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// February 22nd, 2010 // Budget, Couponing, Debt, Money Matters

This is a short post tonight because I have more copywriting to do. I met one deadline last night, but have another project due in the morning. In the meantime, though, I wanted to let you know of some exciting things coming up.

First, I will be posting a guest blog detailing my journey toward frugal living on Simple Saving Savvy. Simple Saving Savvy is the site that got me hooked on using coupons and saving money. Amanda’s (not my sister Amanda) explanations and matchups are very simple to understand and helped me realize huge savings on my grocery bill. Look for my guest post at the beginning of March.

Second, I will soon be hosting a coupon seminar called “Clip SmART” which shows the art of couponing and how to maximize savings. The presenter, Amanda (a different Amanda–not of Simple Saving Savvy fame, nor of my-sister-Amanda fame), can feed a family of 5 for $20/week. I’m not sure I can even feed myself on $20/week. I’m hoping Amanda will be able to show me how to take that $400 savings I managed in the first month of couponing and make it grow. When I finalize the details (time, date, and all that), I’ll be sure to let you know so my local blog readers can join us.

Third, and possibly the biggest news of all, HH and I paid off his truck and motorcycle today. No. More. Vehicle. Payment. It was so nice to delete those two columns off of our monthly budget! Every little bit of debt we eliminate just gets me closer to my goal of staying home.