I had received an e-mail through Mypoints that was an offer to sign up for a DVD club and get 5 movies for $0.49 each. I have thought and thought and thought about this because those would be great cheap gifts but the catch is that you have to buy 5 more videos in the next two years.

Today is the last day the offer is valid and I am NOT going to do it. Over the next two years I can definitely find better deals on videos than I'd be able to through the club (IF I feel the need to buy any).

Also today I chose to not go to McD's for lunch.

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I was attending a workshop out of town this week . Well we got out early yesterday so I was thinking I have sometime before I have to be home so I 'll go check out the clearance racks at the mall before I go home and Have A little me time. As I was driving to the Mall, I ask myself is there really anything I need or it there a purpose for this- the answer was NO. So I drove straight home and was welcome by lots of hugs and kisses and a chance to snuggle and watch a video with my kids. So no money spent but lasting memories made.

I didn't buy the 5 cans of shaving cream that I had $1 off coupons for yesterday, because I realized I still have plenty, and it would take forever to use up those 5, and I'd rather use the money for something else. I'm also going to return this shoe rack thing I'd bought to go behind our wet bar, because I think I can find something better, and for less than the $10 I paid.

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"And the state of his bathroom -- I'm not one to gossip, but there are things crusted on his sink that have not simply developed intelligent life but have in all probability by now evolved their own political systems." Cain describes Abel in in SANDMAN #70

This is also my first post in this thread, though I have been lurking since it started.

I have been avoiding both WalMart and Target, as they are huge pitfalls for me when it comes to spending. But today was a super busy day, and I had no choice other than to go to Walmart, as we really needed milk and a few other things, and WalMart is closest to us.
While I was there I saw:

• A few kids movies in the $5.50 DVD bin -- we didn't buy them
• A nice pair of yoga pants on clearance for $9.74-- I didn't buy them
• "bonus packs" of garnier nutrisse shampoo (including a conditioner)-- I didn't buy it, even with a coupon (we have enough shampoos and conditioners stockpiled).

Not to mention all the "rollback" grocery items that I didn't buy, because we just plain do not need them.
Generally, I would have succumbed and bought at least one of those things, justifying it by saying it was a great price. But I resisted. The prices may have been good, but I told myself: if we don't need it, it isn't a bargain.
I estimate I could have easily spent an extra $20 or $30 today, and did not.
Today was the very first time I walked into a Walmart and walked out with just bread, milk, napkins and bananas. A silly small victory, but I feel pretty good!