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coupons??

i've been doing some internet surfing these days. now that i'm on dsl it is amazing how fast i can surf!!!

anyways...i've been finding all sorts of entries on people saving so much money shopping with coupons and such. i guess i'm totally clueless because i can't figure it out. how do you find them and where do you get them and how do you use them. well, the last one is pretty much common sense, but since my little household is about to go through major changes i'm looking for ways to save money...

so help...can anybody out there in blog world get me started?!!!!?!?!?

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The Gang's Momma! said…
You gotta have a system :)

Here's a synopsis of mine. The boys cut and sort the coupons in each Saturday paper. They recieve 5% of my total savings on the next trip for this job.

I comb thru the flyer of my favorite store (I mainly shop at one to save the scattered harried feeling of keeping up with multiple flyers and sales). I match the sales to the coupons in my folder. If there's a match and we NEED it or USE it regularly, it goes on the list.

I sort my list by priority: sales w/ coupons then just really good sales or really good coupons then what we need no matter what.

Just since February, I've saved almost $700 in coupons this way.

And that's my 2 cents :)
June 20, 2008 at 9:33 AM
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