1. Know your prices. If you don’t know the price, you don’t know if it’s a good deal.
2. Plan your meals around the sale ad. i.e. whenever possible eat what’s on sale.
3. If something is a great deal then it’s time to stock up. Remember that most items like meat, bread, even vegetables can be frozen and used later.
4. Use store and manufacture coupons together. (Remember the store gets reimbursed for the manufacture coupons.)
5. Don’t buy things you don’t need. (It’s not a good deal unless you actually need the item.)
6. Read the coupon. Many times the coupon is good for items and sizes that are not shown in the picture. Sometimes coupons are good for trial sizes too.
7. It always pays to talk. Talk to your friends. Talk to the store clerks. See what others are doing. Store clerks can be the best because they see what others do. Their information can be very valuable.
8. Bookmark all your favorite stores websites for easy navigation to check for sales and coupons.
9. Ask your store if they have a frequent shopper card or other special perks. For example CVS is a local store that does. Sign up for the card and when you see e-coupons online you simply click and attach them to your store card. Then when you shop they scan your card and all the coupons are credited to your purchase.
10. Help pay for college with your purchase by setting up a U Promise account at www.UPromise.com. Lot’s of opportunities here. Take some time to scan through the options.
11. Work with your friends to share information and websites. One we recommend is www.MoneySavingMom.com.
Posted: March 15th, 2010 under Encouragement, Food, Saving Money.
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