About me
Amber is a stay at home mom to three fun, energetic children. Saving Money Wisely was born in April of 2009 after many people wanted to know how she saved so much money at the grocery. In September of 2009, Amber joined the Little Miss Know It All blog network. The purpose and vision for this blog is to help people save as much money as possible and also for others to see the benefits of using coupons. Many of us have been blessed abundantly due to our coupons, and it is important to give back.
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I’ve been looking for ways to organize my coupons. I haven’t figured out your website yet to use coupons in a timely manner. How much time is this supposed to take? How do I find a coupon for a specific item? Please help.
Confused beginner,
Jodie
Thanks for reading Jodie – and I hope to be able to help you out! I organize my coupons in a 3 ring binder. I use baseball card inserts to put the coupons in. I then use tabs and organize by category (fridge, frozen, shelf foods, cleaning, health and beauty, kids, and medicines). Doing it this way, when I clip my coupons on Sunday, I can just put them into the inserts and I’m good to go……..it probably takes about a half hour to an hour each Sunday doing this – the key is to stay on it and not end up with a giant stack of coupons to have to go through
Some people don’t clip each coupon either, they just label the inserts each week with the date of the paper it was in (for example, 10/11/09 Red Plum).
In all of my posts, I will reference the week the coupon came from and also what source (smartsource, red plum, or pg). This way if you sort by inserts and don’t clip you can find it quickly, and if you do clip, just go to that category to find it…..also, any printables that I have on my lists will have a link to the site…..you can usually print 2 coupons per computer, which is great if you are trying to get a stockpile going.
I hope this helps – if you have any other questions, please let me know! I think once you find a system that works best for you – you will really enjoy using your coupons!
Amber,
Your Aunt Bonnie referred me here. I am a beginner; but don’t have a clue how to go about doing all this. CAn you give some general guidelines on doing this? I typically shop at Meijer and Walmart. We have a Kroger (which I hate because they are slow and the layout is nuts) and a Marsh which I hate cause you can’t find anything and it’s expensive. I can change my hate to like if it will save me enough money. We have to eat very healthy due to health issues in our house – this means my food bill every month is in the hundreds
If you are just getting started and have a special diet that you need to follow – I would first suggest making a list of items you use on a regular basis. Start paying attention to the regular prices on those items and how often they go on sale. Also – look for coupons for those items. If it is an item that doesn’t often have coupons in Sunday inserts or online printing sites – contact the manufacture. Just shoot them a quick email letting them know that you use their product and how it helps you with your special diet – they will often send you coupons! You can also use money (coupons) that you get on Catalina rewards (for example, buy 2 fruit snacks, get $2.00 coupon for your next order) to use for those specialty items that you use. I hope that helps you get started – if you have any other questions, just let me know! Thanks for reading!
Hi,
Thank you for your posts! I was curious to know how you choose what deals to put up? I started using coupons in earnest several weeks ago, but after reading a few blogs every week, I’ve realized that most of them do not post all the deals from the circulars. Like Walgreens for example…this week, 12/6, there is a sale on Reynolds Wrap. There IS a coupon for it, but out of the 6 or 7 blogs that I read, only one blog mentioned the sale and the coupon that matches up.
So, how do bloggers like yourself choose what deals to post?
Thanks!
I tend to pick and choose each week, and try to hit all the best deals. A lot of times there are coupons that will match up with items on sale – but if it isn’t a large percentage off or if I have seen it much cheaper at another time, I won’t list it. And, to be quite honest, sometimes it just depends on how much time I have to write the post
I do try to get all the best deals each week at each store – however, if I find something throughout the week or if someone lets me know of a great deal that’s going on – I’ll post another update so my readers can get the deals. Thanks for reading and I hope that helps with why not everything is listed each week 