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.