To be a successful couponer, you need to work in some planning time. Honestly, I spend anywhere from 2-4 hours a week going through ads, cutting coupons and organizing shopping trips. For the amount I save, it is worth it for me and my family and our budget! I've never been able to sit still and watch TV anyway so I usually do my couponing while watching TV or while the kids are busy with the Wii or other activities.
Tonight I have spent about an hour planning for three trips tomorrow: Cash Wise, Coborn's and Walgreens.
I received a special coupon book from Cash Wise so I cut out the ones I will use and since these are store coupons, I went on a search for any manufacturer coupons that I could match up.
Coborn's has double coupon days on Saturday (they will match any coupon up to $1.00) I'm excited that I have a few $1.00 coupons that I will be able to double to $2.00. To maximize my savings I am using coupons that can be doubled and only on items that are already on sale! F
Finally we needed some floss for the kids...so I am planning a trip to Walgreens. Since I bought three papers this week I have many duplicate coupons that I used on Sunday (see 7/31/11 post) so I will be cashing in on these deals and getting enough back in Register Rewards to get the floss (that sadly do not have a coupon for) for FREE.
Of course I will post my savings success tomorrow on my blog! Do you spend time planning, clipping and plotting? Share your stories here....I can't be the only one...can I?
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