This series is for all those myths, questions and comments many of us couponers get from the non-coupon users out there. If you missed the first posts in this series I have great news — you can still read them:
- Myth #1: Couponing is a Waste of Time
- Myth #2: I Wouldn’t Benefit from Using Coupons, Because I like to cook from Scratch
- Myth #3: Time Vs. Money: Couponing Not Worth The Time
- Myth #4: The Things I get on Coupons are for Things I Don’t Buy Normally
- Myth #5: The Word Coupon is a Noun, not a Verb
- Myth #6: Couponing requires me going to 5 different stores across town, and I would spend $4 in gas in order to save .40 cents at the register.”
Coupon Myth #7: “I can never seem to remember my coupons.”
Guest post series by Bonnie H.
When you are really getting into couponing and trying to cut your grocery budget spending in half, you understand that when you are couponing you are PLANNING to go couponing. Coupons Shopping to save means you are not just throwing coupons into your purse and you hope to save a few dollars here or there. You are going to Happymoneysaver.com or other coupon blogs and printing out a list of all the inexpensive items with coupons. Then you are PLANNING to go to the store and do some coupon shopping. This is where the big savings happen.
If you are the type that just wants to save a few dollars though, just head to your local dollar store or Walmart, they sell handy little coupon holders that actually fit in your purse! Then, you always have them with you! Or start a coupon binder so you always have your coupons with you.
Question for the readers: Do you PLAN before you go or are you a wanderer through the store looking for deals coupon shopper?
About Karrie
Food is my love language. But so is saving money. So I like to combine the two a lot and make thrifty make ahead and freeze meals to save time. Because life is busy, and freezer meals can come to the rescue for all of us. And yes, they actually CAN taste good. Read more...
Comments & Reviews
Trina says
Oh – and I try to always bring my bag of cloth bags with me when I am planning to go to the store. I like that they hold a lot, aren’t wasteful, the products stay IN them rather than rolling all around the trunk of the car … and at some stores they’re worth 3c or 5c off your purchase for each cloth bag you use! I fold them up, and carry the stack of bags inside another bag, works great for me!
Trina says
Both!
Maybe eventually I’ll convert over to a binder, but for now I have “upgraded” from one accordian wallet-style coupon holder to two. I now have one strictly for food items (by category) and another for Rite Aid that includes all non-food items and has one section reserved for Rite Aid VV food & snack coupons. They both fit in my diaper bag just fine, so I carry them pretty much everywhere, and am constantly adding / rearranging / pulling expired coupons out whenever I have a spare minute waiting somewhere.
Kfroggy says
I’m pretty much a “match-my-coupon” to the sale ads kind of gal, but I still leave room for spontineity…I think you have to be organized & prepared w/your coupons or else the whole thing will become overwhelming & you’ll quit…it’s definitly worth the time/effort, but it does take time & is like another part-time job…I love it !
Erin J. says
im a HUGE planner… even down to the details of how many transactions and what those transactions contain, which coupons to use and what possible RR to roll onto them. Yes sometimes I am forced to redo my list on the fly cause the store is out of something, but I usually get what I need.
Cerise says
Same here. I use both. I have a list and those coupons together in my bag, but I always take in my binder just in case!
elizabeth says
Planner, but if I end up with a little extra time, I’ll wander the aisles with my coupons. I just don’t go to the grocery store, drug store, or Target without my coupons anymore. You never know what will be on clearance!
BRANDI says
I THINK I AM A LITTLE OF BOTH. I PLAN AND MAKE A LIST FOR MY TRIP BUT I ALSO ALWAYS CARRY MY COUPON BINDER AND LOOK FOR CLEARANCE ITEMS!! SOMETIMES IT REALLY PAYS OFF!! 🙂