I’m not a huge fan of online tags, forwarded e-mails, etc…, but I thought it might be fun to share a few facts about myself.  Julie, who blogs at The Ice House, tagged me to share 7 facts about myself.  Since this site is about saving money, I’ll try to relate some around that theme:

1. If  I have coupon overage, I like to spend it on Gerber’s food puffs or Starbucks Java Chip Ice Cream. It is the best ice cream. Ever. Period. Sadly, I’ve only had enough overage…twice.
2. I have a daughter who will be 9 months (and likes to eat coupons) old next week, and so far I haven’t had to pay any money for any of her diapers, because we stocked up during the golden days of CVS couponing (The stash is nearing it’s end, though!)  I have 2 Bum Genius 2.0 cloth diapers, and hope to start building my supply of those as the other ends. I really like the cloth diapers that we’ve used, but so far disposable has actually been less expensive, especially since we went through some pretty tight times near her birth.
3. I don’t do every deal that I share here and don’t share very deal. Just in case you were wondering. :)  There’s simply not enough time, and my computer is SLOW.
4. I LOVE Chick Fil A Lemonade and waffle fries (wait…why is this becoming a post about food?!?).  I usually prefer things made from scratch, without preservatives, etc…but um, yes, I have a few weak spots when it come to ice cream and lemonade.
5. I have been to England, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, the Dominican Republic, and Israel. Incidentally, I have not been to Canada or Mexico.
6. Our family believes God is leading us to serve Him as missionaries to Madagascar, and we are currently saving (paying off school bills and saving for transportation) for being able to visit there next summer, trusting the Lord to provide.
7. I just won a free hair cut last week, and this week I won a book (My Mommy, My Teacher)!  I never win things, so this was exciting!

Rather than tagging others, feel free to list 7 things about yourself and then link back here (even if you’re partcipating in a tag elsewhere).  Or…just leave a comment here to introduce yourself as a reader of the blog…fact or no facts.

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Most of you are probably coming here from my personal blog, but if you randomly arrived here, let me quickly introduce myself (longer version on the About page .  I am a young wife and mother who has always considered myself to be a frugal person (I remember checking out “Freebies for Kids” from the library many, many times as a child!), but during a time of an extremely tight budget in the last year, I learned a LOT about saving money that I’d never even heard of before.  I learned to coupon and actually make money from super deals.  Our family moved to a $20 weekly grocery and toiletry budget, which we’ve managed to stick to this day.  And it wasn’t just $20 worth of beans and rice!  By God’s grace to us, we learned to stretch the $20 each week to fill our cupboards and freezers and even have enough to give away to friends and family.  I’m excited to share some of the things that I’ve learned, and hope it can be a blessing to others.

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