Things You'll Need:
- Computer
- Patience
- Scissors
- Coupon Organizer or filing system
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Step 1
Buy a copy of the “All You” Magazine. It is sold at your local Wal-Mart or you can get a subscription online through Amazon.com. Each magazine has a large number of manufacturer coupons.
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Step 2
Ask your friends and family if they use their coupons in the Sunday Paper and if they don’t ask if they can donate them to you. I have two people who pass theirs along to me every week and I get a good stash this way.
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Step 3
While shopping take notice to the coupon dispensers through out the store. My Kroger has them all over the place and I have found some great coupons this way.
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Step 4
Products sometimes have coupons on the inside or outside of the packaging. Be alert when you are shopping for the coupons that are on the outside, so that you can remind the cashier to take it off the total. Also, remember to check all packaging before you throw them out so that you won’t miss a coupon opportunity.
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Step 5
If you shop at a store that has store loyalty cards, go to sites like Shortcuts.com or CellFire and download coupons directly too your loyalty card or mobile phone. There are always great coupons listed on these sites.
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Step 6
Participate in coupon giveaways on blogs. There are some mom bloggers out there that giveaway coupon lots. You can find these giveaways by checking out sites that host a Mr. Linky Widget that list giveaways. See Resources for a couple of sites.
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Step 7
Jump on a Coupon Train. A coupon train is when a group of people start a train reaction of sharing coupons. The first person will supply 100 coupons that they don’t need and then they will send the coupons to the next person on the list and that person will look through the coupons and take out what coupons they need and replace them with coupons that they don’t need and then send them to the next person on the list and so on and so on. Each time the coupons get sent they have to be the same amount of coupons that the first person started it with. I have personally participated in one before and I got some great coupons out of it. A train is free to join except you will have to pay for postage (usually around $1.00) when it is your turn to send them out. You can find a train by checking in the Yahoo groups or frugal forums sometimes have an area to sign up for one.
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Step 8
Go to eBay and type “Coupons” in the search box and find where coupon clippers are offering their services by making “Lots” of coupons available that are already cut and collected for you.
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Step 9
You can print coupons online at Coupon Mom. Just know that some coupons can use a lot of ink. Also, check your local stores policy on taking internet coupons.
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Step 10
Check out Manufacturer sites for coupons that they can mail to you. Some manufacturer’s offer a coupon booklet that can be mailed out once to you. If you don’t see a coupon for a brand you can write a quick email telling them how much you love and use their product and sometimes you will get lucky to get a coupon out of the email exchange (just remember to include your mailing address in the email).
