Save money
each week at the grocery store by using coupons.
Shoppers who use coupons regularly can save a lot of money on their monthly grocery bills. Learning the best ways to use coupons can help you accomplish this. The first steps in successfully using coupons are getting the coupons organized and knowing when to use them.
Instructions
1. Get a coupon organizer. There are many different options when it comes to organizing coupons. You can purchase a plastic index card file box or purchase a small book created specifically for storing and organizing coupons.
2. Cut coupons. Coupons are found in papers, on food packages and online. Make it a priority to cut coupons when you see them in papers and on packages, if they are for products you use. Go online and find coupons. Coupon Suzy (see Resources) is a popular site where consumers can choose the coupons they want and easily print them.
3. Organize the coupons. In your coupon organizer, separate coupons into categories that allow you to easily find the ones you need. Look through the organizer often for coupons that are about to expire or that already have expired.
4. Watch sale ads. Look at weekly fliers from the stores you shop at to know what is already on sale. By combining coupons with items already on sale, you can save more money. Look also for in-store coupons. These are normally located in a sale ad and can only be used at that particular store.
5. Look at the package size and brand. Many times it is cheaper to purchase a generic brand than to buy the name-brand product with a coupon. You should also compare the size of the package and look at prices per ounce.
6. Purchase buy one, get one products. If something is on sale at buy one, get one and you also have a coupon for that product, the price per item can typically be very low. Look also for stores that offer double coupon days, when you can redeem coupons for twice their value. When you combine that with other offers, you can save a lot of money.
7. Use only the coupons you want. Do not purchase goods just because of the price or because you have a coupon. If you won't use the item, no matter what the price is, it is not worth your money.
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