Couponing isn’t for everyone and maybe it isn’t worth everyone’s time but once I got the hang of couponing, I am able to save around $50 for every hour I spend on couponing! This is well worth my time! Getting started at first is time consuming like anything new but once you get it down pat, you can coupon in your sleep! P.S. I don’t clip. I use the insert method – saves me a ton of time!

I’ve recently added Whole Food Sales/Coupon Match ups to my weekly match up! There are deals to be had and coupons out there for organic products. I’m beginning to see more and more as consumers are demanding it!

Good luck!

A few months later, I came across Bargain Briana’s Coupon Basics guide, and it clicked. I had been using the coupons all wrong. The trick is to use the coupon when the item is on sale at rock bottom prices.

Using this method and using the coupon databases at Coupon Mom and A Full Cup have made a huge impact on my budget. Now, I typically save 30-60% off my grocery purchases.

$200 is now more than sufficient for our food, cleaning supplies, and household items for our family of 6 for 2 weeks. With that money, I not only buy the items we need right then but also stock up on sale items so that I never again have to pay full price for them. For example, I now have enough shampoo and body wash to last at least 6 months and paid $.50 or less per bottle. I also have stockpiled laundry detergent, fabric softener, bottled water (for my husband’s lunches), paper towels, and much more. I got all of these items at a lower cost than the generic equivalent, whether it’s the Wal-Mart brand or another store brand. In fact, there was no comparison in the prices. The name brand purchased using coupons cost WAY less than the generic.

In addition to using my coupons on sale items, I also learned that in my area, Harris Teeter will double (and sometimes triple) coupons $.99 or less. So those coupons are typically put to better use at Harris Teeter while my $1+ coupons typically get me more value at WalMart or at Food Lion.

I also learned that you don’t have to clip all the coupons. Just clip the ones you will actually use. For me, clipping every single coupon is a time waste, so I just don’t do it.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I’d definitely encourage you to read Bargain Briana’s instructions and consider again whether you might benefit from using coupons.

I don’t think that she is saying that couponing is a waste of time for everyone. She simply is making the point that you can save money and be thrifty without couponing. I do use coupons, but there are definitely months when I go without couponing because I don’t have the time to, and our family can sometimes save just as much money at the store without coupons by buying store brands.

I used to be very into couponing, but I just don’t have the time anymore. It does not mean that I am against those that do in any way.