Money Saving Tip: Couponing

Let me start of by stating: This is not an extreme couponing blog.
I like to coupon.  I save money couponing.  I am not an expert. 
If you want to see extreme savings in your grocery budget and have the time and organizational skills to do it, then couponing is for you!

Instead of trying to tell you in my words how to coupon, I'm going to refer you to a series that I read that got me started on couponing, and then give you some of my pointers and tips for beginning!

MoneySavingMom has a fabulous series on how to tighten up your grocery budget.  The entire series is outlined here.  I highly suggest reading entries 11-17.  These will give you the ins and outs of couponing. 

MY TIPS FOR BEGINNING COUPONING

-"Play the Drugstore Game".  This is where I find HUGE savings on everything household from Shampoo, medicine, lotion, razors, toothpaste,etc. 

- Start Small: Do not let yourself become overwhelmed with having to get every single deal all the time.  You will burn out fast!

- Follow some deal blogs:  Obviously I highlight some deal on my blog - but there are lots of other blogs that highlight many more deals than I do.  I just try to stick to family/mom related deals so I don't drown you in updates, but there are some blogs that will highlight 50 deals a day on their blogs. Some blogs I follow are : Frugal Living NW, Money Saving Mom, Saving Cents with Sense, & Seattle Moms Deal Finder.

- Get Organized: It may seem like a lot of work to organize your coupons, but it will end up saving a ton of headache week in and week out if you take the time to establish an organization system.  I only spend about 1-2 hours a week organizing my coupons and planning my shopping trips now that I'm organized. 

If you are local we also have a local Couponing group on Facebook and they current have a couponing seminar schedule for Tuesday December 6th.  Click here if you have a Facebook account for the details.

Feel free to ask me any questions about the couponing posts I sent you to!  I do have a lot of couponing knowledge and can answer your questions, I just didn't want to have to rewrite what someone else has writte so wonderfully already!


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