Couponing 101

This is what I have personally learned through lots of research thus far.

·       1^st rule of couponing is you can’t be embarrassed to buy more than one paper, to use them, and to walk around with a binder full of them lol.

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·         Technically your never suppose to buy anything but produce and meat without a coupon.

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            Stacking is gonna be your best friend. It’s when you stack a manufactures coupon (ex. one’s from the Sunday paper) with a store coupon (ex. you can do this a Walgreens and Kroger, and Target) you can use say a $1.00 off post it notes coupon from the paper and $1.00 of post-it notes off target.coms coupons and get $2.00 off your post it notes.

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             Also some stores double and even triple coupons…. To find out if one’s near you do you’ll just have to fight the embarrassment and call the stores and ask them. Usually all Kroger’s double coupons 50 cents or less and triple coupons 35 cents or less…. Meaning if you use a 50 cent coupon there register should automatically double it taking a dollar off the product.

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       The rule of thumb is to buy one Sunday paper per member in your house (babies included)… when you buy your papers make sure the coupon inserts are actually in them bc now days there are a lot of insert stealers.

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             Another good place to get coupons is online. (ex. coupons.com, redplum.com…etc…)

·         Some great websites to check (more then you change your baby’s diaper lol) are

krazycouponlady.com, southernsavers.com, couponmom.com, and coupondivas.com)

·         Also check out couponing military wives, couponing to Disney, coupon connections, and extreme couponing on facebook…. These sites will give you shopping trip examples to help you reach maximum savings.

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      Here’s a guide to go buy when shopping

Your getting a good deal and need to stock up :

Ground beef $1.75 ib

Bone in beef $1.49 ib

Chicken $1.67 ib

Chicken with bones $1.00 ib

Whole milk $2.00 a gallon

Cheese $3.99 ib

Butter $1.48 ib

Cereal $1.00 per box or less

Bisquick $0.90

Gronola bars $0.50

Fruit snacks $0.50

Brownies and cookies mixes less than $0.25

Dishwasher tablets $0.75

Body wash $0.50 or less

Cleaning supplies (Lysol wipes, bathroom and kitchen cleaners, etc.) $0.50 or less

Chinet paper plates $0.50

High quality deodorant $0.50

Dish soap $0.25

Toothpaste/brushes FREE

Kotex pads FREE

Soap FREE

Cheap Deodorant FREE

Some history of the coupon is if it has

000 it can be used on any product

00 it can be used on more than one type or flavor product

0 it can be used on more than one variety or flavor product

No zero it can be used on a specific product no variation aloud

To start a coupon binder you’ll need a 2-3 inch binder

38 8.5/11 sheet protectors

65-75 clear plastic baseball card holders

This should get you started let me know if you have questions and I'll try to help.