Ahh!!!
Where to begin?
There is so much info!
If I were just starting out, I would find ONE thing to go get a screaming deal on. Buy a Sunday bundle {This week there are no coupons due to Easter... so don't buy this week!}. See if neighbors, parents or grandparents just throw their coupons away and ask them to save them for you. {Multiple sets of coupons are great - more great deals for you!} Print off an internet coupon. Or try one of the deals I've mentioned this weekend.
When you walk out of a store with something completely free or better yet making money... you'll be hooked.
My first experience with this was accidental. Several years ago, I went to Target on an after-Halloween clearance hunt. They had Chips Ahoy cookies on clearance for 90% off. I believe they were 29 cents. There was also a peelie on the cookies for a dollar off when you buy two. I thought I might as well see if they'd accept it. Of course they will! The manufacturers pay them the money for the coupon! So for every 2 packages of cookies I bought that day, I earned 40 cents**! Needless to say, I went home with A LOT of cookies!
**When it comes to overage, different stores handle this differently. Some are fine to give you money back. Some stores {I've had this happen at Smiths} will override the coupon to only give you the amount back you are paying. Other stores just make you use it towards another store item. I usually just buy something extra to cover the overage.**
I walked out of that store in awe and shared that story for a long time... until I realized you can get deals like this every week!
Don't jump in all at once... breathe :)
Once you are hooked, then you can start collecting, organizing and making your weekly game plans. And then I'd love to hear your stories!
Where to begin?
There is so much info!
If I were just starting out, I would find ONE thing to go get a screaming deal on. Buy a Sunday bundle {This week there are no coupons due to Easter... so don't buy this week!}. See if neighbors, parents or grandparents just throw their coupons away and ask them to save them for you. {Multiple sets of coupons are great - more great deals for you!} Print off an internet coupon. Or try one of the deals I've mentioned this weekend.
When you walk out of a store with something completely free or better yet making money... you'll be hooked.
My first experience with this was accidental. Several years ago, I went to Target on an after-Halloween clearance hunt. They had Chips Ahoy cookies on clearance for 90% off. I believe they were 29 cents. There was also a peelie on the cookies for a dollar off when you buy two. I thought I might as well see if they'd accept it. Of course they will! The manufacturers pay them the money for the coupon! So for every 2 packages of cookies I bought that day, I earned 40 cents**! Needless to say, I went home with A LOT of cookies!
**When it comes to overage, different stores handle this differently. Some are fine to give you money back. Some stores {I've had this happen at Smiths} will override the coupon to only give you the amount back you are paying. Other stores just make you use it towards another store item. I usually just buy something extra to cover the overage.**
I walked out of that store in awe and shared that story for a long time... until I realized you can get deals like this every week!
Don't jump in all at once... breathe :)
Once you are hooked, then you can start collecting, organizing and making your weekly game plans. And then I'd love to hear your stories!
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