Clip Coupons and Save Dollars

These days, coupons have become bigger than ever. With so many merchants doubling coupons and given the ability of the internet to target you with coupons related to every interest, there's no way to avoid the fact that coupons can save a savvy clipper hundreds of dollars a year.

Where do you find coupons? You can start with your Sunday newspaper. You will want to pull the flyers for the grocery, drug, department stores you visit each week and the coupon inserts. Then go through and clip the coupons for products you are likely to purchase. Compare the coupons to the sales in the store flyers to maximize your savings. You can hold your coupons in a recycled envelope for the time being.

Coupon books are often distributed in stores; you can check for these at the front of the store. You can also search online for more options.

Start simply if you are new to this. Stick to products you currently use and stores you frequent. As you improve you can add stores. For example, maybe you don't usually shop at the drug store next to your favorite grocery store because the prices are usually higher than another pharmacy up the road. As you start clipping coupons and following the sales, you may decide that it is worth it to go to that higher priced drug store once a week, while you are visiting the grocery store next door anyway, so that you can combine steep discounts with coupons on two or three items.

Within a few weeks you will find that an hour spent clipping coupons pays a respectable wage.