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3 Tips to Cut your Grocery Bills!

As a mom to 7 kids aged 13 and under, we go through a lot of food. A lot of groceries. We are on one income and my husband works for a non-profit organization, so we are never going to be rich. One way I have found to cut down on our grocery bills is to use coupons. I read the grocery circulars and plan my shopping around what is on sale. I clip coupons. I bulk buy when I see great deals. I used to think that using coupons was not worth the time and effort it took, but now I notice that I am saving sometimes up to 50% of my total bills. I figured it was part of my job as manager of my home to use my time to save money. Plus I get an adrenaline rush when I see that total go down, down, down at the check out counter. I thought I'd share some tips for couponing that any average, busy mom can use.

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Tip 1: Subscribe to your local Sunday paper

It's a GREAT source of coupons!

I have found one of the easiest ways to get lots of coupons is to subscribe to my local Sunday newspaper. Most weeks there are more than one bundle of coupons in the Sunday paper. Some weeks I score 3 bundles of coupons. It costs me $8.60 to have Sunday home delivery and I will save at least $100 or more from the coupons in the paper. If you want more coupons, you can get multiple copies of the Sunday paper.

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Tip 2: Use Internet coupons

Subscribe to coupon email lists and blogs

I get emails from several coupon and deal sites. I have included some of these in the link list below. There are many coupons that you can print from the internet, both from coupon sites and places like facebook. Some lists send daily digests of deals and printable coupons, others send you weekly reminders or monthly reminders when printable coupons are re-loaded. I have found that Walmart and my local grocery stores accept these printed coupons. The savings add up! Many times the writers of the couponing blogs have done all the homework for you and will match up major stores (such as Target, Rite Aid, CVS or grocery stores) with the coupons and deals available. I have listed the ones I use most in the link list following.

Sites for Savings!

For the Mommas
Lists all kinds of bargains, printable coupons available and scenarios for deals at stores such as Rite Aid, CVS, Target and grocers. You can sign up for daily email reminders of bargains.
Faithful Provisions
Lists all kinds of bargains, printable coupons available and scenarios for deals at stores such as Rite Aid, CVS, Target and grocers. You can sign up for daily email reminders of bargains. Click on "Start Here" tab for more information.
Coupons.com
Print coupons directly from this site. You can sign up under "Member Center" to get weekly email reminders of bargains.
Stretching A Buck
Lists all kinds of bargains, printable coupons available and scenarios for deals at stores such as Rite Aid, CVS, Target and grocers. You can sign up for daily email reminders of bargains.
The Coupon Mom
The coupon mom is an expert! She wrote the books on couponing. She has done your homework for you. All kinds of links to coupon printing sites, videos on how to save and more. You can sign up for her email list too.
Smart Source
Lots of printable coupons here. Coupons change and/or are restocked monthly.

Tip 3: Read your store circular

Shop according to what's on sale and combine sales with coupons

We get store circulars delivered right to our mailbox weekly. Other circulars come in the Sunday newspaper (stores such as Target, Rite Aid, CVS and Walmart). Read through them to find out what is on sale, then look through your coupons to see what matches up. You can save a bundle by combining store "buy one, get one" sales with coupons. Many stores double the coupon savings too. Plan your menus based on what is one sale. Some sites like The Coupon Mom match coupons to store savings weekly for you.

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  • Vortrek_Grafix Apr 12, 2012 @ 1:04 pm | delete
    Don't use coupons much, but always figured it was worthwhile for anyone who took the time to learn all the little tricks of the trade.Saving money is the same as getting a raise, since it has the same affect on the bottom line (increasing discretionary income).
  • miaponzo Jun 10, 2011 @ 6:07 pm | delete
    I used to live on coupons.. but here in Kuwait they don't take them.. so I'm stuck!
  • accfuller May 9, 2011 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    stick to your list!!!!!!!!!!!
  • ShirlW May 1, 2011 @ 8:06 pm | delete
    I have recently begun to SERIOUSLY use coupons and am amazed to see the savings each week grow. It's astonishing to realize how much you can save with some planning and effort. That whole planning part is my biggest hurtle! Thanks for the tips!
  • MTF-briguy Apr 5, 2011 @ 7:11 pm | delete
    Great tips especially since lately the cost of food has been raising! Thanks.
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