Couponing 101

I know the economy in the States has really been putting a crunch in peoples budgets and because of this I feel a real burden to share with you some easy ways to save.  I absolutely LOVE anything that has to do with finances.  One great way I found to save was through couponing right before we left the States.  So I’ll start with this.  Now if you’re like me and you like fresh produce, meat, and other foods you’re probably thinking you would never buy the products that they give coupons for.  So let’s think a little outside the box.  Think of all the household products you have: shampoos, makeup, cleaning supplies, toiletries, personal care products and the list goes on.  You’d be surprised how much you buy that you can save with a coupon.  Just to give you an idea:  I’m going to show you what my friend Kitty at www.hurdlereb.wordpress.com  accomplished through couponing the other day.

She bought all this for only $10.67 when she would have originally paid $62.67 for it.  Best of all she only spent 30 minutes in the store.

Now I could teach you how to coupon but I believe you would just end up more confused sense I’m not that great at written expression.  So I’m going to leave it to the pros.  The woman who makes this such a breeze is www.SouthernSavers.com  Under the tab “Getting Started Guides” then “Supermarket” she will explain step by step instructions for how to coupon successfully.  I also highly suggest looking at “CVSing Guide”.  I know of one woman who does CVSing and with all the extra products she bought for basically free and that her family didn’t use she sold in a yard sale and made $300.    

Also, under the store tabs is a weekly list that will tell you all items on sale, what coupon to use, and the savings you’ll get.  This makes couponing so EASY.  You just check out each weeks post, make your grocery list, grab the coupons that apply for savings that week and you’re out the door.  No joke this probably takes 5 minutes of your time weekly and you save BIG TIME!

If anyone has questions PLEASE do not hesitate to ask me questions.  I would love to help anyone who is interested!