How to Coupon and Save Money

Welcome to our Site, sit back and learn how to coupon and save money.  There are a ton of ways you can save money for your family each month. You can learn to coupon, shop with Amazon Sales, buy coupon inserts, take advantage of our coupon matchups and so much more. 

If you find yourself living paycheck to paycheck month after month, you are not alone! It’s time to make some changes!

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Coupons at the Store

We will provide a step by step guide to help you get started. Your jaw will drop after you see how much money you have been wasting! Start Saving HUNDREDS of Dollars a Month!

When you first hit our home page you will see a list of all the most recent posts with HOT deals to save you money. You can scroll through the deals and find what you can save on items your family needs.

Save at all of your local stores-Local Deals for your favorite stores complete with the sales and coupon matchups to give you the best savings possible. Find an easy to use a printable list to take with you to the store. You can find all of the in-store deals for your favorite stores here.

Amazon Sales– Price drops, codes, subscribe and Save options and more. Save tons of money on everyday items such as clothes, toys, household items, shoes, grocery items without spending hours searching for the deals. We do the work for you! Pay less for items shipped right to your door! You can find out even more on how to save at Amazon here.

Codes –  We have current update coupon codes for your favorite stores to shop online or in the store. Every day we scour the web finding codes for your favorite retail stores as well as Amazon codes.

Free Stuff Finder- We have tons of freebies that you can grab! Some of the freebies will be at your local stores, while some freebies will be mail offers from some of your favorite companies!

DIY Projects – We are constantly working and finding easy to do projects for the average person to complete. Save money on hundreds of things by you can make at home with items that you probably already have!

Budget Friendly Recipes –  We work diligently to give you great meals for your family at great prices. Find recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner along with desserts and appetizers that taste yummy but won’t break the bank.

1. Use the Weekly Ads for your favorite stores on everyday products that are on SALE! The stores are located HERE. This is the sale ad you would see in your store but we have all the coupons to give you the best savings. You can also find updated deals throughout the week that pop up. If you find a deal, be sure to share it with us!

Check the ads each week and stock up on the sale items. You will be surprised at how many FREE items you will soon have. I have marked all of the stock up prices on items in YELLOW each week in the ad to let you know that it is a great price for that item

2. Check out Site every day for free samples, find tons of Amazon price drops, and tons of products that pop up for your favorite stores at the rock bottom sale price!

How to Save Money With Coupons

If you want to become a coupon expert, or at least start saving some money you must become familiar with coupon terms! Here is a list that should help you get started!

 

$1.00/2, $2.00/2, etc

One dollar off two products, two dollars off two products, etc. You must buy 2 items to receive any savings; you cannot redeem the coupon on one product for half the value.

BOGO

Buy one, get one. Will usually end with free or half off meaning buy one, get one half off, or buy one get one free.

B1G1, B2G1

Another way to write buy one, get one. The B stands for buy, the G stands for get. The numbers indicate how many of a product you must buy to qualify and the number of products you get when you redeem the coupon or offer. B1G1= Buy one, get one. B2G1= Buy two, get one B2G2= Buy two, get two

Blinkie

Manufacturer coupons dispensed by coupon machines found in grocery aisles next to products. Recognize them by the blinking red light. Dispenses coupons one at a time in intervals. Manufacturer blinkie coupons may be redeemed at any store, not necessarily the store in which you found them.

Catalina

Sometimes abbreviated as CAT, Catalina coupon machines located at register, dispense long receipt-like coupons that may be used on a future purchase. Catalinas, refer to the coupons themselves which may be manufacturer or store coupons. Some Catalina coupons are advertised and some are generated based on consumer behavior.

Coupon Insert

Circulars inserted into Sunday newspapers amongst the other advertisements. Smart Source (SS), Red Plum (RP) and Proctor and Gamble (PG) put out coupon inserts, sometimes just called inserts. Coupon inserts are a valuable money-saving tool and we suggest buying multiple Sunday newspapers in order to have enough coupons to create a stockpile.

 

A note from a store or manufacturer that entitles shopper to a discount on specific product. Coupons may be clipped from the newspaper, printed from the internet or even downloaded to your store loyalty card.

Double

Select stores always double coupons up to a certain value, usually $0.50. If your store doubles coupons up to $0.50 off, any coupon $0.50 or under will be doubled in value. Coupons $0.51 or greater will be worth face value, no doubling. You do not need to present two coupons for one item. Each will be worth twice the value. Other stores may double coupons on a particular week day, usually a slower day like Tuesday. Other stores may offer physical store twice-the-value coupons. Even other stores may feature double coupons on a special promo week basis and will advertise this in their weekly ad.

eCoupons

Electronic coupons may be downloaded onto your store loyalty card or cell phone. Download from your PC or go mobile and download to your loyalty card through your cell phone. Grocery coupons must be downloaded to your loyalty card and will be deducted automatically when you swipe your card at checkout. E-coupons may be downloaded to your cell-phone for other retail items such as movie rentals. Download a coupon using the mobile ap and show your discount code to your cashier.

Extra Bucks

CVS rewards program, formerly called ECBs. Extra Bucks print according to the stores weekly or monthly advertised deals. When you make a qualifying purchase, you receive the coordinating Extra Bucks value as advertised. Extra Bucks are similar to catalinas or register rewards, but they print directly onto the bottom of your receipt.

EXP

Expires or Expiration Date

Handling Fee

Refers to an amount, usually $0.08, paid by the manufacturer to reimburse the store for the trouble of accepting a coupon. The handling fee is usually used to pay a clearing house to sort, organize and bill the manufacturer. If a store chose to sort its own coupons, they will keep the handling fee

MIR

Mail in Rebate, refers to rebates which must be submitted by mail. These are the traditional rebates that require you to mail in both your receipt and proof of purchase in the form of UPC barcodes. Manufacturer: The company who produces the brand items: Dove soap manufacturer, Pace Salsa manufacturer, etc.

MFR

Manufacturer abreviation.

Manufacturer Coupon

A coupon created by the manufacturer, or by a marketing company on the manufacturers behalf. Manufacturer offers a discount to shoppers in order to entice them to buy their product. When a coupon is redeemed the manufacturer reimburses the store for the entire value of the coupon, plus a handling fee, aprox $0.08.

One  per Purchase

Refers to your ability to use one coupon per item. Meant to enforce the point that you may not use two of the exact same coupon for one item.

One  per Transaction

Limits you to only using one of this coupon per transaction. You may request to do separate transactions. Example: If you have 5 coupons that read one coupon per transaction you may request to separate into 5 transactions and pay 5 times.

Peelie

Adhesive manufacturer coupons found on products in the store. Peelies are often good on a wider selection of products than the one it is stuck to. Be sure to read the fine print on the peelie to discover if the coupon may be used on a smaller size or different variety of the same product, to allow you to maximize savings.

P&G

Proctor and Gamble manufacture a wide range of consumer goods and are one of the largest corporations in the world. Proctor and Gamble put out monthly  inserts filled with coupons for a variety of Proctor and Gamble produced brands, just a few of which include: Always, Bounty, Crest, Dawn, Gillette, Olay, Pampers and Tide.

Purchase

A purchase refers to buying any item. If I buy 30 items on a single shopping trip, I just made 30 purchases.

Purchase-Based Coupon

Purchase-Based coupons specify a dollar amount off a minimum dollar future purchase. Some common values: $2 off $10, $3 off $15, $4 off $20. Purchase based coupons may be used in addition to store and manufacturer coupons.

Raincheck

A Rain Check is a written slip that you can request from a store when a sale item is out of stock. When the store restocks the item, after the sale period is over, a rain check entitles you to purchase for the previous sale price. Store may include an expiration date as well as a quantity limit on your rain check. Rain checks are usually issued at the customer service desk.

Rebate

A rebate is a refund of part or all of the amount paid. Rebates are sponsored by a store or a manufacturer. Either clip and mail UPC barcodes or enter receipt proof of purchase online, then wait for your rebate check in the mail.

RR

Register Rewards. Walgreens drugstore rewards program, and version of the catalina coupon. Look for the same machines located at register, dispensing long receipt-like coupons that may be used on a future purchase. RRs cannot be rolled like catalinas.

Rolling Catalinas

Refers to the practice of separating your purchase into multiple transactions in order to use register catalina coupons from your first transaction to pay for your second transaction. Another catalina prints from the 2nd transaction that pays for the 3rd transaction and so on.

RP

Red Plum. Formerly known as Vallasis, Red Plum coupon inserts and website feature coupons from a variety of manufacturers. Red Plum is part of Valassis Interactiv.

SS

Smart Source. A marketing company, like RP, Smart Source inserts and website feature coupons from a variety of manufacturers. Smart Source is part of News America Marketing Co. Smart Source  inserts can be found in most Sunday papers.

Stacking

Stacking may refer to using any two promotions together. When a coupon coincides with a promotion, we say “stack the coupon with the sale or promotion”.

Stacking Coupons

Stacking coupons refers to using both a store coupon and a manufacturer coupon on one product. Nearly all stores will allow you to stack. Only one manufacturer coupon may be used per item.

Stockpile

to buy many items at a time in order to build your stockpile.

Store Coupon

A coupon created by the store to entice you to buy a certain product at their store. Stores receive no reimbursement from store coupons. Store coupons may be found in the weekly ad, printed online or downloaded as e-coupons. Store Loyalty Card: A free card which you present at checkout to receive additional savings. Fill out a short application to receive a loyalty card at your local grocer. If you dont want to carry the card, the cashier can look up your preferred card by entering your ten digit phone number.

Transaction

A transaction refers to your entire purchase, especially the payment you make for that purchase. If I buy 30 items and then pay the cashier, I just made one transaction.

Tear Pad

A pad of manufacturer coupons found near product on shopping aisles. Tear pad manufacturer coupons may be used at any store, not just the one where you found the coupon.

WAGS

Abbreviation for Walgreens Drugstore

UPC

Universal Product Code. Bar code printed on product packages that can be scanned electronically.

WYB

When You Buy. Some sales or coupons require the purchase of multiple items. When reporting a deal on KCL, we always include a final price. Example: Buy 2 Mint Milano cookies $2.00 each, use 1 $1.00/2 coupons, Final Price: $1.50 each, WYB 2. You must buy 2 in order to use the $1.00/2 coupon, so the final price states WYB 2?.

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How to Save Money with Store Coupon Matchups

A coupon match up is a round up of all the best deals from the weekly sales flyer and then we match those deals up to the coupons that are currently available!! By using the coupon match ups you save time because we have done all the matching for you, all that is left is pulling out your coupons and going to the store!

A How to Use Store Matchups

There are many different ways that blogs do coupon matchups. You might not see the same format on each blog.

There are several items that you will find in most matchups:

• The Product
• The Price of that Product
• Coupons you can use with that product
• The price of the product per unit you will pay for that product after your coupon

Here is an Example of a matchup:

Each Week we put together a list of all the sales in each stores ad each week. We them match ALL the coupons you could use on the deal, and then give you a final price for the savings.

Heading off to the Store

1. Pick a Store

Since couponing can be a bit overwhelming in the beginning, make it easier by getting to know one store at a time.

2. Get the Store Policy

Once you’ve picked your store, its time to find the policy. You can find them on our store pages. But for some reason, if its not on our site, conduct your own search by going to the store’s official website and entering coupon policy in the search bar. Now read the policy.

3. Keep the Policy on Hand

After you’ve found the policy, be sure to be armed with it when you go shopping.

4. Befriend the Bigwigs

Take the time to set up a meeting with management. If you are serious about couponing, this really is an important step. Through experience Ive learned that sooner or later you will end up speaking with the manager. So why not ensure that it happens in a controlled, peaceful environment rather than in the midst of a controversial discussion with your cashier? By doing each of the things weve listed, youll be armed with the right kind of knowledge to begin your couponing adventures.

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