Got Patience?

If you know me personally, you know that I would not be classified as patient. I drive behind cars that look like they will be the fastest, I paint my nails once a year because I always end up doing something to them before they are dry, I always click the spoilers on IMBD... you get the idea. But one thing I learned early on was that to save money one MUST be patient. So how does this look in interweb shopping? I wait for sales. If I know there is a holiday coming up, I wait to make my purchase. If I know a company hasn't had a free shipping offer in a while. I wait. If I fall in love with a swimsuit in June? I wait until it's on sale in August.

Here is my favorite tale to tell when I brag about how smart it is to wait:

My, "you've lost weight (and I haven't)" skinny jeans from Banana: I was far overdue for a new pair of skinny jeans and a coworker recently told me about her love affair with Banana Jeans. So I visited the site. Found a pair I thought would work and went to purchase. But instead I waited. I thought to myself (like always), how can I get this at a discount?  I knew Presidents day was coming up, (that's right, retailers have Presidents day offers), so I made my purchase the day of and saved a lot of green.

 I am working on being patient in other parts of my life, but I for sure have down being patient with my wants (purchases). There are many other stories I could tell to prove that patience must be mastered to save money. Have any of your own?

A little trick my mama taught me.

Although this title may lead you to believe my mother is well... a hooker, she isn't. Not to dog that profession, she just decided to whore herself out to a different set of clients... children (don’t get the wrong idea, she was a teacher.). Anywho- She too can be one savvy little shopper. As a child she taught me about the wonderful world of end-caps. Don't know what end-caps are? Lucky dog. You didn't ever work at Target. Love target, hated working there. See Target does this amazing thing - they make shopping for deals super easy. How so? They place most of their markdowns on the back end of each aisle. True story: every time I go to target I make sure to visit those deal magnets.  Tip: usually my best finds are near the towels, on the end-caps of the home aisles. If I had a home, I can promise you, it would be furnished cheaply by end-cap finds.

So on my last trip to Target I did my normal walk-by- here is what I found: 3 mirrored wall piece, originally over 30, I snagged it for 7 and a lovely silver lamp, originally over 25, for 7 also. (pics to come). I’ve already had 3 compliments on my new bed side lamp, little did they know the shade was more green than it.. smirk.

I am heading there tonight, wonder what treasure I'll find this time...

Just promise me on your next visit to the big red dot you'll visit the wonderful world of end-caps.