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I absolutely love notebooks. I have always loved this time of year because school supplies go on sale, and a new notebook is so full of potential.
Here are some ways I have used notebooks over the years, besides the obvious for school.
1. Journal. Seriously, who would think someone would keep a journal is a notebook, even more so if you write "MATH" on the cover. My mother even used one to write a letter to a friend. The. whole. notebook. A letter! Wow.
2. Savings Tracker. I used to take a notebook every year and write down everything I received in the mail -- this was when all mail in rebates were through the mail and not through Ibotta. I would calculate how much I spent at the store, how much I saved