Couponing 101: Saving Money Clipping Coupons

Written by Kim Rowley


You've probably stood in a checkout line behind someone who has a coupon for every item they've purchased, and it seems like eternity until they are finished. But, they probably saved over 50% to 80% off their grocery bill in that few minutes!

How, you ask?

If you want to try your hand at snipping scissors for savings, first you needrepparttar coupons! The best source for coupons is inrepparttar 101329 Sunday newspapers. The inserts are tucked inrepparttar 101330 middle withrepparttar 101331 advertisements.

Withrepparttar 101332 cost of a Sunday paper usually ranging from $1.00 - $1.50, it is a good investment with sometimes hundreds of dollars worth of coupons. And can you believe most people throw them away? Ask your friends, relatives and neighbors to saverepparttar 101333 inserts for you. Be onrepparttar 101334 lookout for businesses who subscribe and leave papers around for customers to read (ie Gas Stations, Laundry Mats). Check recycling bins. "Dumpster dive" if you have to.

On Monday, ask your newspaper carrier and stores if they have any leftover Sunday papers that didn't sell. Vendors usually only have to send in certain parts ofrepparttar 101335 newspaper (ierepparttar 101336 heading) of those that didn't sell to get credit for unsold papers. But they still haverepparttar 101337 coupons inside!

Unfortunately around Holidays, coupon inserts aren't as plentiful. So, you may want to checkrepparttar 101338 Newspaper inrepparttar 101339 Newsstand on Mother's Day before searchingrepparttar 101340 couch cushions for pocket change. And not all Sunday newspaper carryrepparttar 101341 same inserts. Some may have one, and another three. And even if they carryrepparttar 101342 same inserts,repparttar 101343 amounts ofrepparttar 101344 coupons may be different! It is common that coupons have a higher dollar value in an urban area over a rural area.

More ways to obtain coupons is directly fromrepparttar 101345 manufacturers. Callrepparttar 101346 toll-free number on your favorite brands asking for coupons. Telling them first how much you like their product is a good introduction to your plea. Most will be happy to mail you coupons. Also check out to see ifrepparttar 101347 product has a website. Email them or use their contact form to inquire. Don't forget to include your mailing address.

Look over your empty canned goods labels and boxed food items before throwing them inrepparttar 101348 trash. Usually you can find a toll-free number to call (see above) onrepparttar 101349 package. Some packages also adorn their own coupons good on their next purchase. And many companies are now participating in Boxtops for Education and Campbell's Labels for Education, so take a second to cut outrepparttar 101350 little symbol forrepparttar 101351 school of your choice. Those 10˘ add up fast when many people save, and all schools, public and private alike, appreciate them.

Also look for "hang-tags" on items inrepparttar 101352 store. Some will say "Save $$$ now" and if you readrepparttar 101353 print, it does not have to be used on only that certain item. Look for hang-tags on wine, as some offer $$$ off soda, meat or produce, with NO alcohol purchase required.

Another plan to acquire coupons is to beg, borrow or steal from other couponers. Ok, maybe not steal. Barter. If you don't know any coupon locales, you can meet them through Refund/Coupons Magazines and Internet Chat Boards. It is prohibited to actually sell coupons, but you can "purchase" coupons from Coupon Services who charge a "handling fee" per coupon (for their time to cut, sort and mail). You can even bid on coupons on eBay!

The newest way to add coupons to your collection is to print them directly fromrepparttar 101354 internet to your printer (ie FreePrintables.net)! Some stores have yet to accept these thinking they are counterfeit. But printable coupons are definitelyrepparttar 101355 waverepparttar 101356 of future. Many sites make you register first, and your name may even appear onrepparttar 101357 coupon or are barcoded with your information. Others may only let you print one or two ofrepparttar 101358 same coupon before you get a "Sorry you've already printed your quota for that coupon" message.

Once you have your coupons, it is best to have some rhyme or reason to them, so it is easier to findrepparttar 101359 coupon you want when you need it. You can use a simple recipe box with dividers, a three ring binder with divided pages (like for baseball cards), or you can even buy a "real" coupon organizer.

Then you need to categorize your coupons within your organizer. There are several ways people sort theirs. The most simple way is to organize by generic classifications (ie Baby, Pet, Frozen Foods, Dairy, Paper Products, Health & Beauty, etc). Another way to sort is by expiration date. Couponers with thousands of coupons filerepparttar 101360 full inserts byrepparttar 101361 name ofrepparttar 101362 insert (SmartSource, Valassis, Proctor & Gamble) andrepparttar 101363 date that it came out.

Make a date once a month with your coupon organizer to weed out expired coupons. This can be done easily while watching your favorite show onrepparttar 101364 television. Your kids can even help. If you have an extra stamp to spare, mail those expired coupons overseas forrepparttar 101365 the deployed military to use atrepparttar 101366 commissaries. Some commissaries accept coupons up to six months afterrepparttar 101367 expiration date.

Never throw out any coupons thinking you won't use them! Even if you have coupons for products you know you won't use, you may find those products on sale or clearance and after using a coupon may be only a few cents or even free! Save health and beauty items for gift baskets. Donate canned goods to food pantries. Sell Cleaning Supplies at a rummage sale. You getrepparttar 101368 idea.

A Whole New World.

Written by Alan Richardson


A Whole New World.

If, like me, your career in life has not involved any Form of marketing or selling, then to get involved In internet marketing is one hell of a giant leap.

I was first introduced into internet marketing through An email that I receive twice weekly. I kept seeing an Advert for something called GoogleAds. Now ,at this Point, all I usedrepparttar internet for was either playing games Or just browsing in general for any information that I needed On any subject matter underrepparttar 101328 sun. The advert said that all I needed to do to make any money was place adverts onto Google’s search engine and people would buy products and I Would receive a generous commission. Simple ,I thought ,that is Until you try it as an uneducated marketer.

I lost more money than I made, but this can be quite normal forrepparttar 101329 Beginner .I acceptedrepparttar 101330 fact that I had lost money but vowed to continue looking for something that I could do.

So, being curious about money making onrepparttar 101331 internet I decided To investigate further. I came across many money making opportunities That promise this that andrepparttar 101332 other, which I am sure a lot of you have seen Yourselves.

Anyway, after a while I found an offer that I thought I could try out And see what happens without losing an absolute fortune.

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