So I have been hit and miss with couponing. I have had great success in some area like a Target trip where I pait $24 for $72 worth of products or Walgreens where I paid $19 for $50 worth of products. But then there were trips where none of the coupons and sales matched up. I am still saving money but not as much as I would like with how much work it takes to get good savings. So is couponing worth it? Yes and No. There are a lot of great deals out there and if it is something that you "need" then it is excellent. I decided to try to stockpile some things for the future from future savings. However you have to have a family decision to save up items for later. So here is the question "Are future savings worth current spending?"
To answer this you have to either assume that there will be no savings later and have the money now. Or somehow having the know how to extreme coupon where you can get everything next to free even without major coupons and without committing coupon fraud. Wow what fraud? If you knowingly use a coupon when it is expired or for any items that are not listed on the coupon, even if the coupon does not pick up on it being used on the wrong item, it is fraud. Plus purchasing so much that you clean the shelves is bad coupon ettiquete.
So how to coupon and make it worth it without doing the wrong thing and without spending so much time on it that it is dumb. Well carry your coupons, subscribe to other peoples work on coupon focused sites, and look at sales. Also always always always shop from a list only. If you can get more than one for the same price by using a coupon you can stockpile a bit without angering the spouse.
Check out the coupon sites! These ladies and gentlemen are genious!
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