Christmas All Year Community

I came up with a new way for me to save money for Christmas.

Even before this economic crunch we're in, I have always used coupons to save money on groceries and cleaning products. I decided if I'm going to go to all the trouble of managing and using coupons, I should keep track of my savings. So last week I set up a coupon savings box. At the end of every shopping trip I add up how much I've saved and put that amount in the box. I just started this last week and I already have over $18. I only use coupons for things I have to buy anyways so it really is saving. I thought I would keep saving all year and then use the money for Christmas. It would be so nice to have some extra money at Christmastime. It's kind of a crazy way to save money, but it works for me.

What an awesome idea!!!

I might just have to start doing that too - although I do tend to spend the extra money right away - I tend to have a few poor spending habits. lol

I counted my coupon savings money out this week and I had $147 dollars. I gave the money to my hubby so he could pick up some last minute gifts. This amount wasn't too bad, but I know that I can do much better. I'm going to restart this January 1st and really work at it.

It really is an awesome idea! We don't use many coupons, usually just try to find items on sale, but I'm going to take a serious look at it this year.