Why should you use coupons?

Lately there has been a huge hype surrounding extreme couponing. I am not into that. I am in the couponing thing to save a buck in my household. So here is my spill on the whole thing!

Coupons=Free Money!

So why wouldn't you use them? Ever wanted to have a tree that grows money...well instead your newspapers does that in the place of coupons, every Sunday morning too!

Now the trick to using coupons is not to use them just because you have them...wait for a sale on something or if you ACTUALLY need the item. My husband has this issue in the grocery store with junk food, he thinks just because we have a coupon we can buy a $10 bag of chips ( hang with me here). Not happening.

Now the whole issue with stock piles, I think it is brilliant. Kind of... Well it would be brilliant for me, but since it will only be me and the 2 mutts for a whole year, stock piling isn't going to work for me right now. But I do have an endless amount of shampoo for the next year...and toilet paper. I may stock pile on dog stuff...it goes quick here and if theres a deal I am going for it.

ANYWAYS I have probably saved over $200 since I have started couponing. Some may think well...that isn't that much. BUT it is. Because you have to think, they don't rarely EVER give coupons on fresh meat or vegetables, that bites a lot out on a grocery store trip.

But there are ways for you to do it and not dedicate ALL of your time!

1. How many times do you check facebook a day? While you are checking facebook check couponing websites, something is always bound to be new and something you need. It takes 5 mintues...seriously.

2. How many husbands OR wives read the Sunday paper or how many of our parents/grandparents get a Sunday paper? Ask them to save the coupon inserts for you! Every Sunday their is new coupons waiting for you, it becomes like a treasure hunt. I am a nerd, do not judge me. ( I now have my parents and grandparents in on it, so I should be hitting the jackpot on my arrival back to Georgia, woot woot!)

3. LOOK FOR DEALS! I track on facebook all kinds of different couponing websites and blogs. They do the hard work for you and when they post the good deal, happy shopping! They even do store to store matches for different coupons...it is intense stuff and more than I can explain in one blog post.

4. If you are super super super lazy...There are websites that you can buy all of the inserts from, since you are this lazy I will let you find those on your own...I don't use them because I don't have a need for them. Hehe!

**Here is some of the websites/blogs/and other things I use!**

On FACEBOOK:

Coupon Divas- LOVE THIS ONE! She also has a website. Google people.

SmartCouponing

Coupon Queen

WEBSITES

http://www.coupons.com/

http://www.smartsource.com/

http://www.redplum.com/

http://www.couponnetwork.com/

REWARDS

Anyone that knows me knows that I drink a TON of Coca Cola Products...more than I should yeah yeah...shut up. BUT for all those that do this as well. USE-----

MyCokeRewards

*You can get free stuff just by entering the code under the cap!* I have over 200 something points!* I am saving mine up, but you can donate them to the USO and support our troops, HOOAH!

PRODUCT WEBSITES

ALWAYS check out the websites of the products you use! Sign up and get emails! They send stuff to me all the time and I have gotten numerous freebies that include AMAZING coupons.

As ive said, this doesn't consume my life...but I enjoy it! I also save a buck everytime I go out. It allows me to enjoy other things that I don't always have a coupon for!