Update and Tidbits!

It's just about January! Can you believe it? I really can't.

Here are just a few quick updates:

I haven't been posting due to a family death that really changed up the holidays. My computer is still on the rocks and so getting anything done is just the hardest thing to do right now. As soon as that's taken care of I will be back full swing.

I also took a small break from couponing. I've been focused on work and trying to get everything done in time for maternity leave (4 weeks to go) besides dealing with family stuff.

My most recent deal was at Target yesterday. I'll try to update with more information as soon as I can. If you are looking for free bottles of lotion and 50 cent Lysol fabric/furniture spray, check back soon! I'll post links and further information on that.
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What I really wanted to post about was the new year. It's coming up so soon.

I love to have resolutions for my daily life but I also want to make some for my thrifty life.

For the new year, I'd like to get better control over my stockpile. I want to keep an inventory list and most of all I want to know how much I'll need of each item per year. What's the point of that? It will help me to keep my pile to an appropriate amount and anything over that will go to a charity and family in need.

Aside from that, I want to find sources for my newspapers besides still spending money on them. I need a subscription, sources, etc. That's important if I ever want to get better at stockpiling too.

I want to get better at grocery shopping. With household items, I do ok. With food its a little harder for me but my goal is to figure out how to majorly cut down our grocery bill. My sister has graduated and so she's living here now and Jett will be here at the end of February. Though he wont be taking up much food, I'll still need to keep up with my diet in order to feed him.

Anything else?

I can't think of anything but I'm always up for ideas. How do you plan to keep up with or improve your budget and couponing? I'd love to hear all about it!