After a C-R-A-Z-Y stressful and not so great week, it felt good to make my first drop off to our local food bank for the Penny Experiment. I found out some great information- they accept all types of food and have plenty of storage for frozen and refrigerated products which will make stretching my coupon purchases a lot further. They also have drop off times throughout the week which will make … [Read more...]
The Penny Experiement
Jeffrey Strain was inspired by a penny he found on the sidewalk on November 24th, 2009. He pondered the questions "What is a penny really worth? What can one achieve when starting with only a penny?" He decided to see if he could turn that one penny into $1,000,000 worth of food for local food banks and The Penny Experiment was born. Jeffrey can't do it alone but his own inspiration is inspiring … [Read more...]
Penny For Your Thoughts Book Participants Needed
I've recently gotten involved in a really cool project to raise a million dollars worth of food for local food banks called The Penny Experiment. Coupon bloggers are a huge contribution but I wanted to let our readers know that you don't have to be a blogger to get involved. There are many ways to help but I wanted to highlight one particular way today because I think it's a really cool … [Read more...]
Penny Experiment Project- Temporary Break
I got some unexpected news last week and decided to take a temporary break from my Penny Experiment Project food bank shopping. I've spotted some decent deals for the current week and hope to fit in a trip to the store by this weekend. Look for a new post on Sunday or Monday. In the meantime, for those of you who haven't seen my previous posts, here's the scoop:Jeffrey Strain was inspired by a … [Read more...]
The Penny Experiment Project
Jeffrey Strain was inspired by a penny he found on the sidewalk on November 24th, 2009. He pondered the questions "What is a penny really worth? What can one achieve when starting with only a penny?" He decided to see if he could turn that one penny into $1,000,000 worth of food for local food banks and The The Penny Experiment was born. Jeffrey can't do it alone but his own inspiration is … [Read more...]