Always a day late...

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I just returned from an extended Thanksgiving vacation with my in-laws. It was great giving thanks for an almost healthy family and seeing everyone for our yearly visit. As you can guess by my Monday blog posts, I spent some fun time baking and cooking for 16 people.

On to the scary part of the trip. :)

I went shopping on black Friday while visiting in South Carolina. Some great power shopping in extremely crowded stores. Belks always has early bird specials until 11:00 am with extra savings only available up to then. Here I go, arms loaded, trying to make my way to a long check out line. Yep, you guessed it. The clock strikes 11:00 am, and where am I? In the back of the other couple of dozen of people trying to make their purchases before the deadline. Thank goodness the store honored the sale for everyone standing in line, or I would have been sunk and out of a couple of hundred dollars in savings.

Have you ever had that coupon or discount stuffed away that you didn't need the item quite then and without realizing it, try using it the day after it expired? Chances are you didn't get the opportunity to use it.

Just a FYI, Bed Bath and Beyond 20% discounts don't expire. Stock them up to use at a later date. Also, Kohl's cash doesn't expire, either. Yes, there are expiration dates on the discount coupons and Kohl's cash, but they're honored at anytime. I'm still using some with expiration dates from two years ago.

Have you ever been a day late on saving money?