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Coupon Abbreviations
  • SC = Store Coupon
  • MC = Manufacturer Coupon
  • SS = Smart Source
  • RP = Red Plum
  • PG = Proctor and Gamble
Coupon Terms
  • WYB = When You Buy
  • B1G1 = Buy One Get One Free
  • .75/1 = 75 cents off one item
  • .75/3 = 75 cents off three items
  • EXP = Expiration Date

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Legality Part 1 – Answers

on 4.24.2009 at 4:16pm
Jenny 16 Comments

You guys had a lot of great questions about the first part of “Keeping it Legal” and I want everyone to catch the answers. Target & Food Lion coupons. You are able to print more than one coupon with Target and Food Lion coupons you can print to pdf.  Target and Food Lion both have [...]

Keeping it Legal… part 1

on 4.24.2009 at 11:35am
Jenny 45 Comments

There are lots of opportunities or ways to bend the rules with couponing so I want to take moment to list two rules that should not be broken.  I know sometimes there are gray areas, but these two are black and white. Only use one manufacturer coupon per item. If you slip in more manufacturer [...]

I’m Calling Corporate

on 4.9.2009 at 2:20pm
Jenny 48 Comments

If you have a problem or issue with a store the best thing you can do is to call the corporate office. It only takes a minute to lodge a complaint but it can solve some serious headaches for you in the future. Odds are it will take you less time to call the corporate [...]

Walgreens Tips & Tricks

on 3.24.2009 at 7:53am
Jenny 37 Comments

Lately 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 read [...]

Extreme Couponer 101: Meat

on 3.16.2009 at 4:50pm
Jenny 15 Comments

I 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 [...]

One 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

on 2.12.2009 at 10:00am
Jenny 9 Comments

A 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,  [...]

There 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 [...]

Percentage of Coupon Use

on 1.29.2009 at 9:50pm
Jenny 11 Comments

Sariah 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 [...]

I 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 [...]