Save Simply, Give Freely, Live Richly
This past Sunday in the Smartsource insert, we received a Ball RealFruit Pectin coupon. Here’s what my coupon said… $1/1 Ball RealFruit Pectin or Food Mix (Flex Batch) I’ve noticed around the blogs that this coupon is being matched with the “small batch” packets…. The coupon states “flex batch” and that product looks like this and sells for around $4.99. **Note the wording may vary from region to region. Here are a couple of guidelines: Always double check that you’re using {Read More}
I was reminded at the doctor’s office today that it’s another place to look for coupons. My kids’ pediatrician has a basket when we check out filled with free samples and coupons. I just wish I had grabbed one for each kid because there were great high-value coupons inside. $1/1 Crest toothpaste (4.6 oz.+) $1/1 Oral B Stages kids’ flossers or any kids’ Oral B Floss $1/1 Oral-B adult manual or Oral-B Stages manual brush Have you ever found coupons {Read More}
This is a perfect week to talk about pacing yourself when you begin using coupons. It’s been a crazy week with a ton of coupons from Sunday’s coupon inserts and the awesome printable coupons released in the last couple of days. Too many deals to keep up with…let alone fit into the budget. I’m went head first into this couponing endeavour when I first began. I clipped every coupon in every insert and organized them in the baseball inserts in {Read More}
Here are a few tips if you decide to buy the Sunday paper as a source of coupons. Check What’s Inside If you stop at a store to pick up the Sunday paper, take a quick glance inside to make sure that the inserts are still inside. Unfortunately people sometimes take the coupons out, leaving your paper insert-less. Shop Around Find out what paper in your area has the best coupons inside. The coupons actually vary quite a bit. Both {Read More}
Printing coupons can be a waste of paper. I have saved a stack of paper that has about a 1/3 of the paper cut off from printing a coupon. I use them for shopping lists and for printing more coupons. Here are a couple tips for when you print coupons. Tips for saving paper You can print your 1st coupon then before you hitting the back button on your browser, flip the paper so it will print on the other {Read More}
If you’re new to the couponing world, the abbreviations alone may overwhelm you. Here’s a little guide to get you started. Blinkies Manufacturer coupons dispensed from a red blinking box in select stores. Grab a couple, but save them for a sale. BOGO or B1G1 Buy one item get one item free CAT or Catalina Coupon Coupons that print from the off-white box after purchase. Always make sure that the light on the box is green before you start scanning {Read More}
Before I learned how to coupon, I didn’t see much value in a coupon. I thought I might save 50 cents off my entire shopping order. We’d look at our much-to-large grocery budget and realize that we need to whittle it down to a much smaller amount. I truly thought it was an impossible goal. I’ve learned over the past 2 years that couponing does drastically change our grocery budget, that we don’t have to eat only processed food, and {Read More}
One important part of being successful at couponing is finding: What works for your family’s needs With the time you have to devote to it. Remember that couponing doesn’t need to be all or nothing. It doesn’t mean that your family has to eat all junk food. It doesn’t need to be extreme. Rather make it a way of life to help yourself be successful in the long run. To begin the Save Simply course, I’ll share a little of {Read More}
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