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>I love to look at your photo of the giant pile of gift cards! I think you have done an excellent job for 2008! You rellay helped to inspire alot of people all over the country to become better managers of their budgets! I know you inspired me. I am still trying to decide what a good goal budget for spending for 2009 is for my family. I just wish I had that big pile of gift cards to start it out with! BTW do any of the gift cards expire? I also rellay liked how you blogged about making meals with your stockpile! I've been reading online lately about what I can do with items for my stockpile. For example, online I read that some people add Pert Plus to a spray bottle add water and use it to clean their showers/tubs/sinks. I tried it with a battery operated scrub brush I got with a gift card from Walgreens and it worked great, was less caustic than purchased cleaners, and smelled wonderful! And I have a ton of free after coupons Pert Plus but because of an allergy to it we are unable to use it as shampoo but using it as a cleaner is perfect I also donated some of it to family that can use it and a pantry. I'm looking forward to reading your blog for the next year! Have a wonderful holiday season!
