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How to Keep Your Coupons Organized

When your coupons are organized, you’ll naturally save more. There is no more buying something and then finding the coupon later, forgetting you even had a coupon or missing out on getting items for free because you didn’t have a coupon to do a store match up. Here is how to keep your coupons organized. There are several methods for keeping coupons organized and readily available. Filing Whole Inserts Filing away whole inserts is probably the easiest way to organize coupons. You keep the Sunday inserts in tact and then file them by date. There are several websites out there … Continue reading →

Technology Greets Couponing

Technology is catching up to our couponing world. America Online has teamed up with your favorite grocery store to add coupons to your store club card. Is this the coupon clipping of the new generation? The free AOL service is called Shortcuts.com. Instead of having to clip coupons, you can load them onto your store savings card. Take the card to the store, choose your groceries, and swipe your card when you arrive at the register. The computer will automatically take the coupon savings off the grocery bill before you pay. As a kid, I have fond memories of helping … Continue reading →

Using Expired Coupons is Legal at U.S. Military Commissaries

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Let me make something absolutely clear. Stateside (within the continental United States) commissaries do not allow the use of expired coupons. Only overseas U.S. military commissaries can legally allow the use of expired coupons. Of course there is a limit. After a coupon has been expired for six months or more, it is useless even at an overseas military commissary. At that point you’ll need to dispose of the worthless coupons. Beware Scam Artists If you want to send expired coupons to an overseas military family, you should be sure that you are sending them to an actual overseas family. … Continue reading →

How do you add coupons to the Coupon Database?

Adding coupons to the Coupon Database is a quick and easy process, from which everyone benefits. Not only does it keep coupons current, but it also makes searches more productive. First, before entering any coupons, perform a search to see if someone else hasn’t already entered it. If it hasn’t been entered, click on the “Add” button. Below the search box, you will see some blank boxes, a place where you are able to enter your coupons. Below is what you will enter in each box: *Description: This is where you enter the product and size the coupon is good … Continue reading →

What is the Coupon Database?

What is the Coupon Database? The Coupon Database is a huge collection of coupons, rebates and other coupon related forms and mail in offers, which families.com members have found and entered. These coupons can be from various stores, Sunday inserts, winetags, blinkies, MIR’s, TMF forms, along with internet printed coupons. What can you do with the Coupon Database? Families.com members are able to use the Coupon Database to search through thousands of product specific coupons and mail in offers. The Coupon Database is a very useful tool, which can be used to do many different things. Some of the things … Continue reading →

How to Save Money on Coffee

Even small changes can add up when you want to save money. Saving money on coffee is easy, and it can save you hundreds of dollars each year (thousands if you currently drink premium coffee). Coffee Coupons While coffee coupons aren’t always the easiest coupons to find, they do exist. You can look for them in the mail, in the Sunday newspaper and online. Visit coffee brand websites and printable coupon databases to find your fill of coffee coupons. Some resource for coffee coupons include coupons.com, freecoupons.com, Redplum.com and Smartsource.com. You can also buy coffee at Bed, Bath, & Beyond … Continue reading →

Frugal Job Hunting

When you are looking for a job, the last thing that you need is to spend money on all of the various expenses that are related to looking for a new source of income. Here are some ideas that you can use to keep those expenses under control while job hunting, instead of spending more than you have. If you have lost your job, consider dropping your Internet connection fee. Yes, you can job hunt online, but take your laptop to the library where that connection is free. Don’t have a laptop? Sign up for computer time at the library. … Continue reading →

Jiggle, Jiggle, Go Away!

That Awful Jiggle You do not notice it until you go to wave good-bye to someone and then to your dreaded horror, you look down and see it. It is that flap of skin that jiggles back and forth on the underside of your arm. You say to yourself, “Where did that come from? I have never had that there before.” No, you probably did not, but that was before you turned 40. Although it can appear at anytime in anyone with excess weight, it is more common in the middle years of your life. That is the time when … Continue reading →

Freebies and Money Makers at CVS

In my last blog,CVS Extracare Rewards This Week, I showed ways to maximize your savings on the CVS ExtraCare Bucks with coupons from the store and other places. This week, CVS has also has several great Buy One Get One Free deals. I have matched these deals with coupons to show you the best way to get the items for free or at big discounts. Here’s the BOGO’s: Revlon cosmetics have coupons in a recent newspaper insert for $2.00 off any cosmetic product. Use two coupons for this BOGO deal to maximize your savings. The products start at $3.49. When … Continue reading →

CVS ExtraCare Rewards This Week

CVS has some great deals this week. I have matched coupons with their sales and Extra Care Bucks promotions to show you some ways to maximize your savings. Is it time to replenish your sunscreen? When you buy $10 in PepsiCo products, you can get a free CVS suncare product. The limit is one per household. It looks like you have to buy their chosen products. The Pepsi 12 packs are not on the list, but I would try. Earn Extra Care Bucks on these purchases: Buy $15 in CVS brand baby products and get $5 in ECB’s. There is … Continue reading →