Yes, today is my birthday! And along with the usual birthday wishes (I'm hoping to avoid cooking and cleaning for the day!), I'm asking for your comments. I'd love to hear what you have to say today - introduce yourself, tell me how you got here and what you like most, your favorite deal, whatever is on your mind to share - I promise I won't be picky! :) You can email through the contact tab if you'd prefer (and I don't even need to know your real name)! If you're not yet a follower or subscriber, today is a great day to join the fun (and it would be a bonus gift for me)!
Now is also a great time for me to say thanks to those of you read this blog faithfully! You keep me going with your comments, deal alerts, encouraging words, stories and questions. I am so blessed to have the opportunity to interact with you each day. Thanks for being here and for spreading the word to others!
Now is also a great time for me to say thanks to those of you read this blog faithfully! You keep me going with your comments, deal alerts, encouraging words, stories and questions. I am so blessed to have the opportunity to interact with you each day. Thanks for being here and for spreading the word to others!
First off, Happy Birthday. I'm new to couponing as of about 2 months ago, but since have decreased my grocery budget for family of 4 from $150+/week to less than $80. That's a HUGE improvement. Your dedication to regular postings, ethically accurate deals and sharing your secrets are so appreciated. Thank you for being so generous of your time and efforts! P.S. Couldn't follow you WITHOUT google reader. It's awesome and so are you!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. You have one of the best blog sites around!
ReplyDeleteWell... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Hope you have a great day. The weather is perfect for just sitting around outside doing nothing. :) I am so very thankful for you and your blog. I live in Macomb county and your blog helps me more than any other. I have saved a ton. I tell all my Facebook friends about you, when they ask how I find out the deals. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi! Happy Birthday! My name is Jessica and I have been reading your blog faithfully for about 5-6 months now! I love deal searching and your blog is the best since alot of it is specific to our area. I love all the deals you find even when I cant take advantage of some. Thank you so much for all the wonderful things you do for us all!
ReplyDeleteHello I'm Tashena Lynette Gonzales from Waterford MI. I heard about couponing a few times in the past and finally had an opportunity for an on-line class. It was connected to the becentsable website and I found you through there looking for local sites after the ones in different areas always had higher prices. I'm so glad that I found this! All the information is great! I am only a family of two recently married but very busy and I eat of lot of convenience food (100 calorie packs, Lean cuisine, bottled water etc.) Thus we spent way more on groceries than most 2 person families do. I spent about $400 a month on average. My husband lost his job in October and has been out of work ever since. I reduced my expenses in the winter when we only had money to pay our bills by shopping only at Aldi's. No entertainment, no going out to eat etc. It was rough but we made it through with heat and the mortgage and caught up on bills with our tax refund and finished remodeling our old house with a small 401K loan. Now I'm looking forward to this winter. My husband is looking for a job and I hope he will have one soon, but I've stocked up on Restaurant.com coupons, and reduced my expenses now spending about $225 a month. As well as all the other "extras" like cashbaq, surveys and swagbucks to increase cashflow. I have a long way to go but my stockpile is getting complete and I hope to drop down to about $45 a week for the winter and still be able to have some entertainment even if my husband is not able to get a job as soon as we'd like. Thank you so much for all you do and I hope to be as good as you some day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jolyn! I hope you have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! I think I found you through Charlene at myfrugaladventures! I live just south of you and I love all of the Meijer match-ups! I have saved so much money combining MQ with the mealbox coupons. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!!! I know the older you get, the less you want to celebrate, but embrase it and enjoy every year God gives you!!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Kristy and I'm a stay at home mom in Waterford. I have 3 children: Jonas-3, Mason-2, and Ava-1. Busy, busy, busy!!
I am very thankful for your blog because it truly does help us save money. Times are tough and tight and the more we can save on our grocery bill, the more we can put toward helping others.
I'm really likeing the Walgreens deals this week!!! I did the Triamedic and One a day deals yesterday and will probably do it again today.
Again, thanks for all the time you put into this. You truly are a blessing!!
Enjoy your day!!!
Happy Birthday- I think I found you through moneysavingmom.com, (I think) about 2 months ago and your Meijer and Kroger deals are the best matchups I have seen and always check your blog daily! Thank you for all you do!!!
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ReplyDeleteI'm so thankful that I found your site! You are one of the most thorough, ethical, 'quick to post local deals' blog in the blogosphere! I also appreciate how often you convey the message that you deeply care about your readers! I proudly display my little picture with the rest of your followers!
Enjoy yourself today!
Love, Laura
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. I enjoy your blog, my aunt introduced me to your blog. My name is Mary. Once I got your blog I started to learn more about how to use coupons and save money.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jolyn!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure how I stumbled upon your site, but I am so glad I did. I have learned so much from you about where the local deals are. Your efforts on this blog save me soooo much time, and I am so thankful for that.
Plus I love having a bloggy friend in the same area as me.
And I've really enjoyed our emails =)
Have a great day!
~Kristie
Happy Birthday! I couldn't save as much as I do without your blog. I am on here several times a day to make sure I don't miss any good deals. You actually found me, through AFC and told me about your site.
ReplyDeleteBefore your site, I used to spend hours each week looking at other blogs and trying to match their deals up to our area, and hoping for the best. Sometimes we didn't have the same coupons, sales or products and it was frustrating.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your blog and all the hard work that you have put into it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Happy Birthday!! You gotta know by now that I LOVE you and your blog! I've been couponing for a while now but it's so much EASIER with these local MI match-ups!!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day and a year full of blessings!!!
Happy Birthday! I found your blog a few months ago I think through a Google Search. I had been reading a lot of other blogs that were helping me find the deals, but they were not local and lots of stuff didn't pertain to me here in the Detroit Area. I have since stopped reading most other blogs. Thank you so much for your time and efforts! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! You know that I love everything that you do on this blog. It's such a blessing to my family and a HUGE timesaver to have everything in one nice, clean, ethical, easy-to-use site. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Jolyn!! Thank you for your dedication to your followers and this site. You do such a wonderful job with quick updates on so many different things. Before couponing I thought the only place to shop was Aldi's and the thrift stores but now I know differently. Oh yeh, I am LeAnn from Toledo and I found you through deal with it simply. I still spend $150 a week but that is with running a daycare in my home and 2 teenage boys and 1 21 year old son and lots of their friends.I am so glad to be able to pass my savings on to those in need which is so important to me. Thank you for being a blessing!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! I found your site through Money Saving Mom. I used to always check her site first for the deals, but now I find myself coming here to find the best deals in Michigan. Thanks for all your hard work. I have saved so much money with your help.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! I just celebrated mine on Sunday! I forgot how I first found your blog, but I love it! Just the other day I went to Target and with the help of your list of freebies of deals, I paid just 5.02 and saved 39.62!!! Thanks for all your help (and free Kashi!)
ReplyDeleteyeah...Happy Birthday! I hope that it's a great day!
ReplyDeleteI won the coupons for the Kellogg's products...I used lots...submitted a Fuel for School Rebate for myself and then gave my sister the second rebate for the Fuel of School. (I combined the Kellogg's coupons with mealbox.meijer.com coupons AND got 2 backpacks!!! for practically pennies--backpacks were 40% off!) I check everyday and I like the Meijer and the Kroger deals the most!
This last week Meijer deals were awesome! Thanks for all the work that you do! I love fellow Michigan coupon gals!
Happy Birthday! It is a great to see a Michigan coupon site, since many deals are local!! Thanks for all the hard work you do, putting together all these deals for us to save money. I appreciate it!
ReplyDeletehope you have a great b-day--definately no cooking--go enjoy some of the money you saved!!
And I just signed up for your emails.
Have a fun day!!
Happy Birthday,
ReplyDeleteI found your site through Money Saving Mom. We live in West Michigan and I rely on your Meijer match ups. Thanks so much for all your work.
Deb
Wishing you a very Happy Birthday!! Thanks so much for all your work posting the deals. It helps my family and I more than you could know.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day!!
Happy birthday and I love your blog. It is SO HELPFUL!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Joyln! What are you now?...22? 23? :) My favorite deals are all the deals for pictures! I had SO many pictures on my camera and our phones that I thought I'd never get them all printed. hehehe I have so many credits now i'll have to take some boring pictures just to get the credits before they expire. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Jolyn
Happy birthday to you.
I've been dealing with elderly parent issues, but I still check your blog each day. My favorite feature is your best deals around town weekly post.
Hope you have a great day.
ReplyDeleteI almost didn't come to your blog because of the "Macomb" localization but my sister persisted and I have to say - your site is my absolute favorite. Thank you for all you do. Your making a difference in my life and my family's.
Happy Birthday!!! Thanks for all the great work that you do, I really appricate all the extra grocery help!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Thank you for all your hard work you put into your site for all of us. Enjoy your day. Tammy
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Joyln..Thank-you for all your hard work, making sure we have all the deals in our Macomb County stores, I found you through Money saving Mom and I've been hooked ever since..Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday to you! You know you save me tons of money but most importantly time. Time is precious, esp in the school year. I do like to share deals so I am always looking but its soooo nice that I can just bring up the blog and can be organized and ready to go in minutes!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!! You have been a tremendous help to me and my family. I am so thankful for all of your posts. May the Lord bless you and your family. I am thankful that He has blessed me with you as my friend. Have a great day!!!
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