I hope today finds you well and you have been able to take advantage of the great grocery deals this week.
1st up: On Saturday May 23 (tomorrow) at Old Navy all off their flip flops are $1/pair!!!!! I would recommend getting there early because I am sure that they are going to go fast!
2nd: There have been several request on how to do couponing. So, just for you, here is the information that was given at the Stake Enrichment Boot Camp in January. (Courtesy of the Bargain Babes ; ) If you need to come back to this, just select the coupon 101 tab on the right. And, if you have any questions, call or email me.
Intro to using coupons
1.Accumulate coupons. You can do this by subscribing to the Sunday newspaper. There are three types of inserts that come in the Sunday paper; SmartSource, Red Plum, and Procter & Gamble (P&G). Red Plum also comes in the mail with the grocery ads. There are also many printable coupons; most allow you to print two coupons per computer. It is recommended you get one newspaper subscription per person in your home. You can also trade coupons with friends and through online coupon trading forums.
2.Organize your coupons. Find the best way for you. Keep them in order by date of the Sunday paper they come in. Do not clip them. Keep them filed until there is a great sale to match the coupon. Then clip it and take it with you to the store. This saves a lot of extra, unnecessary clipping and saving cut coupons.
3.Wait until a sale comes along to match the coupons you want to use. Use your favorite website that will do the work of matching coupons to sales.
4.The reason you want multiple coupons is so you can stock up. You can use one coupon per item purchased. So, for example, if razors are free and you have four coupons, you can get four razors absolutely free! This will carry you until the next sale when they are free again.
5.The coupons do not generally expire for up to five months. Every month you can check your oldest coupons to see if they have expired and throw them away.
When getting started, be patient, it will take a little time to build up your supply of coupons. You will have a large supply of not only food, but also toiletries, cleaning supplies and more in a just a matter of months. All on the same budget you currently shop with.
6.The websites usually rate the deals. When you see a five star deal, it is a great time to stock up. You will learn what the lowest prices are to pay for certain items in no time. Stock up as much as you can to last until the next sale. Soon you will be stocked up on all sorts of items you use and won’t have to pay full price for them and will soon have food storage of items you use.
8.There are many other ways to save at the store including rebates, and Catalinas (coupons that print at the register after you pay). Pay attention to the websites and you will learn about deals you never imagined.
9.To get the maximum savings, you can not be loyal to one brand or store. You need to be willing to try new products and brands.
Free money saving websites
The following are a few websites that are absolutely free that do a lot of the work for you. They will match coupons to store sales. All you have to do is keep your coupons organized, clip them and make your shopping list according to your needs. Many of them have blogs and forums where users can add their own finds and tips.
Grocerysmarts.com
1. enter passport (Utah passport is: g84csg)
2. click submit
3. select your store from the dropdown menu
4. Click start button in upper right hand corner of page
5. select the items you want to add to your grocery list (they will turn white)
6. type in any notes or other items you want to purchase to create a complete list
7. click the shrink button in the upper right corner of the page. This will compress your list to include only those items you have selected as well we any notes you have typed. If you need to start over, click the unshrink button.
8. click the print now button to print your list.
9. print your coupons from the links provided
10. clip your coupons from Sunday paper inserts
Pinchingyourpennies.com
Grocery Deals
Click on screaming deals by state
select Utah
select grocery store you are interested in
Deals at stores around town other than grocery
from the home page select forums
select screaming deals around town
go through thread to see what stores/deals apply to you
Deals found online
select forums from the home page
go to screaming deals online
Other deal finding websites/blogs
Moneysavingmom.com
Bargainbrianna.blogspot.com
Couponmom.com
Coupondivas.com/kids-eat-free
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