I’m trying to make the most of coupons. For awhile, I stopped using them because I felt like I never bought the products that there were coupons for. However, I have since noticed that there are plenty of products that I usually buy that have coupons.
In an effort to try to lower my grocery bill, I’m trying to be more diligent in using them.
Where do I get coupons?
- From the Sunday paper. My town has a free option where they deliver just the coupons along with a few ads (not all).
- From Swagbucks – When you print online coupons from them, you get 10 points per coupon. The points can then be redeemed for gift cards to places like Amazon. Alot of the coupons found in the Sunday paper are also found here so it doubles my stash. It can take awhile for me to get credit for the coupons, but I don’t mind. The points are just an added benefit of using their coupons.
- E-coupons on Grocery Store Loyalty Cards – My King Soopers allows me to add e-coupons to their card, which are deducted when I buy those items in the store.
- Ibotta – an app I use on my iPhone. Ibotta has quite a few coupons that you can use in conjunction with a physical coupon. The coupon savings collect in my account until I reach a payout threshold. I consider this “extra” money and don’t include in my monthly coupon totals.
How do I maximize my coupons?
- I try to use my coupons at King Soopers which doubles the value up to $1.00. However, the product must already be a good price, otherwise I won’t buy it just for the sake of using a coupon.
I’ve been keeping track of how much in coupons I use per month to help me actually see their value. I plan to do a separate post with the total.
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