I shopped with coupons for the first time today. Of course I've used them before, here and there, when I pick one up in the aisle. But this was the first time that I sat down and cut them out, made a list that used many of them and went to work. We saved $7.30, which I'm sure to many seasoned coupon users is a small amount, but we were proud. We even had a $2.00 coupon for a $1.99 bottle of baby wash so got that for free. My husband even talked about how much fun it was to save money and find the best deals. He also ordered some Hapads (inserts for your shoes) and instead of simply ordering them online he called the company and asked for a lower price so they took off $1.00 a pair, saving him $4.00 total! So today we saved $11.30.
Oh - and we paid off a 4th bill this month. That's 4 bills that we don't have to pay ever again! It was a 0% interest credit card for our mattresses. It's amazing how much more comfortable they seem now that they're paid for.
It was a good day.

We got our tax refund today and I couldn't wait to start paying off the bills! We paid off the remainder of my husbands car (which we bought from friends who let us pay $100 a month until we could pay them off with our refund) We also paid off our credit card that we used over Christmas. And finally, a student loan! When we get the next paycheck we will be able to pay off one more smaller debt and will be left with only two small student loans, a personal loan, and the loan on our minivan. It feels so good not to have to worry about those bills any more! We're three steps closer to being debt free!