I'm with you, Cable Loving Guest. My husband and I actually save money by having cable - watching movies or great cable tv shows ("Burn Notice", anyone?) instead of spending money at a bar or movie theaters. No, we're not couch potatoes, but we do enjoy the cable channels and what they have to offer way more than your standard network tv.
#11 is great! By cutting down on trips I make to the grocery store, I've been able to cut $60 or more per month in grocery expenses. I now plan two weeks of menus per large shopping trip vs. the one week I used to shop for. It takes discipline, but you adjust to it.
OK, so people read this article, grab their coupons and blindly go to the store demanding cash. Don't any of these people look into things before causing a scene? Maybe they could, hmm, call ahead and ask? Or see if any news sites posted the story. Or, i don't know, read all the comments on this site saying APRIL FOOLS. I am so sick of the dumbed-down nature of this country. Give people some credit.
Lighten up, people. Yeah, we are also struggling and I do NEED coupons to make it, but seriously.....anyone reading this would (or should) have been prompted to check the comments, or at least do further research before trying to cash in.
Great joke! You almost had me!
I totally agree with you. Some people need to lighten up. That could even be their serious financial advise. Stress and taking everything way to seriously can lead to health problems and expensive medical bills. Laugh a little. It will save you money.
People, money doesn't have to be stale and boring and rigid. People have fun with money, and people have fun with April Fools. Don't get mad when someone combines the two.
The only reason I commented was because my 70-year-old mother forwarded your newsletter to me this morning after calling me crying. The internet is a big place full of people not as hip as you are and who don't watch what you do "every year." I wasn't "instantly offended." I'm a professional writer who does a lot of comedy. I'm writing my own parody for my own site today.
The trick to these things is to make it so over the top that EVERYONE gets the joke, not just the most vulnerable among us. (Try SniqueAway for a lesson.) My mother thinking she wasn't going to be able to pay for groceries wasn't a fun little waste of time. It wasn't just on the site, it was presented in the daily newsletter. Yeah - people are literally starving out there. HILARIOUS.
That's nice and all, but there are going to be people showing up at the stores, demanding money for their coupons because of this article. It is going to make some poor clerk's job that much harder, and really, you've got it hard enough when you are making something-and-a-quarter an hour.
I'm all for a good laugh, but not when people who have no idea what is going on are the butt of the joke.
Folks, I do one of these every year. It's a bit of fun. It's such a ridiculous idea, the only reason I link to legitimate sources is to actually make you think, for a second, that it could be true. But by the amount of people screaming "April Fools" it's not exactly fooling that many people. If you are genuinely offended, I'm sorry. But when was having a little fun a waste of time? It's once a year, and so many sites across the web are doing it. Are they all wasting our time? Or are they all trying to take us back to a time when we could laugh at such things, rather than instantly being offended?
I was reading this article and thinking... NO! No more Sunday coupons!!! Oh, the horror! Then I realized today was April 1st. Good one. LOL
...and for you irate people, chill out. If people are actually clipping their coupons to send back because of this article, they deserve to loose their coupons.
We got rid of it a couple months ago. It sometimes is hard not having it, but the only people that called was my mother-in-law and telemarketers. The $25 a month we save can go towards the iPhone bill.
"...Is a personal finance blog really the place to do April Fool's jokes? No, it is not. If you are going to do it, disclaim it as such at the end of the article." Agreed! Wise Bread just wasted my time, and that's not a good thing for a finance blog to do because time is money!
Exactly! If this is April Fools, they're also screwing with these coupon companies who are going to get the coupons in the mail. I'm sure there are people already sending coupons off. I did find a complaint filed about coupon practices with the FTC.
If this is an April Fool's joke, at least give some indication, don't link to legitimate sources, etc.
I agree with the person who said, "not funny." Is a personal finance blog really the place to do April Fool's jokes? No, it is not. If you are going to do it, disclaim it as such at the end of the article.
While I'm sure everyone at Wise Bread finds this *hilarious* - I'm sure there's folks out there right now both scared to death that a huge part of their financial life is about to get even worse and, most sadly, those who are stuffing envelopes as we speak. What if they drop those coupons in the mail and lose that money they could have saved? Not funny, not cute and not okay.
I really liked the glass mason jars idea. They really are the best, I can come up with so many good uses for them!
You've managed to fly under the radar. Scopes doesn't have this one listed yet.
O my goodnes-Hilarious! I was just getting ready to dig through my recycle bin!
are people seriously complaining? If Google and Hulu can come up with their own why not WiseBread?
i giggled the whole way through btw. Thanks for the laugh!
I've been looking forward to everyone's April Fool's jokes today. Hulu is my favorite so far
I'm with you, Cable Loving Guest. My husband and I actually save money by having cable - watching movies or great cable tv shows ("Burn Notice", anyone?) instead of spending money at a bar or movie theaters. No, we're not couch potatoes, but we do enjoy the cable channels and what they have to offer way more than your standard network tv.
#11 is great! By cutting down on trips I make to the grocery store, I've been able to cut $60 or more per month in grocery expenses. I now plan two weeks of menus per large shopping trip vs. the one week I used to shop for. It takes discipline, but you adjust to it.
OK, so people read this article, grab their coupons and blindly go to the store demanding cash. Don't any of these people look into things before causing a scene? Maybe they could, hmm, call ahead and ask? Or see if any news sites posted the story. Or, i don't know, read all the comments on this site saying APRIL FOOLS. I am so sick of the dumbed-down nature of this country. Give people some credit.
Yes, we do. Mainly for convenience.
Lighten up, people. Yeah, we are also struggling and I do NEED coupons to make it, but seriously.....anyone reading this would (or should) have been prompted to check the comments, or at least do further research before trying to cash in.
Great joke! You almost had me!
I totally agree with you. Some people need to lighten up. That could even be their serious financial advise. Stress and taking everything way to seriously can lead to health problems and expensive medical bills. Laugh a little. It will save you money.
People, money doesn't have to be stale and boring and rigid. People have fun with money, and people have fun with April Fools. Don't get mad when someone combines the two.
The only reason I commented was because my 70-year-old mother forwarded your newsletter to me this morning after calling me crying. The internet is a big place full of people not as hip as you are and who don't watch what you do "every year." I wasn't "instantly offended." I'm a professional writer who does a lot of comedy. I'm writing my own parody for my own site today.
The trick to these things is to make it so over the top that EVERYONE gets the joke, not just the most vulnerable among us. (Try SniqueAway for a lesson.) My mother thinking she wasn't going to be able to pay for groceries wasn't a fun little waste of time. It wasn't just on the site, it was presented in the daily newsletter. Yeah - people are literally starving out there. HILARIOUS.
That's nice and all, but there are going to be people showing up at the stores, demanding money for their coupons because of this article. It is going to make some poor clerk's job that much harder, and really, you've got it hard enough when you are making something-and-a-quarter an hour.
I'm all for a good laugh, but not when people who have no idea what is going on are the butt of the joke.
I guess I better not comment before I have my first cup of coffee and look at a calender.
Folks, I do one of these every year. It's a bit of fun. It's such a ridiculous idea, the only reason I link to legitimate sources is to actually make you think, for a second, that it could be true. But by the amount of people screaming "April Fools" it's not exactly fooling that many people. If you are genuinely offended, I'm sorry. But when was having a little fun a waste of time? It's once a year, and so many sites across the web are doing it. Are they all wasting our time? Or are they all trying to take us back to a time when we could laugh at such things, rather than instantly being offended?
I was reading this article and thinking... NO! No more Sunday coupons!!! Oh, the horror! Then I realized today was April 1st. Good one. LOL
...and for you irate people, chill out. If people are actually clipping their coupons to send back because of this article, they deserve to loose their coupons.
We got rid of it a couple months ago. It sometimes is hard not having it, but the only people that called was my mother-in-law and telemarketers. The $25 a month we save can go towards the iPhone bill.
"...Is a personal finance blog really the place to do April Fool's jokes? No, it is not. If you are going to do it, disclaim it as such at the end of the article." Agreed! Wise Bread just wasted my time, and that's not a good thing for a finance blog to do because time is money!
Exactly! If this is April Fools, they're also screwing with these coupon companies who are going to get the coupons in the mail. I'm sure there are people already sending coupons off. I did find a complaint filed about coupon practices with the FTC.
If this is an April Fool's joke, at least give some indication, don't link to legitimate sources, etc.
I agree with the person who said, "not funny." Is a personal finance blog really the place to do April Fool's jokes? No, it is not. If you are going to do it, disclaim it as such at the end of the article.
I still have a land line .... I live in a dead zone for cell reception.
While I'm sure everyone at Wise Bread finds this *hilarious* - I'm sure there's folks out there right now both scared to death that a huge part of their financial life is about to get even worse and, most sadly, those who are stuffing envelopes as we speak. What if they drop those coupons in the mail and lose that money they could have saved? Not funny, not cute and not okay.
hahhahaha like we gonna buy this on April 1st... It is APRIL FOOL day ppl :) ahahahahah good one ....
Almost had me.
And happy April Fools Day to you, too.