Tricks to saving money through Coupons

Coupons are everywhere these days. You get them in your mailbox. You get them in your newspapers. You can even get them on the Internet. With all the choices available to us, how do we maximize our savings with coupons? In today's post, I will discuss some great strategies for helping you to lower your food bill through coupons.

Tip #1: Organize your coupons

If you're like me and get tons of coupons from multiple sources, you really have to organize them thoroughly. Some might laugh and say why are you organizing coupons for $0.50 off? What's the point? Here's the point. Each individual coupon may not save much in the grand scheme of things, but think about all the coupons you use in your lifetime. If you use tons of them, you can get some serious cost savings. As soon as coupons come in, I organize them as such: If it's a coupon I can definitely use, I will keep it. If it's a coupon I don't need (eg. cat food) I usually toss it. This is what I call the filtering stage. I then place my coupons in a big envelope that has the coupons sorted by expiry date. I check every few weeks to see if any coupons have expired.

Tip #2: Don't use your coupons right away

Okay this might sound strange. Don't use your coupons right away? Doesn't that negate the usefulness of coupons? Absolutely NOT. About once ever 12 weeks (approximately) you will be able to find one of the lowest prices you can get for any given grocery item. This is what the retailer calls the lowest price ever or lowest price of the season. When this scenario occurs, you will be able to combine coupons with the sale thus receiving the absolute lowest prices for items that you normally buy. For example, I have received free cereal or dirt cheap granola bars using this strategy. Be patient especially for those coupons that have long expiry dates. Your patience will pay off handsomely

Tip #3: Too many people throw out their coupons

Here's the thing. If you throw out your coupons it's like throwing out money in my books. If it's a coupon for a product you think you will buy, what's the harm in holding onto the coupon?
If you're like me and love freebies, don't throw out your coupons. It could be a gigantic mistake.

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