I will post an occasional recipe or cooking creative tip on my other blog
ANJIES WORLD most of them are when I use a new product, enter a contest or share with you a really cool and frual way to use your "stockpiles." Your good deals and your free samples often combine to make something extra scrumptious.
The Ethical and "Normal" way to be a Pro-Couponer is NOT "who has the biggest stockpile" or "who can shut down double couponing the quickest." as displayed on recent episodes of Extreme Couponing.......... The JERRY SPRINGER version of how to save money, rip people off and display your greediness on National Television. I personally turned down "ripleys" for the opportunity to parody what is a good thing into one that made the entire coupon community look like con artists that donate. I didn't then and don't now what to be compared to the guy that can fit 100 grapes in his jowls.
Ok now I am off my soapbox "for now" and not even going to link you to the site because I don't want to come up in search engines when people type in the words "extreme + couponing"
I personally have scaled the couponing part of saving money in the past 2 years due to the hassels at the stores, the more people out there "extreming" now is very different than the couponers of yesteryear that would often find expired coupons and rebate forms because "no one was interested" in the work it took to save the money. Now ..........people are ripping off the companies and stores and any other angle they can take it ...... to play this game where no one wins really.
My Stockpiles recently I will share with you, I will share with you the way that it was intended. To give everyone a GOOD DEAL and a SMILE ON THEIR FACE and a FULL BELLY all equaling a great memorable experience with the "brand" that was promoted. WINNING! yes this is WINNING and there are plenty of offers to go around with those warm fuzzies..............I hope that you will see what I do and mimick the "style" maybe not the food choices but the ethical choices made........
My Freelancing Friend Beverly shared her "houseparty" with me and did a cyber House Party. I was a guest and won one of the "door prizes." She was creative and used her "leftover" items that didn't get taken at her party at her house for a cyber party and shared some with her guests. She was quite the hostess and here were my prizes : 2 Free coupons for Totally Free Pizzas, 10 coupons for $3 off a Freshetta Pizza and 2 Pizza Cutters. Originally I was going to Freeze them all in a deep freeze except for 2 (cook for dinner free) after purchasing at our local Food Lion that had them on sale for $4.99 each , making them $1.99 each for the "good kind" of frozen pizza. The kind that you WANT to eat and we usually added an item or so to. Any way, we had a fiasco with the freezer (long story) and I had to cook them ALL in one night and then freeze them cooked for later..... yea not good........... so I gave two different neighbors 2 pizzas each and cooked the rest for freezing later in freezer bags. AWESOME STOCKPILE if I didn't have to cook ..... 10 pizzas would last us a long time, would not go bad, did not clear the shelves, semi-good for you, tastes good and um frugal buy........and more than enough to go around. AFFRUGAL SAVINGS! Sharing (BEVERLY) kudos made lots of people smile and it was paid forward a bit. I will share my pizza cutter with yet another smiling friend. WINNING!
Today I won $25 in a
SURVEY SCREENER that I did sitting at my desk here........didn't cost me a dime in gasoline............ I will use that at my favorite store "The Fresh Market" a high dollar but VERY TASTY place to buy produce that I normally cannot afford. The little baby veggies that are so tender, the freshly squeezed oj and fresh herbs that I cannot find anywhere else......... the little "indulgences" that to me make life worth living LOL........well I can take my FREE $25 and get $25 FREE of this and have my own little stockpile of tasty morsels ,and OJ / GINGERALE / MINT drinks that make ya say AHHHHHHHHHHHHH LIFE IS GOOD ......... that is the AFFRUAL STYLE.............
my personal "drug of choice"
I am not telling you that I don't have stockpiles of hair products, deoderants, razors, batteries and even trash bags when ever I can........... I do STOCK THEM UP and SHARE THEM and USE THEM and USE THEM and oh yea did I mention that I don't need to rent a UHAUL to carry them......... they fit nicely on 2 shelves in my linen closet AND I have plenty to donate too.......
YES use your coupons but ask yourself, are you smelling the roses ? what are you spending in gas, time, storage and life?
Earn a $20 bonus for you and your friend! BOTH parties get the bonus money when done thru referral! yea! 
