Are you a coupon addict?
12 Signs You're a Coupon Junkie
Are you a coupon addict? According to this blog post on Birmingham Bargain Mom, there are plenty of telltale signs, like being stingy about sharing your couponing secrets or passing up on cheap if free is within range.
Since the dawn of the recent recession and the onset of the no-jobs recovery, many savvy shoppers have turned to couponing as a way of life. Of course, it can save you tons of money at the supermarket or drugstore. But couponing has also become a calling for many, with moms all over blogging about their finds, posting Facebook pictures on their walls, and teaching strategy to groups of avid newbies.
We don't watch a lot of television around here -- too busy stoking the campfire so we can cut down on the electric bill -- but we're wondering, how about a reality TV show that sets coupon addicts loose in the same store at the same time? The winner takes all.
"You've heard your friends talking about how awesome it is and think they might just have lost their minds. You look at their pictures and think they have to be lying, and if not, you wonder how in the world they are getting away with it. At last, the peer pressure gets to you and you have to try it for yourself, you just have to see what all the fuss is about..."
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