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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Nothing interesting going on this week.
Not really doing a lot this week besides getting old.  My birthday is Aug 22.  I turn 40.  Maybe I should start looking for Geritol coupons and start stockpiling!!
8:31 pm est

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

My next coupon class
My next class will be on Friday August 15th at Crossroads Community Church which is located on the corner of C.R. 17 and C.R. 18 between Bristol and Elkhart, Indiana just south of the U.S. 20 bypass C.R. 17 exit.  The class will start at 7 p.m.  I will have a prize package filled with items from my stockpile.  The items will be geared towards back-to-school and health & beauty.  I will draw a name for the prize package.  There is no admission, all I ask is that people bring at least 2 cans of non-perishable foods for the local food pantry.  Good luck and God Bless.
8:34 am est

What I'm doing this week.
I am stocking up on Pledge products at Krogers.  I just bought 5 cans of Pledge aerosol and 5 bottles of Pledge floor cleaner for .10 and received $6 off my next shopping order.  I've been getting Brawny paper towels and bottles of Advil for free.  They are all part of the Mega 10 deal where if you buy 10 of the items listed (Pledge, Advil, Brawny, etc.), you will get $5 off instantly.  With the coupons out of the Sunday papers, I was having a blast.
 
I went to CVS and bought $84.90 worth of items for .57!  The items were 8 bottles of Pert Plus shampoo plus conditioner, 3 bottles of Covergirl foundation, 3 Covergirl blushes, 2 bottles of Life Fitness vitamins, and 4 20oz Diet Pepsi Max bottles.  Not too bad, huh!
 
The new Walgreens on my mail route is having it's official Grand Opening, so they are handing out "$3 off any $10" coupons at the door.  I am having a blast with that also.  I haven't had to spend any real money at Walgreens for the past 5 years because I keep using the EasySaver rebate money and the additional 10% that they put back on their gift cards at the end of each month.  That's all for now.  Have a good day.
7:49 am est


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Hello everyone.  My name is Jim.  They call me "Big Country" because not only am I a country music fan, but because I am 6' 6" tall.  I graduated Elkhart Memorial High School in 1986.  I went to college, but I was too immature and irresponsible so I had to drop out.  I went into the U.S. Air Force instead.  I was stationed at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX (boot camp) for 6 weeks, Chanute AFB, Rantoul, IL for about 1 year (tech school-electronics), and then Castle AFB, Atwater, CA for 2 1/2 yrs. 
I got out of the Air Force in 1991, met my future wife Feb 8th, 1992 through a old friend.  Come to find out later that my old friend was planning and scheming on how to set Joann and myself up on a date.  Well, obviously it worked.  We got married on Jan 16th, 1993.  We have 3 kids; James, Jenna, and Jacob.  Yes, some of you may have noticed that all 5 names in our household start with J's.  That way it's easier to remember the names as I get older and start forgetting stuff (not really, just ended up that way).

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Listen for me on the local radio stations as "Big Country the coupon guy".

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Jim The Coupon Guy's Tips
 
1. Get several (5 or 6) copies of the coupon sheets each week. (You can get extra copies from friends/family that don't use coupons)
 
2. Know the rules and policies of the stores you shop at. (You can find these at their web site).  If you have a favorite store that you shop most often, have their 1-800 # handy.  You'll need it when, not if, you run into the "Coupon Nazi" cashiers.
 
3. DON'T use a coupon just because you have it - wait for the product to go on sale.
 
4. DON'T shop when you're hungry.
 
5. DON'T buy products that aren't part of your game plan.
 
6. File your coupons (as you cut them out) according to your preference (I do it alphabetically).  File the coupons to the back of your file and use the coupons in the front of each file - the ones that are oldest or closest to expiring).
 
7. My Triple Play: 1)coupon 2)on sale 3)refunds (this is the hardest but most fun part - you can find out about this on the RefundCents web site through my favorite links)
 
8. Having an ORGANIZATION system is KEY.
 
9. Do NOT take advantage of the system, because it will ruin it for the rest of the couponers.

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