Clipping coupons.
It's been so bad, that my 5-year old says I need to go trick-or-treating as one. But if you haven't tried it yet, get a Sunday paper, and go through the coupon insert sections. Did you know that you could not only save what it says on the manufacturers' coupons, but (what they refer to as) "stack" them with the stores' coupons, thus saving more? Even getting them for free by taking advantage of their 'buy 1 get 1' offers. You can also add those deals onto the stores' deals (like Walgreens' Register Rewards or Rite Aid's Up plan, and get money back to spend on other items in the store.
I mean, check out this video from Hip2Save's trip to Walgreens:
(Do you hear how fast she's talking? It's from the adrenaline rush you get from all the savings!)
I'm amazed at this!
(Check out the part at frame 5:00, where she's at Toys 'r Us. Do you see how she was able to take advantage of a 'buy 1 get 1 free' promotion in the store, and stack it with a paper's 'buy 1 get 1 free' coupon? She totally saved $11 doing it!)
So for the past couple of weeks, that's been what I've been trying to do. My biggest save, was going to Rite Aid, and purchasing $32 worth of makeup, using their Buy One Get One 50% off and an two $8 off of two coupons. (If I had bought eyeshadows instead of powders, etc. I would have got them for FREE!
Incredible!
I could have been saving money for craft projects-- or just putting the money away in savings all this time!
If you want to try this out, check out The Krazy Coupon Lady's(https://www.facebook.com/#!/TheKrazyCouponLady), Totally Target ( https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/TotallyTargetcom/213500492508), and Hip 2 Save's (https://www.facebook.com/#!/Hip2Save) profiles on Facebook. Click 'like', and every hour, you'll get updates on how to put your coupons to work. (There are other couponing sites around, but I'm still learning, and sometimes, they are named in the deals that the aforementioned put up.)
For those of you who missed out on Sunday's paper, but still want to get in on the action, you can, but your choices will be a little limited. (As in the good deals on the good stuff are in the Sunday paper.) These sites can be found at http://www.smartsource.com/ and http://www.redplum.com/. There are other sites available (like the grocery stores, for example), but they usually have the same products that these other two have, since they are the main coupon providers.
A rule of thumb to go by, as you see these deals, is that you may notice how the stores are having sales with the same products as the coupons are for that week. It's not coincidence, but a strategized marketing tactic. They want for you to use these coupons with their sales. That way, when you blow them all that week, they can do the real markdowns later on, and that's where you lose out on making your steal. So if the deal doesn't sound that great-- put the coupons away for later. It's a gamble, but as I'm learning, I'm seeing how this is the general rule.
So, I will try to get back on here by the end of the week for some projects, but right now, I totally need to do some shopping!
(**Note: These sites will ask you to download their 'printer'. I was reluctant to do this at first, but I realized that it's the company's way of keeping track of how many coupons are being printed. And also a word of warning, I found out that it is against the law to reprint coupons on your own, as it is viewed as coupon fraud.)
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