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Coupons Can Be Your Best Friend Part 2

Part 2.

Sort your coupons/span> Use plastic protector sheets to help sort coupons. You can combine them into a single sleeve and even divide them up by date. Labeling the sheets just like the aisles in your favorite grocery store will allow you to pull only the coupons that you need. It can also give you a quick glance at the expiration dates to make sure you are not left stranded at the checkout.

Go for the Big Deals
Checking the weekly flyers put out by your local stores can save you even more money. Many of these sales flyers can be found online or will be delivered to your home. Also check in the front of the store to see what is on sale for the week and buy only the items that match your list, unless it is a staple that you use all the time.

Websites Check around for websites which pool all of the local deals plus great coupons.

Taking the time to do a little sales research before you make the trip to the store is one of the best ways to save money.

Organizing your coupons by type and date will help you save time and money. Using them in combination with sales at the store could just help you build up your savings account significantly at end of each month.

We all need to buy items to eat and to use in the household, but why pay more if you do not have to?

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Coupons Can Be Your Best Friend, Part 1

Part 1.

Ever wonder what it would be like to get paid for buying what you were going to buy anyway? For instance, you walk into the store for a loaf of bread and walk out with a couple of extra bucks as well as your bread?

This is what it is like if you use coupons and also shop the sales in your local supermarkets and also your chain drugstores, many of which are now starting to carry a lot more food items and paper products at really good sale prices.

Combining a coupon with an already low sales price is almost like getting the item for free.

Coupon using can be a hard and stressful work, but thanks to online sites and emails from the manufacturer, plus sale flyers online that allow you to click the items to add them to your grocery list makes it easier than ever before to save money through clipping and using coupons.

The main rule with coupons is only to clip the ones for items that you use regularly. It is nice to try new things once in a while, but coupons are really no bargain if you are spending more in the end than you normally would.

If you do not spend that much time online, now is the time to start. You will also want to get any Sunday newspaper coupon supplements and cut out what you need.

Once you do that, you need to organize them.

Organize Getting a simple binder with plastic pockets, such as 2 pockets per sheet, can help you use all your coupons easily. Be sure to bring pen, paper, calculator to work out a unit price, and your list.

Also consider that when an item is on sale and you are using a coupon, the price may actually be cheaper than the warehouse club price, so be vigilant and look for the best deals.

and also protects your valuable pen, calculator and even cash stored in the nifty side pockets.

Continued in Part 2.

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