PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: Coupons that expire in September

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Coupons that expire in September

As I was passing Sutter Wines display that has been put on an endcap at Walmart right next to dairy, I backed up to look at a sheet of coupons. All five coupons expire the first part of September. So, I got a sheet.

$1.00 off KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce
$2.00 Blue Rhino Propane
$1.00 Scripto Multi-purpose lighter
$1.00 off 2 King Hawaiian Hamburger buns
$1.00 off Bubba Hamburger Buns

I am not so sure which, if any of these coupons, I will use. A lot of the items go on sale during the summer, so I will probably hold on to them until I see a sale on something. After the Fourth of July, at least the lighters will be on sale.

There is no wine purchase required.

I am still so ill. The UTI is hanging on. This makes a month. I hope I last until the appointment May 1st. Today is a church lunch. I am going to drag myself up from here, wash my hair and go. I really need a meal instead of picking at things.

Have you noticed that coupons are having longer dates lately?

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Ms GooseApril 24, 2018 at 9:00 AM
Nice find! You should be able to score free BBQ sauce (depending on your store sales) and super cheap buns, during summer
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Meg B.April 24, 2018 at 10:05 AM
Fellow former sufferer of frequent, lingering UTI's. Has your DR. ever suggested a low dose of macrobid(sp?) to be taken prophylactically?
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tana50April 24, 2018 at 3:40 PM
Oh my gosh! Feel better soon. I always forget to be thankful for how good I feel each day. I am very blessed. Sending a prayer for you and being thankful for my good health.
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Okay, hoping the annoyances have gone away.

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Louise is the auburn-feathered hen. She looks like the true Rhode Island Reds in pictures. She is almost as large as Thelma. Some days I suspect she is trying to be top chicken. When I got Pepper, I found out Louise is the Alpha hen.

Pepper came here from the same home as the first four. We were discussing putting red pepper on their food, wondering if it really would increase egg production. Pepper is the only name we agreed on. She is terrorized each day by Louise. Even after the worst was over, she was and is still filled with terror and very wary.

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Some of my not-spending habits have very much been a part of my lifelong habits. Other habits are newly acquired and are an extension of my lifelong not-spending habits.

I am very imaginative when it comes to substituting or making instead of buying. I will tell you about making a heater for the chickens' water. Not one dime was spent since I had everything I needed right in my basement.

Practicality must rear its head alongside parsimony. For example, I will use the dryer in bad weather or because of allergies in the spring. But, I will not wash clothes in a tub as long as I have a washing machine or can find one.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Coupons that expire in September

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