I am all for saving money.  What woman doesn’t want to save a couple of bucks when she is shopping?  Nowadays, most of us have moved our shopping online and love coupon codes.  FindSavings.com is a great place to get your coupon codes to save yourself a couple of bucks.  You can easily find what you are looking for.  On the left sidebar, you can search for your coupon either by using the category list or the store list.  On the right sidebar, you can see all the new coupons that have been added into their system.  The middle column has all of your featured deals.  I personally am loving the HP Home Store Offers.  Our HP desktop that we have now was custom built in 2000, and it still works!  However, it is a tad slow compared to my laptop (which I bought in January).  I had been thinking that we should do another custom built cpu, and I just found a coupon for $400 off!  They even have coupon codes for my most favorite store:  Best Buy.  I can definitely always spend my hard earned money there.  What is my favorite part of this site?  I can sign up to get an email with the latest codes.  Who wouldn’t want ways to save money sitting in their email?  I know I am signing up for a couple of these coupon emails with my favorite stores.  If you are looking for a one stop shop for your coupons, FindSavings.com is it.

Did you know that the stamp rate increased today? I had to mail the invitations for Will’s birthday party out, and I didn’t have any forever stamps. Instead, I had a bunch of 41 cent stamps. Nowadays though, I think the Forever Stamp is really your best buy. Why? Once you buy a Forever Stamp, you can always use it even if the rates go up.  I didn’t buy these the last time I needed stamps, so I got to spend my afternoon with two kids in the post office buying penny stamps.  What a waste of time!  Needless to say, I bought 100 Forever Stamps!

If you are not a member of this bank yet, you really should be. This bank shows true customer service at every turn. We have been with them several years, and I have never been unhappy with them. They helped us sign up for accounts for the kids. We are going to meet with them about setting up college accounts for the kids. They have online bill pay (I know I love this feature!). They also have a Debit Card Rewards Program. The more you use your debit card, the more rewards you earn. The reward points get turned in for gift certificates for places like Best Buy and Red Lobster (sorry, no foot of bed tv lifts or anything like that!).

According to their fee schedule, they will charge you if you need a copy of an old statement. I went into the bank on Thursday and explained my predicament. My old laptop blew up (I lost the hard drive) and I found all of 2007 statements (which I need to be able to do my taxes) except for Jan 2007. I just needed a print out of that. The wonderful personal banker I had worked her magic and got me my printout without having to charge me. I am grateful. This is just one great customer service experience I have had with them over the last several years.

It is a rarity to actually get good customer service, so when I see it, I like to let everyone know about it!

You all know that I am all over any site that gives me coupons. I love saving money. I have a birthday coming up (in March) that I will probably have to by myself a present for, so I am already scoping out great deal and coupons. GoGoShopper is one of those great coupon sites to check out. They have Target, Kohls, JcPenney and TheCompanyStore coupons just to name a few stores. The deal for the day is free shipping on over 25,000 items over at Target (and that includes select pieces of furniture which is awesome since that always kills you). This site is super easy to navigate and find your favorite stores. I just spent a half hour checking out all of the Best Buy Coupons they have (definitely something for everyone!). If you need a one stop shop to find great coupons, check out GoGoShopper.

If you are a student (even homeschool students counts), do not be going to places like Best Buy for your software needs. There are places like www.CostCaptain.com that are able to give you way better deals on the software you need for school. They are a Microsoft Authorized Education Reseller, so the discounts they offer are going to be some of the best prices you will find anywhere. For example, you can get Microsoft Office 2007 for $129 and the Vista Upgrade for $89. How can you go wrong with these prices? Being a student is expensive and being able to save a couple of bucks on software can and will definitely help.