Couponing 101

Save More at the Grocery Store: Saving on Produce

January 30, 2012

One of the hardest places to save on your grocery bill is the produce department. There are not a lot of fresh produce coupons usually. We have already discussed that shopping in season for produce is the best way to save in this department. Another tip I have is to avoid the prepackaged items. I [...]

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Save More at the Grocery Store: Contacting Companies With Feedback

January 28, 2012

The majority of the time, we as consumers, buy a product, use it and life ventures forth. However, there are those few times when products just don’t measure up to your satisfaction. For instance, several months ago, my toddler & I opened up a pack of M&M’s to discover they were broken and dry, dry, [...]

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Save More at the Grocery Store: Stop, Breathe and Revamp

January 24, 2012

When you come to a “coupon crossroad” and are unable to use your coupons with a specific store, don’t get mad. Stop. Breathe. Revamp. We have all been in this situation and/or will be again as coupon barcodes/databases and employees change for retail stores. In your coupon binder, keep the store’s coupon policy filed for [...]

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Save More at the Grocery Store: Rebates

January 22, 2012

I have talked about how to best handle rebates before in my Coupons 101 series. Since there are several rebate forms currently available right now, I thought it would be good to mention it again.For me, I have to fill out the rebate as soon as I return from the store with the receipt. Otherwise, [...]

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Coupons 101: Coupon Organization The Binder Method

January 7, 2012

There are many different ways to organize your coupons. It is really a personal preference on what works best for you. I currently use the binder method. That means I organize my coupons into categories in baseball card sheets in a 3 ring binder. I find that have the coupons spread out into many categories [...]

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Grocery University Cyber Monday Sale: Audio Series Up to 80% Off

November 27, 2011

UPDATE: The sale has started early! You are able to buy for just $5 starting now 11/27/11 at 10:25 EST. If you are new to couponing and looking for some guidance I highly recommend Grocery University audio series. This is a 2 hour and 19 minute audio course that will teach you how to make [...]

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Finding Coupons In Grocery Stores

November 3, 2011

It’s that time of year where grocery stores will have a lot of displays in the isles. Make sure you take a close look at those displays for coupons! Many manufacturers put out tearpad coupons and booklets this time of year. Sometimes the coupons are disguised in a recipe booklet. Make sure to open those [...]

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Couponing 101: How to Shop at CVS

September 8, 2011

I was recently asked how to score free items at CVS. I have been a long time CVS shopper and sporadically post my CVS shopping trips here. I used to write up the CVS deals each week but found it really time consuming. I am happy to tell you all how to shop at CVS [...]

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