There is a very simple answer to this question – YES!!!! Yes, you really can save money using coupons! I do, every single week. Now that we have answered that very simple pressing question, let’s give a few tips on how YOU can start save money using coupons right now!
Coupon Tip #1: Get Your Hands On Some Coupons
- You can’t save money if you don’t actually have any coupons. Get your hands on as many coupons as you can. Coupons can be found in the newspaper, online, in a recycle bin, and from asking your neighbors and friends. Don’t be shy. Start asking people for their unused coupons, you will be surprised how easy they are to find – for free even! I personally asked all my immediate neighbors by putting a homemade flyer in their mailboxes last summer, and each week many of them leave me a stack of unwanted coupons in my mailbox. That “Wanted: Coupons” flyer is the actual flyer I made and distributed to my neighbors last summer.
Coupon Tip #2: Print Online Coupons – They Are FREE!
- Get online and print out some FREE coupons! Online coupon sites are free to use, and you can print up to 2 coupons from each computer. Just be sure not to copy any of your printed coupons – that is illegal. My favorite coupon-printing site is www.coupons.com. Also, many of your favorite retailers and grocery stores have their own websites that you can sign up to receive and print their coupons for their products. Printing coupons is a great way to save money; you just have to be disciplined to do it!
Coupon Tip #3: Download Coupon Apps
- Actively using coupon apps are a great way to save even more money at the grocery store and now even at many local retailers, restaurants, movie theatres and more! Coupon apps are not just for the grocery store anymore! My favorite apps are: ibotta and savingstar. I use both of these every week and save a lot of extra money! They take a little bit of work – but the savings do add up and you can usually use these apps on top of sales and paper coupons – so it’s like a triple dose of savings!