Extreme Couponing!

Have any of you ever watched the extreme couponing tv show? My roommates and I were all watching earlier today, and it is so crazy how much these people save!  One guy who was on the show bought over 1000 boxes of cereal and only paid about $1!! Most of the people on here had bills totaling about $400-$600 and they paid anywhere from $9-50.  I can't even imagine the time that goes into this!  One lady said she puts about 60 hours a week into finding coupons and researching grocery stores to find out when certain items will be on sale.  It seems like a really cool idea if you can save that much money, but I definitely don't have 60 extra hours a week... If you haven't seen this show at all I definitely recommend checking it out at least once, it's pretty interesting to see how these people save so much money!

Movie review!

Has anyone seen the movie Buried?  I just recently saw it and it was very good!  When I first heard about this movie, I wasn't too sure how I felt about it... the entire movie takes place in one scene, so I thought it might not keep people's attention.  The movie is about an American truck driver who is held hostage in Iraq and is buried alive.  The entire film takes place inside the coffin and shows his attempts to save himself with nothing but a cell phone and a lighter.  I know this probably sounds kind of creepy, but it's really not!  I was surprised how into this movie I was.  Its something that I think everyone should check out at some point just because it's so different from any other movie I have ever seen.  IMDb gave the movie 7.2/10, I definitely agree!

My blog seems to have taken on a new theme..

Since my past few posts have all been about cooking and recipes, I think I'm going to stick with that for now!  Seems to be working out well.  This recipe is a really easy one, thanks to my lovely crock pot!  This is one of my favorite things to make in the winter.

First, here's everything you'll need:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 6 medium sized potatos
• 1 medium sized onion
• 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
• vegetables of your choice!
• about 1/2 tsp thyme, and pepper

Before adding everything to the crock pot, the ground beef needs to be browned and then drained.  As this is cooking, mix in the thyme and pepper for seasoning.  While the ground beef is browning, peel the potatos, and cut the potatos, onion, and vegetables into small enough pieces to eat.  Before throwing everything into the crock pot, it's important to grease the pot so the food doesn't stick!  Next, place half of the potatos/veggies/onion in the pot, then the ground beef, then remaining potatos/veggies/onions.  Finally, pour the can of soup over the top, pop on the lid, and cook on low for 8 hours!  This ends up pretty similar to a shepherd's pie, just in crock pot form!  Also, plenty of leftovers, always a plus!  Enjoy :)