OK, lets get straight to the point.
Some people think I am crazy but when I enter a store the first thing I think of is “what’s my shopping budget today?”. In reality this can be one full priced item (almost never in my case ~ I only get the best deals!) or multiple sale or clearance items that make up that amount.
There is a huge stigma to a ‘shopping budget’ or ‘shopping clearance’ as people believe they just won’t find what they want easily… WRONG. In my time through life I have always been known to find the best bargains and I created this page to share them with you. Follow my three-step process below and I am sure that you all will be thanking me along the way!
The 3 step process.
Many of you have already completed step 1.
STEP 1: Subscribe to emails.
Everyone knows the struggle of hearing the ‘DING’ on their smartphone prompting them that they have gotten an email. And everyone knows the struggle of sitting there to delete all 30-50 emails that they probably won’t even open. THIS HAPPENS TO ME TOO! Don’t get me wrong, these people send A LOT of emails. BUT, it’s more likely for you to find a needle in a hay stack deal here then not getting them at all.
Subscribing to your favorite places will let you know when they have deals, offers and clearance events. HELLO who wouldn’t want to know these things?! This is where the majority of my finds steam. That brings us to step 2.
STEP 2: Make a wish list.
This isn’t a literal wish list. UGH HOW BORING, anyone could make one of those. I call those ‘lists’ grocery lists. As much as I LOVE grocery store Joe (if you know me you know you’re in for all of The Bachelor references) this style just isn’t for me. I lose or misplace paper before I even set it down. For me, this is a mental list or most likely screenshots on my phone reminding me of a specific item I was shopping for and loved or one that I am in the market to get. Keeping tabs on these items I am able to watch for when they go on sale and when its time to purchase these said items. Which brings us to the step that is probably as equally important as step 1..
STEP 3: Rewards systems.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF COURTNEY! EVERYWHERE and I mean EVERYWHERE you go or shop you should be asking if there is a reward program (NOT a credit card, a REWARD card)! THIS IS FREE MONEY PEOPLE!!!! Still working on teaching this lifestyle to my husband and father in law BUT it makes total sense… Take a look at the simple equation below.
Spend money –> Earn points = RECEIVE MONEY OFF!!!!
I get it. You don’t get this money if you don’t spend money… Hence not really free…. BUT NOT TRUE! It’s not like I’m asking you to shop somewhere you weren’t going to before. If you’re going to spend $20 on jeans now, why shouldn’t they get you a free shirt later? If you’re going to eat out at that restaurant tonight so you don’t have to wash dishes at home, why not get $10 off your next meal which could be with family or another night you just don’t want to wash dishes (I really hate washing dishes if you can’t tell… guilty.).
FREE MONEY PEOPLE, this is how I can come home with a bag full of new clothes and household goods and ask my husband “how much do you think I got ALL this new stuff for?! Go ahead and guess!” and you know what his answer has become? Any number UNDER 10 DOLLARS! That’s right. I can come home with bags on bags all for under $10!!
Stick with me.. Learn the ways of the three-step process and get a few additional deals along the way. There is no reason this page can’t be for everyone. I will show you deals on clothing (mostly female since that is me and that’s what you get LOL, and a dash of men’s clothing that I pick up for my hubby when he’s lucky) household goods, restaurants and grocery and most likely anything in between! I JUST LOVE DEALS, so if I see it, it’s getting posted. All I ask of you all is, if you see something a deal or offer that you just can’t believe, SHARE IT WITH ME and it WILL BE SHARED with the public! This page is all about the gains (and I DON’T mean working out..).
So, enjoy, save money and share the love!
-Courtney Flynn
11/29/2018
Blossoming on a Budget 