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is anyone into couponing?
So I've been getting into using coupons lately, and I am getting a bit obsessed with it! But it's a hobby that doesn't cost money, it saves money, and I can do it for an hour here or there when I have time. I have to go to the grocery store, anyway! Plus, we are trying to trim expenses so it's helpful with that.
Anyone around here use coupons a lot? Do you have any tips or tricks? Would anyone be interested in meeting up for a GTG/coupon swap?
As for a tip, I discovered this website bargainstobounty.com. The gal who writes it is local (macomb) and she does store match-ups so you can match coupons with sales for grocery stores. There's a bunch of other helpful stuff on the site, too. It has saved me $$$$$ for far and I've only been doing this for maybe 2 months.
Re: is anyone into couponing?
I coupon! But I am in no way an extreme couponer. I often compare my coupons to what is on sale in the main store that I shop at. I'm not going to spend my time hunting down the best deals at all of the stores in my area. I know that the store I go to has some of the best quality for the price so I go there. I try to plan my meals around what is on sale that week and then I use any coupons that I have for those items.
I don't clip coupons for things I don't use. I don't let the coupon sway me into buying a bunch of things I don't need. But I do keep a collection of coupons for things that I can store that I use on a regular basis. I will use those when the items go on sale.
Thanks for the tip on the website. I will definitely check it out!
Serendipity3, South Beach, Miami, FL 2012
Same here! I don't understand why people on that Extreme Couponing show have 400 lbs of dog food when they don't have a dog (or whatever the case may be).
I could have written that myself Maggie. Thanks for saving me the trouble.
Thanks for the link Gina!!
Haha, my daughter and I watch that show together and she thinks I need to be an "extreme" couponer so I can be on tv.
I told her that we only buy what we need or what is free or almost free that we can give to charity. For example, I got some free toothpastes and I know we don't like that brand so DD brought them to school for the holiday charity collection.
That's why we need to have a coupon swap! Maybe I will set something up for sometime in January. Whaddyathink?
I'd be down for a holiday swap.
There's a movie out there where women play poker and use coupons instead of money. NAME THAT MOVIE.
I'm a couponer but DH tells me I'm not extreme enough. If I can cut our grocery bill by 30%, I consider it a great week.
I follow the bargains to bounty blog and a bunch of others in my google reader. I've gotten quite a few good deals and freebies (our christmas cards for example) which has helped save money.