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September 26, 2007 by jenuinejen

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on September 26, 2007 at 1:29 am xboxwife

Your organizational skills are amazing to me! I have just recently become interested in trying to really work coupons for all their worth! I have purchased the newspaper for the last three weeks for a big shopping trip!

Thanks for sharing your great ideas!

Mrs. Brownstone @ XBOX Wife
http://xboxwife.blogspot.com/
on September 26, 2007 at 8:18 am SingForHim @ Real Life

I do the same thing with The Grocery Game, but I’ve looked into Coupon Mom, too. I used to try to use coupons, but I was just spinning my wheels because I didn’t know which coupon to use when. I saved 55% this week. Great tips!

I’ve also wondered if I should go to saving the entire circular or keep clipping like I do now. It takes more time to clip, but it saves time when I’m getting them out for shopping.
on September 26, 2007 at 9:18 am jenuinejen

SingForHim,

Since I have not used The Grocery Game, I cannot speak directly about it. I do know that the major difference between the two website is that The Coupon Mom is free whereas The Grocery Game has a monthly fee. Also, with The Coupon Mom you can look at multiple stores rather than paying for each store’s sale prices. With that being said, since I have never used The Grocery Game, I do not know if it is easier to navigate and worth the money.

As far as clipping or keeping the entire circular goes, for me it is worth the time when I create my list to clip as I go. Keeping up with all the smaller coupons would be a little tough for me, even using a coupon organizer.

Be sure to check back next week (or the week after since next week’s WFMW is supposed to a question) to see the final installment on this series. Stephanie Nelson, who runs The Coupon Mom, has a mission in life of helping feed the hungry and I think you will find it interesting.
on September 26, 2007 at 9:21 am jenuinejen

xboxwife,

Thanks for the compliment about my organizational skills. They ebb and flow – some weeks I am organized and others I am not. Honestly, I label the circulars like I do because I am not organized enough to keep up with every single little coupon.

The first time I used my coupons after collecting them for several weeks, I was so psyched. It was amazing to me how much money you can save. Using the tools on The Coupon Mom’s website makes it so easy, that now I feel like I was throwing money away for years by not doing this.

Have fun on your first big coupon saving shopping spree!
on September 26, 2007 at 10:40 am SAHMmy Says

Great advice! I do clip food coupons for anything we may be remotely interested in eating–even though we eat primarily unprocessed food, if it’s Free, I’ll try anything once!
on September 26, 2007 at 1:38 pm mom2fur

I’ve been doing grocery game for several years now. It’s so little money each week to save quite a lot that I don’t mind spending it. Today, for example, I bought $70 worth of groceries for a little over $35…almost 50% savings!
I keep my circulars in a binder, each one in its own plastic sleeve. (Scrapbookers will know what I mean.) I write the date on the side, and the initial of the type of circular–S for Smart Source, for example.
Oh, new couponers should know that there are no coupons on holiday weekends, like Thanksgiving. And be careful of the P&Gs…they expire really fast.
on September 26, 2007 at 6:32 pm jenuinejen

SAHMmy,

If you try Coupon Mom, please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. I will do my best to answer them for you.
on September 26, 2007 at 6:34 pm jenuinejen

Mom2fur,

Thanks for the advice on how to store coupons and for the dates when coupons on are not in the paper. It is useful information!
on September 27, 2007 at 11:58 am expectingamiracle

Great tips! Try this site: http://www.taylortownpreview.com/

They list the coupons for the upcoming Sunday several days ahead. They already have them up for this Sunday.
on September 27, 2007 at 8:36 pm Kandy

Excellent tip…thanks so much! I haven’t done coupons in years but I’m beginning to think I need to get back to them!
on September 29, 2007 at 11:22 pm Jennifer

Good tips. I’m new to coupon mom, but the problem I have is that there just aren’t coupons in my area. I have to go by the store circulars for the best deals, and scrounge coupons when I can, but we don’t seem to get any in our paper.

Jen @ Lords of the Manor
on September 30, 2007 at 7:09 am sam

Great advice! Thanks so much. Id also like to post http://www.discountspies.com/home-depot-coupons/
on October 1, 2007 at 10:23 pm Online coupons

thats awesome !
i think i cant get a better deal than this ,
on October 2, 2007 at 5:29 pm Joo

That’s terrific! Thank you!
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on November 26, 2007 at 12:44 pm Rachel Terry

Thanks for the tips. Even though using coupons takes a little longer, it’s so worth it to cut the grocery bill significantly.
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