I have different feelings about couponing. If you put the time into it you can save some money, however if you do not have the time then don’t bother doing it. To use coupons you have to purchase name brand items, however if you do not care what brand you use then just purchasing off brand can save as much as using a coupon and purchasing name brand merchandise. You will have to keep a log to really see how much you are saving either way.  If you use the combination of sale items and coupons then you can really save a lot and if you cannot give to charities then this is a great way to be able to give and it will not cost you much if any [besides your time]at all.

Start off by subscribing to the email’s of the grocery stores that are close to you. Also if you live in a small town and frequently visit a larger city, then subscribe to their grocery stores also. Next, depending upon how much your ink costs for your printer, you can either subscribe to the newspapers which can become costly or have several email accounts which you can print off coupons on. If your ink is expensive you may want to look into getting a different printer depending on the price of the ink. Some printers cost as much as one ink cartridge. Go for the one that the ink cartridges are less expensive.  I have an HP and I have ordered ink from the HP site. Their regular price is the same as Wal-mart charges but then you have to pay for shipping, however if you watch and sign up to receive the sale ads then there are times that I have purchased ink for up to 50% off and free shipping and received the package within 2 days. I imagine that other products have the same type of deals.

Back to couponing. There are coupons in the newspaper, magazines and online.

You can ask your friends and neighbors if they are not going to use their coupons if you can have them to get more coupons to use when the product is on sale.  Magazines such as Family Circle, Woman’s Day, Food Network, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, Parents, Real Simple, and Family fun. Cooking Light, Fitness, Better Homes & Gardens and All You, have coupons in them that are worth purchasing the magazines for. If you can purchase just the Sunday newspaper to get the coupon inserts it may be worth purchasing more than one. Some libraries, laundry mats and stores have extra coupons in one particular place for people to use and add if they don’t want some of their other coupons. You can also go to websites of particular merchandise such as www.Kelloggs.com and www.Campbellsoup.com to get their coupons.

In conclusion there are a few things to consider when deciding whether to use coupons or not. You will need to weigh the pros and cons and especially about the time commitment involved.

Please share your thoughts on couponing. thx