My New Passion

So I have a new passion. Well, not so new. I have always been someone who LOVES to find a GREAT DEAL! Recently, after several Sacrament meetings and General Authority messages, Mike and I have decided that we really need to begin living more frugal. We have always tried to be smart with our purchases. ALWAYS PAY CASH type thing. (Yes Mike's TV was paid for in cash that I had saved up.) Now, it has become a passion. It started with the day I was able to get a FREE lip balm pallet with 7 colored lip balms on it from PINCHINGYOURPENNIS.COM. That really got me thinking of how many great deals are really out there. We are also following a plan to have our debt (besides a little on the car and student loans) paid off by the end of October.

The counsel from the church has been inspirational. We need to pinch our pennies, do with out and focus on spending quality time with family doing things on the cheap.

So here are a few good deals I know of:

*IMPACT DIRECTORIES COUPONS FOR THE BOISE AREA
There are great deals in here. Our favorites are the 1 hour free paint balling session (includes all equipment) and the Buy 1 Get 1 free for mini golf and other attractions at WAHOOZ (or as I will always call it Boondocks).
*KIZN 92 Half Price Hook-Ups....Just what it sounds like. Go to KIZN.com and type in keyword HOOKUP in the search engine. Every Friday is a new deal. You get a gift card for half price. Sometimes even at 1/3 the price. One week it was $50 to Texas Roadhouse for $25....GREAT DEALS. Sometimes they sell out really fast though.

We have had some friends and family that kind of look at us funny when we refuse to go to a movie that is not matinee or cheap seats, or we decide we can no longer be spending $14 on one brand of lotion and switch to $7 Aveeno (I would get even cheaper stuff but I have SUPER dry skin and have to have special ingredients), but honestly, I don't care. We know what we are doing is right and that by following the counsel the church has given us we will be blessed.

I will be listing some great money saving sights on my sidebar. I hope everyone else can enjoy these money saving offers, because honestly.....don't we all like to have a little extra money? Don't we all love the feeling of finding a great deal? You know you do!

(PS~ If you know a great money saving site please comment so I can add it to my list. In these hard times we need to help each other find great deals.)