couponing
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COUPONINGAn introductory class
Types of coupons
Manufacturer’s coupons in Sunday paper
Types of coupons
Manufacturer’s coupons online printable
Types of coupons
Store specific coupons
Don’t expect immediate results
Couponing takes time
and planning
Two important days of the week
Wednesday – Grocery store ads come out in the Mississippi Press and Sun Herald
Sunday – Weekly coupon inserts There is usually a different amount each week. Smart Source, Red Plum, P&G. Holiday weekends usually none.
Getting Started
Get Sunday paper Mississippi Press is $1 at Walmart now
You get the same coupons as in Sun Herald ($1.50)
Make sure when you buy the paper you check for inserts before you buy
You should know how many inserts will be in your paper (other bloggers)
Keep inserts for a few months. I keep mine in a plastic tub with hanging folders to sort by date
Get Wednesdays Grocery store ads Mississippi Press has most:
Publix Rouses Piggly Wiggly Jerry Lees Winn Dixie
Sun Herald has: Rouses Winn Dixie Food Giant
Not in paper: HP Davis Wayne Lees Save-A-Lot Greers
Check online coupons
Coupons.com Redplum.com (save.com) Smartsource.com CouponNetwork.com Specialty sites: ie.
bettycrocker.com Pillsbury.com Kelloggs.com
Time to Plan
Start with Price Matching Everyone will be different
Each family eats differently and buys different products For couponing, it’s better to not be brand loyal
you will still have a few items you won’t want to give up
On Wednesdays (or sometime before your shopping trip) Go through weekly grocery ads/look at their site
It will take you a while to figure out what prices are good
I save the most money weekly by price matching!!
Larger grocery store
There are already people who do matchups regularly
Totallytarget.com Iheartpublix.com Iheartthemart.com
Walmart Theprudentparton.com
Winn Dixie
Price List Examples
Meats $1.50 or less per poundEggs $1.00 per dozenCottage Cheese $2.00 per 16ozCereal (name brand) under $1.50Toilet paper (name brand) around $.20 per rollCanned Veggies under $.50Bread under $1.00Vine Ripe Tomatoes under $1.00Apples under $1.00
Items that should be FREE
Shampoo Deodorant Toothpaste Toothbrush Floss Lotion Pens Lip Balm
Add coupons to Price Match
I use someone else’s coupon database.Cuckooforcoupondeals.com
There are coupons listed in this database from tearpads, online printables and Sunday paper coupons all listed with expiration dates and
where they can be found
You may not have the coupons she has in her database. A lot of Sunday insert coupons are regional, and unfortunately our region doesn’t get a lot of the really good coupons
Example
Nabisco Honey Maid Grahams on sale at Publix Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) for $4.49
There are $1/1 (one dollar off of one) coupons on the Nabisco cookies Facebook page.
So at Walmart, you price match the Grahams from Publix then use two $1/1 coupons making 2 boxes $2.49 or $1.25 eachDepending on your cashier, it may be cheaper. Lately some of my usual checkers
said they can use Walmart prices for the BOGOsI got these recently for $.49 each!
Create a “Couponing” Facebook pageOne that you only use for couponing so it won’t clutter up your personal page
Follow bloggers on FacebookThey alert followers to good deals and giveaways
Bloggers I follow on Facebook
Budget Savvy DivaCuckoo For Coupon DealsCentslessDealsMojo SavingsThe Prudent PatronFree at Last (Or at least Cheap!)Save The CouponsFrugal Living And Having FunSuper Coupon LadyWicked Cool Deals
I Heart PublixFree Samples 2 Fill Up Your MailboxSuper Coupon LadyI Heart The MartMommy's Money Saving ObsessionAtlanta's Frugal Mom
Matchup examples
The Prudent Patron
This weeks Publix matchups
My website
What I will be getting this week
Questions?
www.kouponingwithkristy.blogspot.com