beginner’s guide to coupons
It’s simple math: the less you spend on food and other things you need, the more you can spend on things you want.
Whether you are looking for a way to drastically cut your family’s budget or just add a few more dollars in your pocket each months for prettier things (like shoes), using coupons is a fun and strangely addictive way to save some major cash.
Ready to figure out how it’s done?
start here, with my beginner’s guide to coupons series
part one: how to start
part two: the shopping list
part three: mastering the grocery store
part four: creating a stockpile
part five: walgreens
part six: cvs
part seven: rite-aid
part eight: taking it to the next level
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I want to learn how to save money on groceries and drugstore purchases.
You’re certainly in the right place, I’ve read threw the guide and tried a few coupons here and there, but I’m not fully prepared jut yet, to do a major couponing, and this site is all to thank !
however; I don’t really feel sometimes liiiike I find very many coupons, yet I see people with virtually hundred’s of coupons. I would like an answer to that1
hoooow do they get so many coupons,
I want to learn how to do a little planning on Sundays so I can see the savings at the register.
Do you have a section for health-conscious foods without questionable preservatives, artificial sweeteners, artificial colors, GMO ingredients, etc?
It doesn’t really work that way. On my sister site, http://www.savingwellspendingless.com, I list all the weekly sale items for each store, but you would have to decide for yourself what fits the your needs and those of your family. I’m not here to judge the food, just to help you get it cheaper, no matter what you buy.
Are you looking for like Organic foods?
If you are, I have come across a few coupons sites dedicated more towards ORGANIC foods, I’m not sure if that, is what you’re aiming for, plus there were some which had a organic health section, of coupons and had a equal amount, other than that, Like Ruth said it dont’ really work that way, though i can say, If you know the brands that are clear of the questionable preservatices, articicial sweetners, artificial colors, GMOindredients, (etc.) Then google coupons for (brand name) and I’m sure you would come up with something or or go directly to their website, because alot of the mfg websites, have coupons avalible as well.
Oh and digital coupons their is organic digital coupons for most large national stores, like meijer, kroger, Those are the bigg names by me lol But I’m sure their are stores near you with websites offering coupons or digital coupons.
Thank you so much for the information! Your instructions are easy to follow – couponing seemed kind of confusing at first. I a m learning! Every little bit definitely helps.
- I also find your website very easy to browse, it’s not busy or confusing. (i had looked at a couple others & i found one confusing, and one just wasn’t pleasing to look at!) I’m not trying to complain……just explain how much I enjoyed yours! keep up the awesome work!
thanks again!
Jodene
I’m wondering if this could possibly work for me since I am on such a tiny limited income. Thousands of seniors would be unendingly grateful if they could be shown how to make it work on say..between $30 and $50 every two weeks.
#2 Is there any coupon printing program on the entire internet for those of us who have the good sense to run a Linux OS,(Ubuntu), so we don’t have to waste money on things like Norton every year and don’t get hacked at all????
If there is one, I cannot find it. All the best ones are Win-doze only as far as I can tell. If ANYONE has a REAL answer for this please post it here!!! Don’t bother with the “I think” and the “maybe”. I need something that ACTUALLY works!!
I run ubuntu on a computer, and there simply is not a printing software for coupons for it, that is something you would have message cronical about to see, however, I also run windows, and I do not ever get hacked, nore do I ever get virus’s and I run no virus scan at all, I’m cautious of what I download and the sites I visit and nothing more, I am regular on facebook, and regular with other various sites where I do converse with people, as well as my kids are on the computer, and I’ve only ever had one problem, which is easy to fix if you monitor what is on your computer by going to add and remove programs, if you don’t know what it is google it, if you don’t remember downloading it delete it. unless it says from microsoft. OR you need a cheapy windows computer possibly purchased from craigslist that you use for couponing. Because I don’t fore see ubuntu sportting any printer programs any time soon.
Also, for those with the “sense to run a linux os” also need the knowledge that we’re not going to be able to access everything ran on the internet because it is behind a much more popular and stable os such as WINDOWS or a MAC system. They do work on macs, my friend prints hundreds of coupons with her mac with ease. which, macs also, do not get hacked or virused up minus the iphone, we wont go there…
I’m not trying to be a smart a$$ I’m not, because I initially ran in to this problem, but due to homework, and school’s demanding programs I had a windows pc around, so it wasn’t a big huge deal or anything,. however, I’ve looked up and down for a linux os that would decode the printer systems for couponing … But I have yet to look for a virtual windows, something of that sort COULD possibly work. But I’m not 100% on that.. This is a real answer though, sometimes, you just have to except that windows, is further advanced and adapted to by practically the whole internet… HOWEVER i do suggest mentioning something on the cronocal site, for ubuntu,kubuntu, and xbuntu, because sometimes just one mention of something like that to a company that believes in affordable products, ideally free, will put out some sort of patch or update for the linux systems (also I don’t think cronical does linux anymore, and I apologize if have the company name wrong, go to the ubuntu forums either way that would work. ! )
Hi thanks so much for the advice.Im only 13 and i want to learn how to extreme coupon.One day i am going to be on extreme couponing,and with your help that might be possible.Thanks again you really make this easy for me!
I’ve replied to a few people.
I’m confident I can pull of couponing to a level, maybe not extreme, but I’m sure I will save money, I already have.
I came upon your site, which I love!
But my first question is this, how do these couponers, get hundreds and thousands of coupons.
I’m serious this lady has 5 binders of coupons with her! lol I was like whaaaat.
Okay and my second question, I’m still going to coupon, the amount don’t matter to me because really in my budget every penny counts, I can’t really stock pile item’s will the prevent me from saving deccent amounts of money? to some degree I can, because I don’t buy what my family don’t use or eat, unless I have to buy it, to get something I want, need, or use for free, I’ll find someone to pawn what I don’t want need or use off to. But Will not having a grocery store stock pile laying around prevent me from saving money, in your opinion?