Morals

Coupons are great -via The Richmond Times Dispatch

Posted by on May 16, 2011 in Blog, Frugality, Morals | 2 comments

Check out this great informative article from The Richmond Times Dispatch. I stumbled across an industry page about the handling of coupon inserts in the newspaper industry. It details how the coupons get to the paper, how they are to be dealt with while there, and how they must be DESTROYED securely if unsold. Which has baffled me when so many people say they get extras easily from their delivery people, etc. Taking extras from the paper boy is like passing counterfeit coupons at your local...

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The Extreme Couponing Debacle

Posted by on Apr 10, 2011 in Blog, Frugality, Grocery Stores, Mass Merchandise Stores, Morals, Target | 0 comments

The Extreme Couponing Debacle

Have you been watching Extreme Couponing on TLC? If you have you’re a luckier (or not) person than I, who does not have cable. However through the modern miracle of sharing and enough clips even I can watch some of the shows and see whats been transpiring. Let me start by saying that many of the couponers shown on this show are legitimate couponers and I respect not only them but their efforts to teach others how to coupon without breaking the rules. Obviously not everyone falls under...

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Need vs. Want

Posted by on Dec 24, 2009 in Blog, Frugality, Morals | 0 comments

In today’s still crumbling economy, it is a rat race to get to the good deals. Many people seem to think that they are entitled to buy thirty of something since there are thirty on the shelf, even if its the last thirty in the store. Still others think they can judge you for taking ten of those thirty items, since as a single adult you can’t possibly use ten, even if there are twenty left for the next shopper and more out back beside. It seems everywhere I turn there are rude...

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