Extreme Couponing for Normal People: Couponing 101

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Couponing 101: Step 1 - Commit to Change

11:33 AM | Posted by 2busymom2six | | Edit Post

To really save money with coupons, you have to change your way of thinking about coupons and how you shop. Clipping a few coupons here and there off of the things that you want to buy will not net you very much of a savings. In fact, I would say that it isn't hardly worth the effort. Instead, what I will tell you to do is rethink how you purchase the weekly items for your family. You should be planning your weekly shopping and purchasing from only the things on sale and with a coupon and buy LOTS of it. Not as a hoarder, but to have a pantry stockpile of usable items for your family that were purchased at the lowest possible price so you don't have to pay full price if you happen to run out of an item before the next time it goes on sale. For example, if you found a fantastic deal on shampoo and only bought one or two and then needed to purchase more at full cost or without a coupon because you ran out. What have you really saved?
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Monday, May 21, 2012

Couponing 101 Tips

10:12 AM | Posted by 2busymom2six | | Edit Post

EXTREME Couponing Tip:

You will want multiple coupons to use when a product is at a rock bottom price. I recommend investing in multiple copies of the Sunday paper when it's a good coupon insert week. I personally purchase 7 papers (1 for each member of my family, living in my home) and sometimes up to 10 papers. At first, I thought it was crazy to spend money to save money, but I have cut our family grocery budget down to 50% of what we used to spend! (That includes deducting the extra for additional Sunday papers!) Some weeks I will save upwards of 75%! THAT is a worth while investment!