Coupons

  • How Having a Coupon-Crazy Mentality Can Save A Lot of Money

    Although cutting one’s grocery bill does not really require a coupon-crazy mentality, it certainly helps to have one. Some, like Nebraska resident, Nicole Biondi, say that having that kind of mentality has been worth her time. Biondi, who runs a blog called poweredbycoupons.com, does not take offense at being described as having an obsession for…

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  • ‘Extreme Couponing’ Reality Star Helps A Mom Save 80% on Her Groceries

    ‘Extreme Couponing’ Reality Star Helps A Mom Save 80% on Her Groceries

    Just this month, TLC’s ‘Extreme Couponing’ featured Desirae Young, a couponing expert who does not hesitate to jump into giant dumpsters just to look for coupons. Young, who has a food stockpile of about 24,000 items in her home, says that all the grocery items she has collected were free or almost free. That achievement…

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  • Publix Plans to Make Some Changes on Its Coupon Policy

    Publix Plans to Make Some Changes on Its Coupon Policy

    Today’s tough economy has led consumers to be more economical when grocery shopping. With the continued increase in the prices of gasoline and food, added by the fact that unemployment and foreclosures have become more and more common, shoppers have turned to the help of coupons in saving as much money as they can. Extreme…

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  • Coupon 101 With Coupon Carmen

    Coupon 101 With Coupon Carmen

    In Kernersville, North Carolina, homemaker Carmen Palmer shares some of her strategy when grocery shopping. Palmer, who is also known as Coupon Carmen, can get grocery items to fill up a shopping cart for just $11. She has been able to save a significant amount of the household’s grocery budget because of her extreme couponing.…

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  • Extreme Couponer in Polk County Never Had to Spend Money on Her Grocery

    Extreme Couponer in Polk County Never Had to Spend Money on Her Grocery

    Another extreme couponer shares that for this year so far, she has never had to spend money for her groceries. Polk County, Florida, resident, Missy Eby, said that she started couponing over a year ago, when she tried using her coupons at drugstores and grocery stores. Since then, Eby has gotten really good and has…

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  • Kroger Taking Action Against Coupon Stacking

    Kroger Taking Action Against Coupon Stacking

    Food manufacturers and stores know how important coupons are to consumers who want to stretch their dollars. This is why food companies have come up with a lot of different offers through coupons and why food retailers do not mind the huge flood of coupons that they are accepting in their stores. However, coupon stacking…

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  • Getting the Best Deals On Coupons

    Getting the Best Deals On Coupons

    A recent survey involving 75 cities showed that Milwaukee tops the list in cities that use the most coupons. According to the survey, at least forty-one percent of households in Milwaukee use grocery coupons at least once every week. Valerie Jacobsen of the Milwaukee Recreation Program is teaching people how to effectively use coupons. According…

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  • Couponers Donate Items to Charity From Their Stockpiles

    Couponers Donate Items to Charity From Their Stockpiles

    It all started in May of last year when Kaley Ehret started a drive to collect toiletries, household items and food for donation to the Keystone Opportunity Center Food Pantry. Ehret, who manages the ‘ChaChing On A Shoestring’ blog, organized this charity collection drive in order to help her followers (who are mostly couponers) have…

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