Friendship

This might sound rather cliche, but it truly is the quality rather than the quanity of friends that matters most to me. These girls have been there through the thick & the thin, the good & the not-so-great. How I thank God for the gift of their friendship in my life!

These two girls were the Maid & Matron of Honor in my wedding. It was a day I will never forget, with friends by my side who will always have a very special place in my heart.

A Friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you anyway!

Giveaways

Check out the beautiful quilt these ladies are giving away!

Enter to win this quilt at: http://mariemadelinestudio.typepad.com/mariemadeline_studio/2009/07/the-happy-scrappy-quilt-giveaway.html For other freebies, samples, and giveaways, check out Meg's money saving site at: http://supersouthernsavings.blogspot.com/

Coupons

I never really considered myself a coupon-clipping kind of gal. However, in light of my desire to trim a few extra dollars off our grocery bill I decided to give it a try. In my spare time I’ve taken to scouring the internet in search of printable coupons for some of our regularly purchased items. Today I bought some groceries at Target instead of Walmart or Meijer. My savings are as follows: Ghiradelli Chocolate Chips - $2.99 + $0.75 off coupon = 2.24 10 oz Kashi cereal - $3.74 + buy one 10 oz cereal get 16 oz ($3.84) free = $3.74 + $1.00 off any Kashi cereal = 2 boxes of cereal for $2.74 Kashi 8-pouch hot cereal - $2.89 + $0.50 off coupon = $2.39

= $7.37 ($13.46 - $6.09 = $7.37) I was pretty impressed. It took me a grand total of ten minutes to find the coupons online that I was looking for and it saved me $6. Thank you, Target!

So if any of you out there are trying to save a buck, start surfing the ‘Net and give it a shot! Anybody have any good money-saving or budget-cutting tips to share?