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I normally don't blog what is on mind. I tend to post things about my children and activities that we have been participating in. So here I go! As most of you know, Adam lost his job back in August. This was a huge shock to us as we were in motion to purchasing another house. Our lives have changed tremendously during this time. We have never been big spenders and we had been following the Dave Ramsey plan (I would recommend this plan to anybody in debt) for a little over a year. We wanted to be debt free! Then, in a blink of an eye Adam lost his job. We told ourselves we were not going to start our credit card again and we would just have to cut back on somethings. I started to clip coupons and began looking for deals. Adam makes fun of me because before I go to the grocery store I organize my coupons and plan my trip around them. I was a named brand snob before and would not purchase store brand items. What was I thinking? There is nothing wrong with store brand items and honestly the food taste the same. I love using my coupons to get things for free. Yes, "things" taste, feel, look, and smell better when it is free. If you don't believe me, try it yourself. I am a coupon junkie now. I get a high out of shopping and getting the best deal. I have been shopping for the kids clothes at second hand stores or yard sales. Honestly, my kids are wearing more name brand items like Gymboree then ever before. Don't get me wrong, I do purchase new clothing for the kids, but it usually involves a coupon now. I just bought Zachary a brand new pair of shoes from Gymboree that were originally $25.00 and I got them for $12.00 because they were on sale and I had a coupon. Before Adam lost his job, I would just have gone into the store and bought what I like before looking online for a coupon and a sale. A lot of people say they can't get started with clipping coupons and searching for that great deal because it takes too much time out of their busy schedule. I felt the same way. However, there are great sites out there that does ALL the work for you. Can you believe that? All you have to do is go to the site and pick out what you like and clip/print the coupon you need and then go the store. It is that simple. I don't know why I felt like I needed to write all of this down and to tell the world but God put it on my heart to document my story. God has definitely seen us through our time of difficultly and I know we wouldn't be where we are right now financially if our Father wasn't protecting us and looking out for us. Plus, I know I have lots of family and friends that are praying for us daily. Thanks for being there guys!