Tuesday

Couponing! No, not extreme.


Couponing Tips:
That I have learned along the way.

  1.  Online Coupons:  The easiest way to start couponing is go online and find  trusted sites. 
     2.  Printers: 
  • Buy a printer that will be cost effective: Canon I560 or I860 are two great ones to invest in.
  • Always, printer in grayscale on draft or normal quality to save ink 
  • Buy paper in bulk * Sometime you get coupons for printer paper*
    3.  Newspapers:
  • Sunday papers
  • Make sure you know when the paper will have the inserts and what inserts. Bookmark this site Coupon schedule
  • Go early in the morning to get newspapers
  • Get at least 2 newspapers. 3 when there are deals that you love 
  • Ask your family and friends for their inserts
  • Go to recycling newspaper binds
    4.  Notebook:
  •  Have a larger binder at least 2 inches wide 
  • Get Dividers 
  • Baseball slip Covers 2 packs 
  • Markers to write on the dividers to separate each category
  • Use the Couponing Coach site to organize notebook
   5.  Planning your Shopping: 
  • Always, get your local stores weekly or bi-weekly flyers 
  • You can go to couponing 101 site again to find  matchups for coupons and the store
  • Make a list of sell items
  • Pull all coupons out of binder and paper clip together with your list
  • Always, bring your binder just in case there is a deal not listed

  6. Shopping Day:
  •  Go as soon as they are done stocking items *ask what time they stock*
  •   Make sure you have your list and coupons together along with your binder
  •   Only get items you can get a discount 
  •   Do not get an item just because it's on sale or you have a coupon for it. 

I will be posting more tips as I get better at  couponing.
Best percent of savings: 42%
Best Deal: I was able to get 9 pizzas for 2.50 a piece and had two coupons for buy 2 pizzas get one half off.
 Where I learned to coupon:  Couponing Coach http://www.couponcoach.org/category/learning/couponing-tools/
Couponing101 site  Which is http://www.couponing101.com/