Say What?!

SayMmm...that's what!

SayMmm.com is what I'm talking about.  One of the gals that started attending our church with her soldier husband and their two cute girls, introduced me to the this really well done website.  I've searched and tried many meal planning sites and have attempted to create my own (which in both cases defaulted back to pen and paper) and this has to be the most well thought out site, really catering to busy people everywhere.

It's a MEAL PLANNER. Save time and money by planning your meals.  Plan everything from Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and even a snack!  Don't feel like cooking? No problem, click on the "Dine" option and choose from your list of favorite eateries.


It's a RECIPE ORGANIZER.  You know how much I love organizers!  This is a really awesome option!  If you're like me, you search the web for all sorts of recipes.  Instead of printing them and hanging it on the fridge, just input the recipe here. All your favorite dishes will be stored in one place. No more lost recipes. No more wasted paper and ink!  Another added option is to share recipes with your friends and family. This is really cool too, especially since I don't get to enjoy my mom's cooking every week.  You can also group recipes together and create Meals. For example, let's say you want to have a Mexican dinner, you can choose your chicken enchilada recipe, your Mexican (Spanish) rice, and your grilled veggies recipe and you'll have your "Enchilada Night" meal ready to be added to your week. Neat huh? If you're short on recipes, they have lots of suggestions for you to choose from.

It's a SHOPPING LIST. Once you have added your recipes, saymmm will create a shopping list according to what you need for your meals that day, week or month (depending on how often you shop).  You can even add items to your list, just click on an item from their list and it'll automatically be added to your shopping list.

Did I mention that you can view everything from your phone too?

Gosh I tell ya, this has helped me so much these past few weeks I've been using it.  If you haven't checked them out yet, please do! It takes some time to familiarize yourself with the site but once you're used to it, it's really simple to use.

So if you ever forget just remember...say what? SayMmm that's what!

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COU·PON·ING

[koo-pon-ing]

–noun

1.

the practice of distributing discount coupons  to consumersas a form of product promotion.

2.

the activity of seeking out or saving discount coupons  tosave money on food or household purchases.

I'm going for definition #2!  Coupons have been around since (believe or not) 1887. That's when the very first coupon was invented by Asa Chandler (you can read more about it here).  For generations frugal moms (& dads) have been cutting coupons to save a buck or two.  In our days of internet and smart phones sometimes there's no need to clip your coupon. Some stores allow you to take advantage of their coupons right from your phone! Pretty cool...and saves our trees too (my Coco will be so happy about that. Ever since her class did a study on Reduce, Reuse & Recycle, she's been quite environmentally cautious and reminds us to apply the 3Rs.  I'm really proud of her for being a good steward of what God gives her but if she starts lecturing me about reusing that paper towel, we're going to have some issues.).

OK...sorry, I got a little side tracked.

Back to coupons...

I personally didn't really cut coupons when my children were little.  Maybe just for diapers, wipes and those baby essentials but never really took advantage of the savings! BOY....did I MISS OUT!!

Now that we really need to watch our spendings, I'm going really start using them little money savers as much as possible.  If you type in coupons in your browser you'll be bombarded with tons of links, blogs and sites full of coupons.  This can get overwhelming for sure!  There are sites out there that do the coupon watching for you already (like The Krazy Coupon Lady).  I'll put some of my favorites on the sidebar to left pretty soon.  

You know what's also big....coupon binders!!! BINDERS....yay! Seriously, what is my fascination with binders?! Anywho, here's one of my favorite videos from YouTube that explains what a coupon binder is.  If you do your research, there's lots of variations of this wonderful money saver.

**Don't forget to turn off the music before you watch the video. Just scroll down and pause it.**

Hope this encourages you to grab your scissors or other cutting contraption and start saving some money!

HAPPY COUPONING!!