Hi mom's, I am usually good about coupons but looking to become more agressive when using coupons. What sites do you normally like?
So thanks for all the lovely advice. I found some amazing blogs that I now follow.
Thefrugalgirls
Hip2save
TheCentsAbleShopper
I also now buy the Sunday paper in addition to printing coupons. One major thing I do is write the manufacturers and they have sent me coupons through the mail and continue to do so. I have also signed up with survey sites and made 20 bucks plus on like 6 surveys only about 10 minutes a piece here and there. Let me know if you want the links and I will forward them to you.
I found this site very helpful when I first started using coupons. She has some excellent videos that explain the basics of couponing and also how to maximize savings with coupons at specific stores, like Target, CVS, Walgreens, etc.
Check out happyhomemakercindy.com
She is awesome and her site has everything you need.
I also love
hip2save.com
check out www.bargainbeliever.com
She has links to all the sites such as cellfire.com, coupons.com, etc
But she also does the leg work. She breaks down each stores ad and what coupons to use for items to get them free or very low price. It is incredible!
I had never been good about coupons, my first time using her site & the links and I got my bill down from $230 to $44! Granted this was also when Fry's was still taking competitor coupons. But she helps to make it easy and also blogs on other deals on amazon.com, groupon.com etc.
Practicalsaver.com
She does a majority of the leg work for you. You still need to take the time to cut, print, organize, and deal with coupons at the store.
Coupons are not usually for products I would actually use, and I don't have time to do the extreme couponing.
Depending on what you are looking for, you can check http://www.dealnews.com and http://www.dealcoupon.com
Most of those are online deals, but sometimes they are in-store, and sometimes printable coupons for in-store. You can sign up for free email alerts on keywords or store or category.
Also, this isn't really coupons, but I LOVE Swag Bucks. You earn swag bucks by searching & other things (like watching their Swag Bucks TV) for free. Then spend the swag bucks to get rewards. The best reward is a $5 Amazon gift card. I've earned 9 so far!
http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/dealshanna
Let me know if you have any questions with any of these sites & I can help you.
Google stores name and you will find alot of printable and or mobile coupons.
For services; Groupon, Youswoop, Living Social
For restaurants: Restaurant.com has different deals all the time. I wait until they are 80% to buy. Can subscribe to site for daily e-mails.
RetailMeNot.com
Groupon.com
Restaurant.com
OverwhelmingOffers.com
coupons.com and then I also use the kroger site to load coupons right on to my card.
Did anyone watch the extreme couponing on TLC yet? Just saw parts of it last night...amazing that people have that much time and can do all that!
cellfire.com
shortcuts.com
savingmoneywisely.com
shortcuts.com has ecoupons that are hooked up to my Fry's card (you can hook up to other grocery stores too)- I pick them out online and since they are ecoupons they automatically deduct off at checkout... plus .. you can combine them with store promos and manufacturer coupons
I subscribe to Southern Savers (http://theblogfrog.com/1500361?mode=) and Frugal Living (http://theblogfrog.com/1397936) communities on BlogFrog ...
and I also subscribe to a couple other money saving blogs & Facebook Pages
and... I LOVE Swagbucks (http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/aphisaraee) and Mamapedia Sweet Deals, it's like Groupon but so much better because you can earn money for your school too and the deals are usually valid for 3 days https://deals.mamapedia.com/?ref_id=21300
feel free to check out a previous blog post of mine about how I had an almost free Christmas (http://scrapsillysara.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-almost-free...)
I use myfrugaladventures.com and frugalcouponliving.com most often. I sometimes check out dealseekingmom.com as well. The nice thing is when you go on these sites often they get deal ideas from others and say where they got their info. Usually when they do this they give a link to the other site. These would be my first suggestions and I am sure you will find others by accident on the deals they post. Good luck! I use coupons and I usually save twice to 3 times what I spend. It is a good feeling to know I am saving so much and still getting good things for my family. Have fun! Let me know if you have questions. I will help if I can :) Sara
