Friday, August 19, 2011

Resource Center

Resource Center


Good Coupons Sites



Target Coupons

Meijer Meal box Coupons (printed from your computer)

Meijer Coupon site (can type in the amount you want, save time and paper) does not always have all coupons available

New Meijer Mperks (create a account tied to your phone number and load coupons)

Coupons.com

Smart Source

Red Plum

New Groupon sign up for daily deals (some great deals but they can go fast)

MailerCoupons
(this site allows you to have a coupon mailed to you. This is nice for those of us who already printed the max or if our computer won't allow you to print or download software)

Sites to earn cash, points or rebates
Swagbucks (earn point towards Gift cards... for searching)
YouData (one of my favorite sites earn money looking at ads)
Upromise (earn money for college for your kids, grand kids... when you shop)
Caregivers (get rebates for items you already buy)

Misc

Coupon Lingo (terms like BOGO or OOP)
Coupon Policy for Target ( can print and keep with your coupons)
Military Coupon links (donate your expired coupons to our troops overseas see post)
Link to OPC (OverseasCouponProgram)


What other information do you think would be helpful here?
Courtney


Thursday, August 18, 2011

Famine

I normally change the channel when stories or documentaries come on TV and start showing photos or videos of children starving. Not that I don't care I do and the photos hunt me but I think what can I do. I give to my church, world vision and help other charities. When I see these things it really shakes me and I feel if I can not do anything about it why torture myself. I also think where is god and how can this happen but deep down I know the answer. God is not making this happen we are, he gave the world and us the resources we need to care for each other to feed each other. When I see the Crises and the famine in the Horn of Africa I see mothers holding dying babies looking to god for help and I know god is looking down on us saying help my children. It is not gods will for this to happen he has provided us with the means to feed our neighbors we are just not doing it. I am totally guilty of giving what I am comfortable with and little more.
I think I am not rich, but I know I am not by American Standards but by the worlds. If one of the people in the camps spend a day in my life they would think I was the ultra rich and when I told them I can not give more then I do they would not understand. I am guilty of thinking someone with more money should do something. We all want to live in country like the US and a world where no one starves least of all children but no one wants to pay for it, and everyone thinks someone else should.

This is a pretentious post and I know it. I am far from being Mother Teresa (I had to look up how to spell her name right) and I pray this passion I have will not fade with my next good coupon deal or the latest eviction on Big Brother. (yes it is still on the air)
I dont' know what I think posting this will accomplish for all I know only my mom will read it, it has been so long since I posted anything.
But for my part I am going to give more to this crises even though my contribution will seem small compared to the 2 million children at risk of dying it won't seem small to that one mother I pray will see her child fad. As a mother I can only imagine the agony of watching your child starve and not be able to do anything about it. It is just wrong and if I am honest I feel guilty that people woman and children our suffering and dying and I convince myself 99% of the time that I do enough. I suck!
I dont say that so someone will tell me I don't and make me feel better I say it knowing even as I give more that I probably could do more and don't.

Courtney