How to Save Money with Coupons

If you really want to save money on your groceries and health and beauty items you need to learn from the best. Here are a couple of ladies who will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about using coupons, stacking coupons, and getting what you need for a lot less.

Bargain Briana

My goal is to teach others to save money while shopping by utilizing effective coupon methods. I always knew about coupons but never really knew how to use them. This is not something that can be learned overnight and the savings usually start to show after you have a nice stockpile of your basic items. When I first started “hard core” couponing in 2006, my family was resistant. Once they realized how we really could buy more for less, the whole family is involved with saving money. From the kids looking for coupons at the store, clipping coupons, or helping me shop, saving money is a family project. Being called a “Coupon Freak” is a term of endearment in our household.

For struggling families or families who just want to save more while shopping, Bargain Briana, can help. If you are ready to start saving, please check out New Year, New Grocery Budget on some great tips to get started, enter my current giveaways for a chance to win some fabulous prizes, and check out the latest grocery store deals & drug store deals. Please come back on Friday for Freebie Friday with tons of freebie links, internet printables, bloggy giveaways. You can learn more how to use Bargain Briana with these cool features.

Southern Savers

A SAHM (Stay at Home Mom) of 4 children who started couponing to help pay off a loan. She thought it would be temporary, but after one trip to CVS where she saved $100 and spent .25 cents she was hooked!! Now they have more food in the pantry than ever before and they spend over $400 less a month. If buying groceries for pennies sounds to good to be true, look through some of her deal lists to see how it can be done and then go to the guides below and the Extreme Couponer: 101 series to begin learning just how you can do it!!

The Regular Southern stores covered are:

National Stores:

CVS - Full deal list with scenarios every Thursday night
Walgreens - Full Deal list every Friday
Rite Aid - Best Deals every Saturday

Southern Stores:

Guides:

Coupon FAQ — Learn the Lingo and answers to common questions

Supermarket Savings101 — Learn the basic concepts

Becoming an Extreme Couponer 101 — An ongoing series with detailed posts on various topics and tips.

Publix Coupon Policies

Organizing Coupons

Coupon Lingo:

SS - Smart Source insert
RP - Red Plum insert
PG - Proctor & Gamble insert
-$1/2 - $1 off 2 items
-.50/1 - .50¢ off 1 item
B1G1 - Buy One Get One
WYB - when you buy
ECB - Extracare bucks (CVS)
RR - Register Rewards (Walgreens)
SCR - Single Check Rebate (Rite Aid)

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