Saturday, February 11, 2012

Success!!!

Today has been an awesome day for saving money and being productive!

I decided to work some comp time today, and there is absolutely no reason to go into work on a Saturday without some Starbucks, so I headed out that way first. And, man, am I glad I did! Apparently they were training a new employee and they had a bunch of extra drinks she had practiced making that they needed to get rid of. I ended up driving away with 2 free coffees in addition to the one I paid for! I was actually kind of worried that it would go to waste because I wasn't sure if anyone else was working today, and there was no way I could drink all of that coffee (though I would have tried!). Luckily, two of my sweet cubie neighbors where already there, so I got to share my good fortune with them!

Last Saturday was my 25th birthday and I got some money from various family members, so when I left work I went to Kohl's to blow some of that cash! I found some awesome bargains. Check out that swag:

I was really needing a new winter coat and had been looking for a good deal on a new purse
Everything I purchased was either on the Clearance rack or on sale for 50%+ off!

Best deal - Apt 9 wool coat. Originally: $150. It was marked on clearance for $30. That's a crazy good deal on it's own, but when I went to check out it rang up for $18!! That's an 88% discount!

If I had bought all of this at full price it would have totaled $320! I can't imagine spending that kind of money on clothes. I ended up spending $71.61. My receipt shows that I saved $252.44. Score!

Husband and I kept the awesomeness going when I got home by rearranging our bedroom. Some pictures below. (It's actually clean! Holy cow!)

View from the door-ish. We used to have the bed against the other window.
From the other corner.