My First Post

Hey Y'all this is my first post.  I thought I'd tell you a little about myself.  I'm a recovering shopaholic.  Some people say that as a joke, but I can really say that I had a problem.  I love clothes, makeup, furniture, etc....  Almost a year ago, I lost my job of over 16 years.  It was really tough.  My husband and I had a lot of credit card debt (almost $50,000) due to my shopping addiction.  We really had to cut back and start living on a budget.  I started cutting coupons and trying to live frugally.  My first feat was to cut Nordstrom out of my life completely.  It was tough, but we owed Nordstrom Bank $7,000.00.  I didn't need all of the pricey clothes that I was buying.  I realized that there were tons of things in my closet that I didn't need and the price tags were still on half of them.  I've learned the meaning of necessity.   

My blog is going to be my outlet about my problem and the day to day "financial" dilemnas that I now face.  I am very frugal now and I love bragging about ways that I've saved money.  I love reading blogs and I'm sure that I will be following a lot of you.  I look forward to making a lot of new friends.

Thanks for reading!