Saving with Grocery Coupons

Just as everything else has increased in price so has food. Americans are on an ever tightening budget with the economy in its current state. More and More people are looking for ways to reduce their grocery bill, and are saving with grocery coupons. Grocery coupons are a great way to reduce your grocery bill. Many people are simply casually using a few coupons to save a few dollars off their bills. If you are will to invest just a few hours a week into gathering and organizing coupons, you can easily save 40% or more off you grocery bill.

The first thing to do is to start gathering grocery coupons. These can be found in many different places. The most common place to find coupons is the Sunday newspaper. There will usually be anywhere from one to three coupon inserts in your Sunday paper. Another place to find coupons is your local supermarket. Coupons can be found on the edge of the shelves on tear pads as well as “Binky” coupons, these are the ones in the dispensers with a blinking red light.(These can not generally be doubled) Also you will sometimes find a coupon on a product (a peelie) for instant savings. The Parade magazine in your Sunday paper sometimes has a coupon or two in it. It is worth flipping through it to see. Women’s magazines such as Women’s Day, Self, Red Book, etc. will frequently have a few coupons in them. Printable online coupons from smart source, Red Plum, coupons.com and manufacturers' websites are accepted at most stores.

Now that you have your paper coupons you may want to check out e-coupons. First of all you may be asking what an e-coupon is. This is an electronic coupon that be loaded directly to your supermarket loyalty card. Several e-coupon programs exist P&G eSaver (offering Proctor and Gamble Product Savings), Cellfire, and Shortcuts. Once a coupon is loaded onto your card it will stay there until you have used it or it expires. UPromise.com also offers e-coupons. These coupons apply the value of the coupon to your Upromise account instead of taking the amount off you total. This can be an easy way to save for college.

Once you start you will realize just how much you can save. The important thing to remember about shopping with coupons is to plan your shopping in advance. Combine store sales, manufactures coupons, store coupons and double coupons to get the best value.

As you shop more with coupons you will start to change your focus. What you will need to do to get most out of your grocery coupons is to stock pile items when they are on sale and avoid impulse purchases. So grab your sale papers and coupons to start saving with grocery coupons.