A guest post by Lisa for BudgetsAre Sexy

It seems I have finally come in to fashion. See, I’ve been couponing since long before couponing was cool. Notice how I even use the word coupon as a verb? I do it with CVS too. As in, “I’m going CVS’ing as soon as my husband gets home.” Read: “I’m going to walk into CVS with a pile of coupons and walk out with bags loaded with stuff I didn’t pay cash for.” Even when times were extremely prosperous and Americans were spending money as quickly as they could and spending money they didn’t have, I was clipping coupons. Raised by a frugal grandmother, it’s in my blood.

Then a few things happened, a perfect storm if you will. The economy tanked as did the housing market. Americans were losing jobs and... More...