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Step 1
Set up an easy-to-use system to organize your coupons. Keep it near your car keys as a handy reminder before you go shopping.
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Step 2
Scour newspapers, magazines, coupon mailers, food packaging, grocery store receipts and the Internet for coupons.
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Step 3
Clip coupons only for products you'd buy anyhow (see How to Be a Savvy Consumer). Don't let irresistible savings dupe you into buying items you don't need.
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Step 4
Know prices. Brand-name products with coupons often cost more than generics without coupons.
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Step 5
Look for hidden costs. A $3 pizza coupon may not seem as good a deal after you figure in the tip for the delivery guy.
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Step 6
Find out if your grocery store will match manufacturers' coupons to double your savings. Many stores will.
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Step 7
Look to layer savings. If a store is offering a coupon on an item and you also have a manufacturer's coupon, use both.
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Step 8
Join grocery store savings clubs and use manufacturers' coupons on club sale items.
Comments
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ellihott said
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FrazzledNanny said
on 6/3/2009 Thanks for the well written article full of helpful tips on saving money with coupons. 5*
FrazzledNanny said
on 4/29/2009 Thanks for the article. I love using coupons and saving money. Thanks for the tips. 5*
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