i love a good bargain. what i love even more than a good bargain is getting things for free! i've always clipped coupons here & there, but after watching the TLC show "Extreme Couponing" & seeing how people cut down their grocery bill from $1,500 to $10 i started taking couponing more seriously. i realized that i could get products & items that i normally need & use everyday for a fraction of the price that i was currently paying or even get the product completely free! in some cases you can actually make money by getting rebates from the store or the manufacturer !! there are so many ways to get coupons; the traditional way of clipping coupons from the sunday newspaper, printing online coupons, facebook offers, etc. i find it the most helpful to buy at least 2 sunday newspapers, print online manufacturer coupons, print store coupons (target, cvs, rite aid), & print out facebook offers. if the store has their own coupon program, like target for instance, then you can "stack" your coupons. this means that you can use both a manufacturer coupon & a target coupon towards your purchase !!
after clipping all of those coupons storing them can be a hassle & it becomes entirely too easy to lose them. the best way to store your coupons is to buy a binder with clear plastic trading card inserts. the binder will help you to keep track of your coupons & allow you to easily see what coupons you have to use that day.
i've started a spreadsheet to keep track of how much money i've been saving on my purchases & hopefully i'll have saved at least $200 by the end of the year !!
here's a list of some great couponing websites to check out:
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