Have you pledged to save more money this year? Then you have come to the right place! Over the next 12 weeks we will give you a crash course on everything that you need to know about saving money with coupons!
Why 12 weeks? Because almost every item that you buy in the stores hits the "rock bottom price" every 8-12 weeks. By learning to shop smart, you will create a stockpile of the things you buy at the "rock bottom price" and save more money than you ever thought possible!
Throw out everything that you "know" about how you can't really save money with coupons, how there are never coupons for the things you need, etc.
Oh - and while we are at it? Throw out the idea that you are going to go from never using coupons to savings 95% the next week. Matter of fact you aren't going to save that much 3 weeks from now. It takes time to learn how to use coupons effectively, as well as learn the store coupon policies. What works for me at my grocery stores in the Philadelphia area may not work for you in Pittsburgh, Des Moines or Phoenix!
What will you learn?
- How to shop the sales and always pay the rock-bottom price
- How to plan your menus around what you have on hand and what is on sale...not just whatever you "feel like" eating. There will be those times when you may feel like just grabbing a few REALLY good steaks on the way home from work....and that is ok! You will be saving so much money that you will have plenty of wiggle-room in your budget to do just that!
- How store and brand-loyalty is completely wrecking your budget.
- How wholesale clubs (in most cases) do NOT give you the most bang for your buck (have you EVER walked out of one of them spending less than $100?)
Have any specific questions? Leave them in the comments!
Looking for more Extreme Couponing tips? Make sure that you check out all the posts in my Coupon 101 and Coupon Ethics sections!
Sue
Looking forward to new ideas to save money with coupons for 2012!