I worked as a cashier at a grocery store while I was going through college. One of the neatest things I was able to witness was how much money some people were able to save, just by using coupons.
Here are a few great reasons to start couponing:
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The only thing it will cost you is time. (If you're paying for coupons, you're doing it wrong).
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Since coupons are free, it's free money back for you.
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Most stores will accept 1 manufacturer and/or 1 store coupon per item, so as long as you meet all the purchase requirements at your store, the savings add up. Some stores will even take competitor store coupons, as long as all requirements are met.
I'm telling you, most coupons individually have a small monetary value, but the savings add up. On my latest shopping trip, I saved over $90 just with coupons alone, and paid a total balance of about $175. All the products I bought were food and everyday household goods that can normally be expensive (shampoo, laundry detergent, etc.) but I bought larger quantities of these items because they were on sale. And now, I won't have to buy these things again for quite a while.
Here are some things that always help me:
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Find out if your store supports eCoupons. Grocery chains are becoming more and more technologically modernized, and the store I shop at uses eCoupons. You load them to your shopper's card, and they come off automatically at checkout as long as you buy the right item. Most of these eCoupons are the same coupons you can find in your newspaper inserts or online. Plus, the store might throw their own deals into the mix; always check!
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Look at manufacturers' websites. Many manufacturers offer coupons for their products that you can print at home right off of their website. In some cases, you may have to install special software in order to print them, but this is just a security measure to protect against coupon fraud.
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Do a Google search for the product, with a keyword "coupon." Websites like coupons.com will often pop up as a top Google result, which offer many of the same manufacturer coupons you'd find in the newspaper. In many cases, you'll also get a link to the coupons section of the manufacturer's website.
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Sign up for snail mail lists from your grocery store. Some grocery chains mail manufacturer and store coupons to their customers. Make sure you are on their list to receive these things in the mail.
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Be familiar with your store's coupon policy. Some stores (not all) will double certain coupons. For example, they may double any manufacturer's coupon that is under $1.00 in value. Therefore, if you have a $0.75 coupon, it's technically worth $1.50 (and therefore more than a $1.00 coupon) if your store has this kind of policy.
The savings really add up, and if you're on a budget, couponing always helps, especially when it comes time for holiday shopping.
Submitted December 08, 2017 at 11:14PM by systembusy http://ift.tt/2AMzmoy
