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Extreme Couponing 101: Burnout

Posted on Oct 15 2009 | By Jenny · Comments (105)

With couponing it is very easy to grow tired.  You may feel like you are stuck in a rut or confined to only buying items that have coupons.   With all activities, we can get too involved. It’s something that can save a lot of money, we consider it a good addiction but really we can [...]

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Getting a Bigger Paper

Posted on Aug 27 2009 | By Jenny · Comments (90)

Every weekend there are big variations in the newspaper insert coupons and I always try to encourage you to get the biggest paper available to you.  Newspaper publishers are cutting costs though by decreasing delivery areas which makes it harder for many of us to find bigger papers.
Here are some ideas:

Try local bookstores or  Books-A-Million, [...]

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Newsletter Programs

Posted on Aug 03 2009 | By Jenny · Comments (2)

One way to get great coupons is to join Manufacturer Newsletter programs.  If there is a product you like check out their website to see if they have one and sign up.  Many send out coupons each time or at least every other newsletter!
One I have mentioned before is Right at Home.  They send coupons [...]

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What Does it All Mean?

Posted on Jul 23 2009 | By Jenny · Comments (20)

I have a wide range of posts about how to save in the store and coupons in general but realized that aren’t many places on Southern Savers that explain how to use the lists and the site.
I know the lists are long and very colorful and for many newcomers it just turns into a [...]

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Saving More on Produce Part 2

Posted on Jul 03 2009 | By Jenny · Comments (5)

Guest Post written by Kim, an expert on Produce Co-Ops!
Fresh fruit and vegetables - there is nothing tastier and nothing healthier for you and your family. However, a lot of us bargain shoppers tend to shy away from this section of the grocery store because of the high price tag. Many of the good deals [...]

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Random Bar Code Thoughts

Posted on Jun 25 2009 | By Jenny · Comments (26)

There are lots of different places to get coupons. Newspaper, printables, magazines, in store dispensers, coupons on products, pamphlets in the store… the list is endless. Please remember with all these different coupons that you can still only use one manufacturer coupon per item. It doesn’t matter where you found the coupon, only one per [...]

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Guest Post: Saving on Organic Products

Posted on Jun 23 2009 | By Jenny · Comments (7)

Most of you that visit Southern Savers on a regular basis, already know that you can drastically decrease your grocery shopping expenses with coupons. But did you know you can also decrease your organic grocery shopping by at least 50%?  I am able to say this, because I have done it myself.
Having organic items in [...]

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Extreme Couponing: Organization

Posted on Jun 23 2009 | By Jenny · Comments (65)

There are 4 levels of organization I would recommend.  They go up in order of time involved to organize but they also each make the time spent finding the coupon faster.  So you decide the system best for you and the time trade off.
The pictures below go in order of system type.
#1
“Not Cutting” [...]

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Saving on Produce, part 1

Posted on May 30 2009 | By Jenny · Comments (25)

There are a few questions I get A LOT, and one of them is how do you save on Produce, Meat and Dairy that doesn’t have coupons. Remember that these items still go on sale so you can still save on them without the coupon.  If you would like to save more though…
My first answer [...]

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In Store Coupons Debate

Posted on Apr 29 2009 | By Jenny · Comments (51)

There are some great conversations that go on in the comments sections of all of the deal posts and sometimes it is information we can all use.
There were some questions raised about using a manufacturer coupon found at one store at another store.  Was this stealing or wrong?
My thoughts:
Most stores are given or are paid [...]

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