I have heard this a lot recently, "
Marni, you are your father's daughter."
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Hmmmm, how so? Well, most people who have said this to me lately are referring to my new husband and his traits that are quite similar to NAW (Niles A Williams). Similar looks, sense of humor, demeanor....you know, all that stuff). Okay, so I
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essentially just married my dad??? Uh, no, not exactly.
But, I think you are right in another way - my dad taught me to be FRUGAL. If you looked in my purse you would probably be surprised at what you find. I bought this giant purse (for $16 at a second hand store) and in it I must have at least 25+ coupons. I actually intent to use all of them to buy fabulous things.
1. Case study #1: Bed Bath & Beyond. In my "married woman"need to complete my new set of fine china I insisted on using a 20% coupon to buy each remaining piece. I started asking my friends and family to give them theirs. Christina had like 20 on hand (who knows why?)...my sister and mom mailed me some. Do other people really go out of their way like this for coups? [by the way, shout out to Gina and Tina for coining the term "coups" back in p-school...but I digress]
2. Case Study#2: Matt and I have made a decision to cut back on eating out since after analyzing our monthly expenses he found we spend enough on food each month to feed a family of five. Let's just say that didn't go so well. What can I say, maybe I am a "foodie" - I love eating out. Here comes the coup. Well, lots of coups. Instead of eating out less, we only eat at restaurants with great coups.
www.Restaurant.com and
www.Groupon.com have become our go-to's for dining. That, is of course, after making a quick trip to
www.retailmenot.com for the promo code.
I think if I keep this up one day I will mortify my kids with my coup usage. But, if history repeats itself, my son will be a coupon king, too.