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Top 5 Ways to Start Saving Money With Coupons!

Shannon — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:34:00 +0000

Are you totally freaked out about coupon using. I mean for me, I look at them like money and when my hsuband wants to do a clean up and sees coupon inserts laying around, he makes him crazy and you know what he wants to do… he wants me to throw them away! (he is tossing out money, and I know he would not throw away the real green stuff) Even the unexpired ones! This sounds more like a horror movie then a clean up the clutter day to me.

But really coupons are not scary, they can be used by single moms, single dads, married couples, teenagers, rich people, poor people, people on government assisstance. I mean seriously… ANYBODY that is literate.

Here are some beginner tips:

Don’t be afraid of the cashier, they are human beings not scary monsters. However some become a bit jealous of your savings, some rejoice with you, others think you are taking money out of their paychecks by using coupons. (don’t worry, the store gets reimbursed for coupon value plus .8 from the manufacter so it is okay to use that coupon for item specified as long as that item is what you are buying)
Do you buy cereal? If you answered yes, then start clipping coupons for cereal.
Do you have a baby, and need diapers? If so, then clip those diapers coupons. Don’t buy diapers when they are NOT on sale. Use coupon when on sale and save even more money!
Do you buy Toothpaste? Clip those too. Use when on sale or a store that doubles, and get it FREE!
Do you buy Shampoo etc..? Clip those, and use them. Save even more money..

Put coupons in a baggie, like a ziplock bag, and place in car or purse. You don’t want to forget this when you get to the store.

Do you know how much money a month you can save on these tips alone in a given month?

4 Boxes of cereal ($2)
4 Packs of Diapers ($20)
2 tubes of Toothpaste ($1)
2 shampoo items ($4)

This is how much you would spend on items after coupons and sales drum roll… $27
If you had no coupons, and did not shop sales you would have spent around $70 or so..
This is just scenerios etc.. on how coupons combined with sales can save you money. You would have saved $43, that is a tank of gas, a date night, etc… and it was easy. You do not have to be a super coupon shopper to do this. Just a little extra planning, that is it!

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Homeland Shopping Trip 8/13/09

Shannon — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:51:00 +0000

I made a video about my Homeland Shopping trip, it was a quicky, I had a friend stop by, had to take one of my sons somewhere and had to get all the cold stuff in the fridge ASAP.. So take a peek at the video and I will try to do some explaining here the how 2′s..

I used printables I gathered from HERE…for some of the Kellogg’s products, like Cinnabuns, Kellogg’s Special K bars, and more. You can print up to 2 coupons, per computer.

I had a peelie for $1 off fruit when you buy Kelloggs cereal (it was on the box) and a $1 off Kelloggs cereal coupon.

I also had my kelloggs fuel for school coupon booklet, $2 off bread, $2 off milk, and $2 off fruit. Used those when I bought my other Kellogg’s items.

Tear pad, save a $1 on hot dogs or sausage links etc.. wyb 2 wonder hot dog buns or hamburger buns.

Buy 3 kraft products, get $2 off meat coupon. Found at the store. I bought 3 packs kraft cheese slices, used $1/2 coupon and got $2 off meat. Since I was buying meat anyways, it was like getting the meat free. (paid extra $1.59 for more cheese, but it was worth it and cheaper in the long run, plus got more cheese) Good thing my almost 17 yo loves cheese slices!

Other coupons came from the Sunday paper. I like to think of couponing as a creative, sometimes you buy things you really do not need at the moment to get things you do need. Check out my Homeland Shopping Post for more details. “

Pick up your All You Magazine at Wal-Mart!

Shannon — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:53:00 +0000

Make sure to check out the new All You Magazine at Wal-Mart! You can only get this at Wal-Mart, and there are great coupons to be found in this great family friendly magazine!

To do this week…. go to Wal-Mart!