November 10, 2009 I’m sure you know by now that I love getting groceries for free with coupons whenever possible. But we can’t get everything for free all the time. Here’s a fun way to maximize coupon savings and get items very inexpensively, even when they’re not completely free. (More)
November 3, 2009 This week’s super-couponing secret may surprise you because it goes against just about everything shoppers believe about saving money and shopping. Are you ready for a head-scratcher? (More)
October 27, 2009 In previous columns, I’ve stressed the need to hold on to all of the coupon inserts we receive each week in the newspaper. The biggest mistake that “casual” coupon users make is to cut out the coupons for the items they think they’ll buy and then toss the rest of the insert into the recycle bin. (More)
October 20, 2009 I’m sure everyone has seen a sale like this. The grocery store will offer a great bargain price on an item, the kind of item you might like to buy quite a few of at a time. But then, the store’s advertisement says, in small print, “Limit 4.” (More)
October 6, 2009 Recently, I introduced you to some of the fun ways shoppers can make “Buy one, get one free” (BOGO) sales even more rewarding. Anytime we can buy one item and get another free, we’re essentially buying two at half price each. So how do we make a half-off sale even better? With coupons, of course! Here’s the third “best-kept secret” of couponing: (More)
September 29, 2009 Last column, I shared one of the best-kept secrets of couponing: holding on to coupons for “one free item” and pairing them with a “Buy One, Get One Free” (BOGO) sale at the store. Any time you match a coupon for a free product to a store’s sale in which that same product is on sale BOGO, you take home two free items instead of one. And what’s better than getting one product free? Getting two for free, of course! (More)
September 28, 2009 When I teach coupon classes, one of the audience’s favorite lessons is what I call the “best-kept secrets” of couponing. These are the secrets that help push your savings potential to the maximum. Today, I’ll share with you one of the best ways to get groceries and other products for free. (And isn’t that what we all want? Who doesn’t love free stuff?) (More)
