When I first starting cutting out coupons, ages ago....
I *hated* it!!
It was annoying.
Things seemed to always expired before I used them.
I was lost when it came to pairing them up to the grocery store.
And found myself cutting out coupons for things I NEVER used.
I *hated* it!!
It was annoying.
Things seemed to always expired before I used them.
I was lost when it came to pairing them up to the grocery store.
And found myself cutting out coupons for things I NEVER used.
These are normal complaints.
Things that MOST of my friends hate about coupons too.
But there are many things that have come about
these past years that can assist in that.
#1. Websites that go through the ad's for you
and tell you where the best deals are.
Try here, here and here.
#2. Work it out with friends.
Everything is more fun *together*.
If a good ad comes out for your favorite
local grocery store, call a few of your friends over
whip out the lap top and compare the paper coupons,
internet coupons and the store ad!
#3. Don't get suckered in.
Don't be tempted to buy it just because it's a good deal.
Come to terms that good deals always come around again.
Especially if you are already stocked full of that item.
*case in point: My sister. She has 50 shavers.
More then enough to last her family for a year or MORE.
OR
My friend. She was 50+ boxes of cereal.
I think she's mastered the technique of food storage!
#4. But remember, when in doubt...
CUT IT OUT.
You never know when you'll need that coupon,
OR you can swap a friend for some,
OR you can get something cheap to give
to homeless shelters or as Military care-packages.
Plus if you can get something like a fun family dessert
for mere change. It's worth the splurge!
*case in point: My trip to Target today.
Things that MOST of my friends hate about coupons too.
But there are many things that have come about
these past years that can assist in that.
#1. Websites that go through the ad's for you
and tell you where the best deals are.
Try here, here and here.
#2. Work it out with friends.
Everything is more fun *together*.
If a good ad comes out for your favorite
local grocery store, call a few of your friends over
whip out the lap top and compare the paper coupons,
internet coupons and the store ad!
#3. Don't get suckered in.
Don't be tempted to buy it just because it's a good deal.
Come to terms that good deals always come around again.
Especially if you are already stocked full of that item.
*case in point: My sister. She has 50 shavers.
More then enough to last her family for a year or MORE.
OR
My friend. She was 50+ boxes of cereal.
I think she's mastered the technique of food storage!
#4. But remember, when in doubt...
CUT IT OUT.
You never know when you'll need that coupon,
OR you can swap a friend for some,
OR you can get something cheap to give
to homeless shelters or as Military care-packages.
Plus if you can get something like a fun family dessert
for mere change. It's worth the splurge!
*case in point: My trip to Target today.
I can ALWAYS use a box of cereal.
We go through them like no-bodies-business
around my house.
Deodorant is a necessity,
especially with humidity and temps like ours!
My kids THINK chocolate syrup for "cho-moo"
is a necessity.
And our treat for playgroup was the 2 bags of candy.
And let me tell you...
It was worth the $6.82 I paid!!
Thank you, TARGET!
4 comments:
Very, VERY AWESOME!
That is crazy!!!! I tried it for a while and the first part of your post held true for me. I think it requires patients...which I have none of. Not even a drop. But I am going to pass on your post to my more cool, and crazy patient (with me) friends over here. You are awesome. Now you need to negotiate with your huddy, for every penny you save at the store you get to add it to some savings plan for something awesome for yourself!!!
Aww man, they restocked the MiniWheats? They were totally out of them when I went on Thursday!
that's awesome!!!
I get such a natural high couponing.
Have you checked out couponsense.com?
It is a service you have to pay for, and that seems dumb when you are trying to save money, but I always come out ahead, big time and find it worth it.
I like Couponsense because it does all the research for you, no going to several sites, plus with a click of the button you can print your shopping list you just made. You can also search for coupons that are not on sale for that week but there is a coupon for. I hope that makes sense. I've considered going off of it to save even more money but then realized its too valuable for my time and sanity.
They have an almost free trial for $4.00 for onemonth. It's normally $15.
You may want to take a look, I think its worth it.
Happy coupononing.
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