A good friend of mine does the whole couponing thing. She suggested that I try this while I am not working. She says she spends less than 10 hours per week on average and this includes shopping time. I don’t know where to start. Of course, I do understand that I should start by getting a newspaper and cutting out coupons – DUH! – but I’m not sure what to look for. What coupons do you cut out? How do you find the best deals? Stuff like that.
Something to think about!
Sunday, May 06, 2007
couponing?
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I file coupon inserts whole and cut after I find a deal. There are lots of different methods and ideas at www.hotcouponworld.com and http://deals.families.com/ .
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I have been called a 'coupon monster,' LOL! I'm really into the whole coupon thing. I saved up enough in just this year to replace my busted-down computer. (To really make it work, you should transfer any savings into an account. It really adds up!) I highly recommend grocerygame.com. I think you can try it four weeks for a dollar, but when you pay for it, it works out to about $2 per store per week. It's very easy to do! She helps you find the best sales and tells you where to find coupons for those sales. Today alone, I saved 45% at the grocery!
I have learned that filing coupon inserts whole, like Maggie does, works better than cutting and sorting. I put mine in page protectors (like the kind you use in scrapbooking) and keep them in a binder with the date written on the side. If grocerygame says a coupon is in the May 13th issue of "Valassis," I just turn to that page. It saves me a lot of time, and keeps the coupons in a neat order.
Oh, my gosh, I could go on forever. But here is my #1 tip: if you see something on sale, and you have a coupon to sweeten the deal--buy it! This is called building a stockpile. It might seem funny that I have 4 jars of mayo in my pantry--but those are jars that cost me barely a dollar. That's much better than the usual cost of mayo, LOL!
Oh, and another thing: there are coupon inserts almost every week in the paper, except for holiday weekends. The main ones are Smart Source and Valassis. Proctor and Gamble puts one out about 4 times a year, too.
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