The lights are on ... la casa es vacía
If you watched Lion King 1 1/2, and you only did if you had a pre-schooler in your house in the early 21st century, you might remember that scene where Nala is passionately and patiently explaining and re-explaining to Timon and Poomba the travails of the pride's life since Simba left them.
The whole time Timon and Poomba don't hear a word she says because they keep wondering whether she's going to eat them.
I am not afraid of being pounced on by my patient and passionate friends, but alas, the lights are on but no one is home in my head when it comes to the whole CVS thing where you get a lot of stuff that doesn't cost any real money.
It's been explained. I've read websites. I've had blog posts written just for me.
Still.
What? How? Why?
But we want to save money on things like toothpaste and Fiber One cereal (which has, by the way, the most grams of fiber of any similar product, and the lowest sodium. Trust me. I know this)! And we want to be debt free and spend $6.70 on our monthly grocery bill (and have fresh goat's milk from our farm ... might as well continue the fantasy).
I've had the CVS card on my keychain for so long (probably when it dumped Eckerds) that it's worn, but not from use. Just from riding around with the BassPro and grocery store "rewards" cards. As I explained to my neighbor and CVS Expert Jan (who never posts anymore but who has apparently twittered) ... the other big chain pharmacy is so much more convenient to the house. It's not across a big intersection like CVS.
I've clipped coupons for years. I use them ... but have never gone crazy with it.
But I'm trying CVS this week. They have 3 boxes of Fiber One for $10 (which in my mind is NOT a deal, really ... ) but apparently with coupons - that I have, elusive savings-that I'm figuring out and waving a magic wand ... I can get these for a steal.
Warning to all CVS diehards. If I'm getting in on this ... CVS is close to pulling the plug on the whole deal. It's my day-late-dollar-short luck. Hopefully not this time.
Posted in: on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at at 7:28 PM
I am so with you! Stresses me out just reading about it, but I did just get me Extra Care card in the mail today, it will probably be worn out before used. Are they really about to pull the whole deal? What is up with printing coupons from my computer, I can never get that to work.
About time to hear from you, where you been blog fasting?
I have complete faith that you can do this!! Trust me, I'm the biggest ding bat, bad math, scatterbrained person out there. But if I can do it...YOU CAN DO IT!!!
You should come over. I'll make you a bowl of Fiber One and we'll chat.
Seriously, D's out of town till Friday, you should come over, like tomorrow.