Sunday, February 19, 2012

Extreme Couponing and Helping Others

I spent a lot of time on the road this week and a few nights in hotels. I don't like watching TV in hotels because new towns usually means different stations and that results in not watching or finding my normal TV programming. So I watch random shows like Extreme Couponing or Storage Wars.


One episode a month or so ago, a husband had put his foot down and told his wife to stop buying with coupons because they had enough toothpaste and toilet paper to last several years. They had a spare room in their house full of stuff.



This in my travels I spent time with our Young Farmers and Ranchers in Yuma. They have spent a lot of time and resources the last couple of years helping their local food bank and mission giving them food, jackets and paper. This last year they gave over 1,000 pounds of food- veggies and meat. At Christmas they did a dinner with a coat and canned food drive. They also collected funds to use towards things the mission needed like toilet paper and meat. They ended up being able to buy over 900 rolls of toilet paper that they will be able to hand out to those in need.



This week begins Food Check Out week. Food Check Out week celebrates the fact that by now the average family of four in the US has earned enough money to pay for their food for the entire year. Maybe we should partner with extreme couponing people who can get cases of toilet paper, cleaning products and food in the future. Use their skills at shopping and our ability to produce safe and affordable food. Besides, we may help their marriages by allowing them to continue to shop with coupons without overstocking their homes.

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