Archive for Extreme Couponer 101
Walgreens Tips & Tricks
· CommentsLately there have been lots of issues for folks shopping at Walgreens. Let me try to give some tips to make it easier for you. Hopefully this will also clear up some errors I have seen in your tips for others in comments.
If you are new to Walgreens shopping go here first and [...]
Extreme Couponer 101: Meat
· CommentsI get asked a lot if my family buys meat. I guess it is assumed to have a budget of $50 per week for all expenses that we must vegetarians. We are not! Though you will rarely find coupons for meat there are ways to cut your costs. Since most of these tips are about [...]
Extreme Couponer 101: What’s a Good Price?
· CommentsOne of the biggest parts to saving on groceries is to know what a stock up price is for the products you buy. Prices for each item will vary week by week at the grocery store, and your goal is to only buy them when they are the lowest price the store is going to [...]
Extreme Couponer Workshop - Atlanta
· CommentsA new workshop is available!! Thanks to 3 great readers, I will be heading to Atlanta March 14th for a workshop in the Midtown area.
To get more information about workshops or to sign up go HERE.
Note: This location has limited space and will fill up quickly.
**Update: The first class is almost full, I have just [...]
Extreme Couponer 101: Other’s Wisdom
· CommentsThere are lots of great bloggers out there that have posts we can all learn from. Here are a few that I’ve seen this week…
Having issues with coupons at Walgreens? - Mercedes has a post about Understanding the Walgreens Register.
FiveCentNickel (one of my favorite finanical blogs) did a great post on the behind the scenes [...]
Percentage of Coupon Use
· CommentsSariah asked a question in comment to the last post about my number of 10% of people coupon. That was my rough estimate.
Searching for exact numbers for an answer I found this and found it very humorous. Because of the “average weekly savings” reported I’m sticking with my 10% coupon number… these folks don’t coupon, [...]
Extreme Couponer 101: Coupon Redemption
· CommentsI get a lot of comments and questions every week asking if the stores are going to get reimbursed for a certain coupon or if they will lose money on a deal. It is also becoming a peeve of mine to see people say that we should not get free items because we are going [...]
Extreme Couponer 101: LIVE
· CommentsStarting this February I will be holding Extreme Couponing Workshops. If you are new to couponing, know someone trying to get started, or just have questions this is a detailed 2 hour course that starts at the basics and takes you all the way through advanced topics! It’s a fun class and my goal is [...]
A few quick tools and tips
· CommentsA CVS Tip: If the cashier is not busy, ask the cashier to scan your extracare card when you walk into the store, it will print out coupons even though you bought nothing. Then you can use them on your first transaction. Plus when you check out you will get more coupons!!
How I learned this: [...]
Extreme Couponer 101: Prescription Game
· CommentsA great way to make a prescription into a money saver is to move your prescription from pharmacy to pharmacy following the incentives. Every drugstore lately is competing (fighting) for your business. If you have insurance that gives you lots of places you can fill prescriptions then take advantage of the deals and rack up [...]
