The coupons I see are always something like $1.50 off 5 of something that I don't want to buy 5 of. The local store brand is often just as good as the name brand and starts off cheaper.

Though I do horde the coupons for feminine products. Though I may be blissfully, finally at the stage of my life where I don't say, "Sure, buy four boxes, it's not like I won't use them eventually."

Connie, it's the best damn thing. Having that leaky damn faucet ripped out of me was the best decision I ever made.

(Did I say "leaky?" I meant "the dynamite going off in my gut blasting the Hoover Dam open into a flood" every month.)

Uterus, I don't miss you AT ALL.

I think my problem is that I just don't eat enough packaged things. I found a thing on the Nasoya website that will send me a tofu coupon once a week, but I can't find any coupons for canned beans or tomatoes, which are really the only things I buy in cans. I know I've seen soymilk and almond milk coupons before, but none this week.

The weird "Weren't we supposed to be doing something?" cramps I can more than cope with. Not having to deal with a mess every month is sheer joy.

I think they ought to pair up the showings of Extreme Couponing and Hoarding shows. 'Cause I suspect some of those couponers are going to end up irrationally clinging to 30yo dented/rusted mystery cans in the fullness of time.

Sing it, sistah.

I'll spare the gory details, but I am SO happy to never again have to ruin skirts, jeans, undies, sheets, blankets, mattresses and once, a fucking CHAIR.

And having to be in a Vicodin haze 3 days a month just so I could stand straight. OTOH, the Vicodin haze probably prevented me from killing myself or someone else from the batshit-insane hormonal reaction. And I'm really not joking.

Over. Done. Happy.

Sometimes when I tell people I had a hysterectomy at 35, they're all "Oh, that's tragic! You can't have children. I'm SO sorry!"

I understand for many women, it would indeed be heart-breaking, but for me...well, instead of giving life to someone else, it have me MY life back.

Heh, I went in for my annual and my gyno STILL classifies me as having the hardest, most stubborn uterine and ovarian removal she's ever done.

It had been over a year and she was all looking at my charts and was "Oh! Oh, yeah. Wow, in my 40 years of practice, that was the hardest damn removal I've ever done. So sorry we had to leave a bit of your cervix in there."

I was all "Well, obviously ALL parts of me are stubborn as hell

Best gyno evah!

I think they ought to pair up the showings of Extreme Couponing and Hoarding shows. 'Cause I suspect some of those couponers are going to end up irrationally clinging to 30yo dented/rusted mystery cans in the fullness of time.

Several of the couponing people were talking about how looking at their stockpiles makes them feel calm and peaceful.

Scola, are you at the food truck rally? I'm in line for dumplings.

Not yet.

I got into couponing and stuff for awhile. For me, the best deals were at CVS. I'd combine coupons with Extra Care Bucks. Then once I started on Extra Care Bucks I'd roll them over into another purchase with Extra Care Bucks offer.

Plus after you start spending there they give you quarterly extra bucks.

Ther'es not a CVS near where I live now but the last time I went I had amassed a bunch of Extra Care Bucks so that combined with I bought about $15 worth of stuff for $1. And got $5 in extracare bucks back.