deals and come out of the grocery store paying very little for a large amount of groceries. I am reading some blogs and websites about this and hoping that I can make a big dent in our $1000+ a month grocery bill. If I could cut this item in the budget it would really help me to put more change in the jar for a lot of other things!