Showing posts with label Coupon Websites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coupon Websites. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Reality Check About Extreme Couponing
While exploring the blog Southern Savers I came across a blog about the tv show Extreme Couponing. I really think its a great read and something that needs to be learned quickly while taking on the challenge of coupons. You can click HERE for the blog.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Coupon Website Review - Hot Coupon World
Hot Coupon World is a coupon forum. Meaning that once you sign up you can talk with other couponers from all over and you can even find couponers in your local area. Once you sign up please read the instructions and explore the forum a bit to get acquainted with the particular style of the forum. If you have a question, you might find it by simply searching for the subject rather than having to post. This forum also allows you to trade coupons so please read trading rules extra careful if you plan on doing any trading.
I really enjoy the fact that I was able to add more features and truly customize my profile and signature sections of the forum. It was the first forum I came across that allowed me to add a link to my blog. The site seems a bit more laid back than others and I really enjoy this factor cause I'm such a laid back person myself. The forum itself is truly laid out nicely and features the helpful subjects upfront. You can also find deals from the different stores that couponers have listed and this can be helpful because some of these deals are not posted in the major blogs.
If you want you have a forum to where you can introduce yourself. There is also forums for giving back and on deals that don't require coupons. You just never know what you might find in these forums and so please explore to get the full deal finding effect.
HOT COUPON WORLD
I really enjoy the fact that I was able to add more features and truly customize my profile and signature sections of the forum. It was the first forum I came across that allowed me to add a link to my blog. The site seems a bit more laid back than others and I really enjoy this factor cause I'm such a laid back person myself. The forum itself is truly laid out nicely and features the helpful subjects upfront. You can also find deals from the different stores that couponers have listed and this can be helpful because some of these deals are not posted in the major blogs.
If you want you have a forum to where you can introduce yourself. There is also forums for giving back and on deals that don't require coupons. You just never know what you might find in these forums and so please explore to get the full deal finding effect.
HOT COUPON WORLD
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Sharing the Wealth (of Knowledge)
After reading more into the coupon blogs about actual coupon basics and not just looking for specials I have learned some invaluable knowledge that not only helps me save time but will also save me money in the end. Plenty of the coupon blogs have a dedicated section about the beginnings on couponing. Currently I have 9 different coupon blogs in my bookmark folder, but I only use a few on a regular basis due to region savings, knowledge know-how, and invaluable information. I check out The Krazy Coupon Lady for coupon beginnings, Southern Savers for region savings, and Sunday Coupon Preview for invaluable information.
The Krazy Coupon Lady is actually a blog site managed by two different woman and they have been featured on TLC's Extreme Coupon. I really enjoy their ability to explain in simple terms the process of coupons and that not every shopping trip is an Extreme shopping trip. They also inspire "couponers" to give back to the community with their stockpiles after their personal goals have been reached. If you stockpile for 150 years worth of use then you are hoarding! No average person will live that long and you need to realize that stockpiles have expiration dates. So what is the point in saving and stockpiling if all the products go to waste? The blog also goes into binder organization and they have printable table of contents and dividers that make it easier for a beginner. My favorite post so far that I have found has been the Sale Cycles. This breaks down month by month of what you can expect to be on sale.
Southern Savers is one of the few coupon blogs designed for the southern shopper in mind. It features the Southern grocery store and drug store chains. A lot of blogs are featured out west so many if their store ad previews have nothing to do with the Southern East Coast stores. Southern Savers features Ingles, Bi-Lo, Food Lion, Publix, Krogers, and Harris Teeter to name a few. The blogger of Southern Savers also travels around the south doing workshops about how to be a better "couponer". I am currently registered to attend one at a church in Blowing Rock, NC. Even though I have already gathered plenty of info via the web, I'm sure I will still gain plenty of info with a person to person workshop.
Sunday Coupon Preview is a site that provides invaluable information. For one it does a yearly schedule of the coupon inserts that will be featured in your Sunday Paper. So you know when to buy and when not to buy. This is great info considering my newspaper doesn't due weekend only delivery and as a beginner I had no idea that Sunday papers during the Holiday do not feature coupons. There are also 4 different coupon inserts and while SmartSource (SS) and Red Plum (RP) are the most frequent, the papers can also carry Proctor and Gamble (PG) or General Mills (GM). The preview will also let you know what coupons will be in your upcoming Sunday paper, but be advised that smaller rural towns like Marion could be lacking or have a few change in coupons due to the major cities like Charlotte,NC - Atlanta, GA - and Jacksonville,FL being the main target cities in the South due to a higher volume of people. Since my town does get the Observer I will test this a few sundays in a row to see if the coupons are slightly different and I will be posting my results in another blog.
After all the knowledge I have learned so far I have concluded that the best bet for me in Marion is to keep my shopping to one grocery store (Bi-Lo) and to two drug stores (CVS) & (Rite Aid). I have actually started a small coupon binder and the more familiar I get with the stores and my coupon strategy I will re-organize accordingly. So if you are like me and have decided to save money in this harsh economy then please join me on this adventure and I look forward to the company!
The Krazy Coupon Lady is actually a blog site managed by two different woman and they have been featured on TLC's Extreme Coupon. I really enjoy their ability to explain in simple terms the process of coupons and that not every shopping trip is an Extreme shopping trip. They also inspire "couponers" to give back to the community with their stockpiles after their personal goals have been reached. If you stockpile for 150 years worth of use then you are hoarding! No average person will live that long and you need to realize that stockpiles have expiration dates. So what is the point in saving and stockpiling if all the products go to waste? The blog also goes into binder organization and they have printable table of contents and dividers that make it easier for a beginner. My favorite post so far that I have found has been the Sale Cycles. This breaks down month by month of what you can expect to be on sale.
Southern Savers is one of the few coupon blogs designed for the southern shopper in mind. It features the Southern grocery store and drug store chains. A lot of blogs are featured out west so many if their store ad previews have nothing to do with the Southern East Coast stores. Southern Savers features Ingles, Bi-Lo, Food Lion, Publix, Krogers, and Harris Teeter to name a few. The blogger of Southern Savers also travels around the south doing workshops about how to be a better "couponer". I am currently registered to attend one at a church in Blowing Rock, NC. Even though I have already gathered plenty of info via the web, I'm sure I will still gain plenty of info with a person to person workshop.
Sunday Coupon Preview is a site that provides invaluable information. For one it does a yearly schedule of the coupon inserts that will be featured in your Sunday Paper. So you know when to buy and when not to buy. This is great info considering my newspaper doesn't due weekend only delivery and as a beginner I had no idea that Sunday papers during the Holiday do not feature coupons. There are also 4 different coupon inserts and while SmartSource (SS) and Red Plum (RP) are the most frequent, the papers can also carry Proctor and Gamble (PG) or General Mills (GM). The preview will also let you know what coupons will be in your upcoming Sunday paper, but be advised that smaller rural towns like Marion could be lacking or have a few change in coupons due to the major cities like Charlotte,NC - Atlanta, GA - and Jacksonville,FL being the main target cities in the South due to a higher volume of people. Since my town does get the Observer I will test this a few sundays in a row to see if the coupons are slightly different and I will be posting my results in another blog.
After all the knowledge I have learned so far I have concluded that the best bet for me in Marion is to keep my shopping to one grocery store (Bi-Lo) and to two drug stores (CVS) & (Rite Aid). I have actually started a small coupon binder and the more familiar I get with the stores and my coupon strategy I will re-organize accordingly. So if you are like me and have decided to save money in this harsh economy then please join me on this adventure and I look forward to the company!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Great Coupon Blog
I had to share this cause it is such a great site that eliminates a good bit of work and it also can be followed through Facebook or twitter! CouponGal is a blog that gives you the 411 on coupon basics plus it has awesome links that allow you to look up store deals that correspond to online or store coupons during that week!
Give it a try here! http://www.coupongal.net/
Give it a try here! http://www.coupongal.net/
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