Ok, so I'm browsing some of my favorite coupon sites today noticing all of the cool deals out there and I though maybe I should share a little bit of how I save for my family.
I love couponing. I love it most because I get what I need for a fraction of the retail price. And this goes for everything. While you may not find a coupon for everything you need, couponing has given me a great "savings" mindset. I've learned to wait for a rock bottom price. I've also learned that patience is key. There is a lot of waiting with couponing. You may not get the best deal if you use your coupon right away. I usually wait for a really great sale and then I pounce with coupons in hand. I've been so blessed to learn so many amazing tricks of the trade and consider myself an intermediate couponer. I know how to get some great deals.
With that being said, I wanted to share some of my favorite coupon blogs. I wouldn't be a couponer if I didn't have these amazing women hunting down the deals and posting them on their wonderful blogs for me to follow.
First up. Hip2Save.com. This is my ultimate favorite website because Collin, the blog owner goes so far out of her way to really get you a wide range of deals. And she has the most easy to use coupon database in my opinion. I love her blog.
Second fave of mine is southerncalisaver.com. I am a southern cali girl and it helps so much to have another southern cali resident keeping me up on the best deals. Josie does such an amazing job of giving me the best grocery store deals and drugstore deals. Her site is simple to follow and easy to navigate around. I love that. I need things simple.
And last but certainly not least: totallytarget.com for all things Target (one of my fave stores of all time).
I like to keep things as easy as possible so I do my best to not follow a whole lot of blogs. If you are new to couponing I would suggest visiting Hip2Save.com or southerncalisaver.com and watch some of the videos they have on their site for newbies. I still go back and watch videos to help me really understand how to shop at some of these stores.
A few things that really helped me dive into couponing was to first have a list of price points to follow. Hip2Save and SouthernCaliSaver both of lists for you to print of price points for almost everything you could buy. Knowing what a good price is will definitely make you feel more confident when making purchases. Also, knowing store coupon policies is a big one. You will feel so much more confident when using your coupons if you know what a particular stores rules are. There's nothing worse than spending the time filling your cart only to be told at the checkout lane that your coupon can't be used for an item. Ouch! Been there, done that. Now I carry my coupon policies with me at all times. And one last bit of advice is to not freak out. Don't let a coupon's expiration date make you think you HAVE to use it. I used to think that way until I figured out that coupons show up in cycles. Usually when a coupon expires the same one will be in the paper again soon. Stay calm and Coupon!
Happy couponing!
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