EXTREME COUPONING!!

[samanthajknox86]

who has gotten on the bandwagon of the "coupon craze?" i gotta admit, i didnt like copuons till i saw that show on TLC where the people get LOTS of groceries for the low low or for free..... interesting stuff =)

[ninajay]

I try to use coupons as much as possible especially now since things are more expensive

[levijevi]

I tried to get into it. didnt really follow thru. all i did was collect the coupon pages each week for a month i never cut out the ones i wanted. i think maybe ill go to the newspaper fac or the recycling center to see if they have them sorted at the end of the weeks so i can get multiples of the ones i want. theres so many online sites and blogs n stuff its hard to determine whats good advice and bad info.

[CHANEYLAKEGIRL]

i try to coupon and watch sales as much as possible. Every little bit helps.

[SirensRnotAmyth]

I have put some serious thought into doing it myself. I could definatly use the money I would be saving on food elsewhere. My biggest concern is that I am not so good at being organized.   

[ejholt]

I started using coupons a few months ago.  I have got one item for free and have saved some on other things I buy,.  There were alot of coupons in this weeks newspaper.  Well worth the price I paid for 5 papers

[rogery]

My only problem with coupons is that I always forget them. I even leave them in my car while shopping. I have even lost gift cards. Starbucks sent me an email reminding me I have credit on a card. Found it in my glove compartment.. I think I need a personal assistant to keep me on track. Any volunteers ?

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[shamilton62]

There are web sites that help you organize your coupons with what is on sale.  Couponmom.com is the one I use, its free and about 95% accurate for where I live.  I can't say that I have bought 400.00 in groceries for nothing but I have got a few things for free which right now I give to my sister and my son.  Maybe it is a lot of energy just to give stuff away to some people; I tend to like helping them since they are financially stretched right now.

You have to look, I live in PA and some of the coupons listed are not in my fliers or they are a little different so that doubling doesn't work.  Good luck getting those deals!

[bjohnson16]

I have been using coupons for over the last couple of years and have been able to reduce the cost of my spending.  But I have also learned over the last couple of years on how to look for sales so that I can save on the things that I don't have coupons for.  So I think that you have to look but also take time to get everything to work the way that you do the coupons and I also do the stockpiling thing some but not a lot because we don't have the room for alot but I also do a small garden on our deck to help in the summer.

[grad0307]

This sounds like my wife right now!!!  She is really into extreme couponing.  In fact, she actually goes as far as ordering inserts from different newspapers online.  I can't lie though, I am happy that she saves us money when we go shopping!!!

[JenniEve1983]

Where do you find coupons for stuff you really buy all i find are things i never use??

[grad0307]

There are a lot of online sites that she uses as well that you can print off different coupons for different items.  Sometimes it is a hit or miss with those types of things.

[Consultsone]

Where do you find coupons for stuff you really buy all i find are things i never use??

I go directly to the manufactures' website for stuff I use routinely. I have also written/emailed a few and they have sent some high priced coupons for contacting them.

[Consultsone]

who has gotten on the bandwagon of the "coupon craze?" i gotta admit, i didnt like copuons till i saw that show on TLC where the people get LOTS of groceries for the low low or for free..... interesting stuff =)

I have to say I did ... it is very time consuming, and you have to develop a plan and be very organized.
Sometimes you have to buy stuff you don't need to get the RRs or ECBs, but I typically donate stuff I get that I don't need. I have managed to do some transactions  for up to 96% savings.