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You all know I like the no-clip coupon system – it’s easy, quick and works for me at this stage in my life. But I know some of you may want a different system. One of the most popular ways I read about on other frugal blogs is the Coupon Binder System. Now in the [...]
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If you’ve been reading KOAB for a while, you already know about my personal journey into using coupons. When I first set out to cut our food budget, I really couldn’t wrap my head around HOW coupons were going to save us all this money. Fast forward three years later, and we’ve reduced our food [...]
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Today’s question comes from Elana and it’s all about coupons. If you’re on the fence about taking the couponing plunge, you might find some encouragement in my answer! What are these “inserts” you often mention – i.e. SS, P&G, etc.? I am assuming they are from the newspaper, but I’m not sure. I’m considering ordering [...]
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A couple of months ago, I told you that I prefer to use a low-maintenance, no-clip coupon system. I’ve received a couple of questions about how this clip-free system actually works, so consider this post your voyeuristic peek into my couponing cove. Here ya go, step by step: 1. I take the inserts out of [...]
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This is part five of a series I’m doing here about coupon misconceptions. Before I started strategically shopping with coupons, I really thought they were a waste of time. I couldn’t imagine that the $.20 I’d save on potato chips was really going to rock my grocery budget’s world. After all, I wasn’t overspending on [...]
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This is one of the biggest coupon misconceptions out there. And there’s a reason it’s so pervasive — because there is an big dose of reality to the myth. When I first started couponing, I was easily spending at least two hours just writing down all the drugstore deals and figuring out my shopping lists. [...]
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Yesterday, I told you about my low maintenance system for organizing my coupon inserts. Basically, I file them away each week into an accordian file folder that is divided by month. But what about all the coupons I get from printable sites like coupons.com? Or the ones I get in the mail? Or that are [...]
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Reader Amanda mentioned in the comments last week that she has trouble keeping up with her coupons. I totally understand! I’ve tried and failed and tried again a number of different methods. One of the most popular systems in the blogosphere is the three-ring binder. You can check out this video tutorial from Hip2Save to [...]
