Here's a suggestion: my wife, who is the shopper extraordinaire when it comes to coupons, gets 10% off Lowe's coupons from eBay. And, HD will accept a Lowe's coupon. Whenever I go to Lowe's I am told never to buy ANYTHING unless I have my coupon in hand. And have saved a bunch. I went there Sunday and bought mulch, several Kiwi plants and a ceramic pot, and got 10% off. And the coupons usually have a 1-2 month time to go before expiring. Just a thought.

I love Netflix also. We have the unlimited two at a time plan. They have a plan that's $5, but there's a limit of two DVD's for the month. Ours is like Jodi's. We can get as many as we want during the month. The only restriction is that we can't have more than two at home at a time. The shipping is fast. Usually I send a movie off & they receive it & ship a new one in 1-2 days. If we watch both movies on a weekend & send them back on Mon. we have two new ones in plenty of time for the next weekend. Our plan is $14/month. We sometimes watch two movies on a Sat. night. If we were renting or using pay per view on the cable that would be close to $10, so I think the Netflix is a pretty good deal. We been subscribing for a year & it's been a really good experience. I also like that you can add movies to your que before they're released. It will just add it with a note of when it's expected to be released on DVD. There is no extra postage; all fees are included in your monthly charge. It's a really great service. We also rent movies sometimes from Redbox. At $1/night, it's pretty good if you're just not in the mood for one of the Netflix movies you have. Redbox seems pretty popular & movies vary per location. You can go online to reserve them, but it's a little hit-or-miss. Still a good deal if they have something you want. We got one that was scratched & I went online & reported it on their website. Within a couple of days they had removed the charge from our debit card. There are a lot of websites where you can get coupons. I just found some for $1 off two cans of Progresso soup. Wal-Mart price is $1.25/can. That leaves me with a final price of $0.75/can. These are manufacturers' coupons so they should be good anywhere. Couponmom.com is a good site. You can also buy coupons on ebay. The seller charges a small fee to clip them. Like with most things, you have to check the details. If it's a lot of coupons for something you only use occasionally & the expiration date is close, it may not be worth even the small clipping fee. Be sure to check the expiration date & make sure to see that it's a manufacturer coupon or one that's good in a store you have nearby. If you're looking to save money, I've found that buying bread at the bakery thrift store is a good way to do that. I like Nature's Own, which is nearly $3/loaf even in Wal-Mart. My thrift store usually has it for $1.80 buy one get one free, so I get it for around $0.90/loaf.

Me too, "Now if I can remember to take it to the store," but it doesn't work for Muir Glen tomatoes because our one little Mom and Pop, actually only Pop, grocery store doesn't carry anything speciality. I have to order them online, but I am the same way on every thing else. A few years ago I was in Big Lots in Amarillo and they had about 24 cans for $.50 a can and I bought all they had. I check every time I go to Amarillo and hasn't happened again. I ordered three cases from Amazon, not cheap..

The last time I was at BB&B was 2 weeks ago and I remember seeing a sign on the window... as of Feb 28 they would no longer be accepting Linens N' Things coupons. I was surprised they were extending it that long. But no notices about their own coupons so I assume nothing has changed as far as that goes. So where are my BB&Y coupons? They haven't sent me any in weeks which is highly unusual because I used them as soon as I received them so they know I'm a regular customer. I am starting to get a little worried that their coupons will stop OR become few and far between now that their competitor is gone. Well I've got news for them. I won't shop in their store unless I get my coupon! lol I can hold out longer than they can. ;-)