Surf's Up at PacSun

Financial news has been good and bad about PacSun lately.   Sales go down but then they get a surge.   I personally like PacSun.  PacSun has fun clothes but there are so many other teen retailers.   How do you fit in?   Right now a lot of the gift card sites are offering as high 27% discount on e cards and 26% discount on physical cards.  Many stores now let you use the ecode in the B&M - YMMV  Personally, I like going to the B&M to look at their clearance rack, especially when they do 50% of clearance.   You can sign up your email on their site a get a one time 15% coupon - although YMMV, it is suppose to be offer your entire purchase regardless of clearance prices.   They also have another $5 off from V by Visa

So this is definitely the bargain to get fun clothes.  Additionally, if we all keep shopping there maybe they'll hang (10) around for many more years.

Disclaimer - I am not associated with PacSun or any of the discount gift card sites.

Another $5 - I actually won $5 yesterday at Cash Crate, not doing offers, just playing their little crate game, so cool, check them out

Normal Couponing

Happy 4th of July to all. Many news outlets are running very similar articles to jump on the extreme couponing buzz. Mostly they talk about the stores changing policy because of the TLC show. Such is the article KSL tv website (Salt Lake City). The article mentions a local coupon message boarder, http://freebies2deals.com/, which is an excellent site. I don't know this lady but plugging her cause her board is really good, I visit it daily.

If you read through the comments, look towards the bottom of the first page, affytaffy1 comments include "I spend two to three hours a week planning and cutting coupons, " 2-3 hours? Sounds reasonable to me. Remember extremist spend 30-60 hours. Then read the reply from the twit jlin, "If your family needs the extra money that bad I would suggest a second job. You seem to have the time." - REALLY? What an idiot. Do the math jerk, if affyt saves her family $30 a week, that is $10 hour. How many part time jobs pay $10/hour, don't require a baby sitter or commuting? affyt seems to be doing the right thing, and replies "Your absolutely right! I should get a second job in addition to my first job, hire a babysitter, be gone for 10 to 20 hours a week, never see my children, all so you will not be inconvenienced at the grocery store."

jlin - you are a bozo, YOU GET A LIFE.

Extreme Couponing Take 1

I'm putting in my 2 cents worth (1 1/2 after loyalty card discount). I've been watching the show. The woman who compares couponing to crack needs rehab (is she a celebrity now?). These people do belong on a spinoff of Hoarders. The show is obnoxious.

But that isn't the point of my post today. I've started visiting the couponing sites, the majority of which are really good, nothing like the show. They don't advocating extreme stockpiling. I've also read the frugal sites. Never fails, on the frugal sites they always say "buy store brand" Bull crap. Rarely is this true.

Here is my example I am teaching my oldest, who complains the roommates only buy Great Value or Kroger. Walked into WM. GV potato chips are $1.88/bag so, do you buy them? I guess if you are in a hurry to buy chips for a party but, what about a little planning & discipline. Between WM & Kroger, Lays goings on sale at least once a month for $1.98. So, if you PLAN ahead and buy a couple of Lays bags while on sale AND you have the discipline to not wolf down both bags the first day you buy them, then you have spent 20 cents extra for a far superior product. The chips have a long enough shelf life to last a month. No combination of 4 or less people need more than 2 bags of chips a month. And, there is always (slip but always) a chance for a coupon which would bring the price down BELOW GV

How Do I Put This

Have not blogged in forever. Still working 50+ hr per week plus online surveys. Still drowning even though I have NO credit cards. Medical, dental, auto repair and home repair - no luxury or discretionary items, all basic can't live without. Can't work with abscess tooth. Don't understand why I have to pay $190 in "required" school fees on top of property tax.

Can't do any more extra acting work, the $ per hour sucks & too much gas $$ outlay. Guess I will try the local grocery stores tonight for part time work -who needs sleep? I'll be cranky and take it out on my family but, hey, maybe the hospital billing department won't call EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Yes, flat out, I need money. Please paypal $1.36 today through

. I have nothing to offer in return except thank you and, I hope to pay it forward someday. I'll find another middle class family that falls between the cracks. Sorry to sound so b*&chy, just really trying to take care of my family and I failing so fast I'm getting dizzy.

If the $1.36 is too much, please look at this Cash Crate thing, I've gotten about $60 from them so far. http://www.cashcrate.com/1227031


Or, read my eHow article http://www.ehow.com/how_4875197_tv-movie-extra.html, every read helps

Thanks for reading.

Don't Worry About the Michael's Weekly Coupon

Every week, we set aside the Michaels flyer from the Sunday paper. Inevitably I'd forget where I put it or worse, threw it out by accident (yes, even after setting it aside).

I registered at Michaels website. So now I get a weekly coupon emailed to me. So much more convenient.

Michaels Craft Books