Tameka's Corner

MY TWO CENTS: For a very long time, I did not know what that shooting pain was that I continued to feel going down my left leg. I was absolutely clueless!! I didn't know anything about sciatica or chronic back pain and certainly didn't feel like I could have these symptoms at such a young age. However, being in my thirties with a history or cheerleading injuries, retail jobs in college, athletic wear and tear, fluctuating weight gain, genetics, and a host of other contributors, I begin to understand more about why my back was hurting me so badly and why my sciatic nerve pain was rearing its ugly head. I begin to look for non-surgical solutions and I found one in the ComfiLife Coccyx Cushion for Sciatica & Back Pain. According to the Mayo Clinic : Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve, which branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Typically, sciatica affects only one side of your body. Sc...

So a few weeks ago, the hubby was frustrated with me because I'd bought one to many glade air freshener refills than we have oil warmers. So I was super psyched when I found a manufacturers coupon for $1.25 off the purchase of one warmer, then was able to pair it with a $1 off Kroger electronic store coupon. <------- (This is what the Kroger coupon app looks like on my Android)     Then, imagine my surprise when I arrived at Kroger this evening and found the warmers on sale for $1.29.   My final savings!  COST: $1.49 SALE PRICE: $1.29 KROGER E-COUPON: $1.00 MANUFACTURERS COUPON: $1.25 KROGER PAID ME .96 CENTS to buy something else! :-) GOOD TIMES!!

It's pretty safe to say that I am trying to start this coupon journey slow and cautious. I have yet to dive into the world of purchasing 20 newspapers in the hopes of savings hundreds upon hundreds of dollars. But for a beginner, I am doing pretty well. The first item I bought and got 100% savings was dental floss. You can read about that experience here. So this time (at the last minute and my family's request), I decided to go to the store and do a regular shopping trip and see if I could at least come out with 50% savings. In the world of extreme couponing, the goal is to have a 50-70% savings rate, ideally. Or even better, get items for free and/or with overage to spend towards something else.That could include coupons, store promotions, and sale prices. On this particular trip, I was shopping for taco ingredients and breakfast food for the house. Typically, this is not how couponing works as you don't save by shopping for what you need at the time. You save by shopping...