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Coupon Abbreviations
  • SC = Store Coupon
  • MC = Manufacturer Coupon
  • SS = Smart Source
  • RMN = Retail Me Not
  • 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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  Tonight is the start of another season of Extreme Couponing on TLC, and they are already starting off by showing everyone a non-realistic form of couponing.  In case you didn’t learn this from last season, not everything you see on TV is true, doable or even right. After allowing an Extreme Couponing episode to […]

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        Now that season one of Extreme Couponing is over, I thought we would take a week and actually teach you the “real” way to coupon!  Most (if not all) of this has been covered over the years on Southern Savers, but it never hurts to have a refresher. Can you do what you saw on […]