Saving Tips 101

Several of you have asked for more information or for a resource. My only suggestion is for you to go to Coupon Mom and print out her e-book. Her e-book is fantastic. You will need to answer a ton of ad questions but it is worth getting to the e-book. There are many other websites that offer coupons you can print from your home computer. Some stores gladly accept these while others do not. You will need to find out by asking customer service at your local grocery.

The best plan is to buy multiple Sunday papers so you get several coupons for one item. I usually buy an even number of papers so that if the item goes BOGO I can maximize my savings. In my neck of the woods, we find the best place to purchase Sunday papers is Walgreens. They sell them here for $1.00. Check your local stores for the best price on Sunday papers and buy several!

Here is something I bought yesterday. Since I bought 2 papers the week before, I had 2 coupons for the item I purchased:
I bought 2 Lysol disinfectant wipes, they were BOGO and I had two 50 cent off manufacture coupons. So the Lysol (80 sheets) was originally $4.99 each. Being BOGO meant they rang up as $2.50 and $2.49 when purchased. I was then able to use my two 50 cents off coupons. This made the prices $1.50 and $1.49, since my store doubles coupons up to 50 cents. When I picked up my Lysol wipes, there were other Lysol cleaners with $1.00 off coupon - when I purchased 2 Lysol products. These coupons were not on my containers but the coupons were still good to use for my purchase. So I took it off the item and brought this coupon too. Since it was something you peel off and use on the purchase today I then took off another $1.00 off of my purchase. So now, my total for the two Lysol's were $1.00 and 99 cents. I bought 2 Lysol disinfectant wipes for $1.99, my final price. That is a real life example of how you not only buy sales, you look around at other products to see how you can save beyond what you have in your hands!

I think the best way to describe it is by being AWAKE while you shop. This means no kids with you - this takes concentration. You are constantly looking for deals and trying to remain alert to any unexpected deals (like the additional coupons that I found on the Lysol)! Stay awake while you shop!