When Less Is More

I've been intrigued with this notion of "Extreme Couponing". I've tried couponing, but just can't seem to get a system going. I've tried organizing them in a file by category and I've tried organizing them by aisle (we shop in the same grocery store every time). But I still can never find the one coupon that I know is hiding in the fold of my handy dandy coupon file that will save me big money. I don't know if Hubby gets impatient or embarrassed as he rushes me along. But G-d dammit I want to save 55 cents on that bag of pistachios! If I'm in Target and I find tampons on sale, I never have the coupon with me. Herbal Essence mousse? I need that. Damn I have a coupon for that at home!
So there's all these tips. Keep your coupons in the car. Only shop with a list. Study fliers before you go out. Only clip the coupons you will use. And now, I learn, you should keep the coupons in the flyer they come in! If you desire a specific item, you can go to this website and it will tell you exactly where to find the coupon! HoneyNut Cheerios? RedPlum 7/4 (don't try that. I made it up!)
And I'm stealing some comedians line when I say I know  all these extreme couponers will end up on Extreme Horders next! Have you seen their stash? Bags of pork rind chips, jars of mayo, jugs of laundry spot remover! Seriously they need a room to hold all this stuff! Looks like a bomb shelter to me. And you already know my theory about what to do if the big one hits.
So I'm thinking you need to do couponing as a full time job. Or you could just get a job and you'd have enough money to buy the crap you crave. Or, umm, you could just do without? OMG! What a crazy notion! Keep it simple?!
So I'm remembering how in college we would get a case of beer. It had to be lite so we could drink more for less calories. And gosh darn it 3 or 4 of us girls would work on that case of beer til we were praying to the porcelain goddess! 
Aging gracefully is such a simple thing. Last night I had 1 Sam Adams SummerAle. My son and cross- my-fingers- future-daughter-in-law had 1 too. It was delicious! I enjoyed their company so much! I googled the calories: 160. So worth it! I'm gonna ask my hubby to keep some Sam Adams in the frig. I don't have a coupon for it though.