How many coupons are too many?
I’m a big fan of in-store coupons. Finding an automatic dispenser or a tear pad of coupons near a product you know you’ll buy is a great way to get multiples. Here’s the dilemma: how many coupons should you take?
Why coupon value can vary store to store
Any time you can take advantage of a double or triple coupon promotion, it's a great opportunity to maximize coupon value and get items free! But every store or chain has different policies for handling coupon promotions.
Fresh ideas on how to save on fruits, veggies
Q: Every time I read about someone using coupons to get $500 worth of food for $4.95, I wonder what that person is feeding her family — not fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains, apparently. Why there are are there no coupons for fresh fruits and veggies?
10 places (beside the newspaper) to find coupons
When the Frugalista grocery shops, other people in line are surprisingly supportive of the coupon use going on, even though it takes me longer to check out. Other shoppers always want to know where I get all those coupons. I get them everywhere. Newspapers are far from the only place to find grocery coupons these days. Here are more ways to build a coupon stash: By Carrie Kirby, Tribune Newspapers
Coupon ethics — be a cut above
Q: I am new to couponing, and I would like to have a regular source for a few extra Sunday coupon inserts. Do newspaper offices or stores give away extra copies of papers that don't sell? I thought about checking at a senior residence apartment building to see if I could scavenge from their recycling, but I don't want to give couponers a bad name, and I didn't know if this was appropriate. Please help.
Web services cut grocery bills, save time
The excuse for the sin of overpaying at the grocery store is always the same: I don't have time to hunt down bargains!
Clipping your grocery bill without coupons
The coupon can be a deal breaker for would-be supermarket savers. Clipping and handing over those little slips of paper makes some people feel like they have turned into a comic strip granny, with crazy-cat-lady status just around the corner. Recent TV depictions of couponers who spend 40 hours a week clipping have done nothing for the couponer's image.
How much savings can a vegetable garden sprout?
Money doesn't grow on trees, but it can grow in your garden. The question is, how much?
What to do if you don't get your coupon value
What should I do if I don't get credit for the coupons I hand the cashier?
Plan before buying into local farm deliveries
I like the idea of joining a community-supported agriculture farm so I can get boxes of fresh produce come spring. But how do you choose the right one?
But really, who's still paying for bottle service?
At the office, my desk sits squarely between two ladies who previously held my job: Three generations of nightlife producers, all in a row.
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