She does coupon match-ups. She has most of the major KC grocery stores and the major drug stores. I usually shop at hy-vee and target so I see which place has better deals and decide where I’m shopping each week based on that.

I also like the accordion thingy. not cutting and clipping. The matchup website tells you week and source for each coupon deal, so I don’t worry about clipping…

hope this helps…even though it’s a bit later.

I can send you a slideshow that she did with tips as well as give you some from my own mom’s group site. I recommend for blogs:
http://hip2save.blogspot.com/
http://gooddealgal.blogspot.com/
http://www.couponmom.com/ (for some items)
http://www.sundaycouponpreview.com/

The tip on clipping coupons is DON’T!!! Instead get yourself an accordian file (preferably a small one with a handle) to put them in. Organize each pocket by week. When opening the newspaper, keep each “packet” together and put it into the appropriate pocket.

Therefore the first pocket in your acordian file should be from 4 months ago (or whenever you start) since that’s usually how long the coupons are good for and work back from there.

On the spine of each “packet” of coupons there will be a code as to its printed date and what marketer printed it (Smart Source – SS, Red Plum – RP, etc). Then use the blogs above (and others out there) to maximize your shopping experience.

Example: Using a tip off of Hip2Save you’ll see that not only is something on super sale at your local grocery store/Walgreens/etc but that if you use coupon X found in SS 10/31 that you can actually get the item for cheap/free/money back.

By having all the coupons sorted by date you can easily pull out the packet and cut the one coupon that gives you the super sale. By starting this process (which takes a bit of time) you can start stocking up on items and soon your budget will go down and down on grocery items because you’ll already have a pantry/bathroom/etc full of cheap & free deals.
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Now for actually making the most out of the sales … check out The Grocery Game (www.thegrocerygame.com). Years ago, when I first started couponing, I did it all the hard way, but this web site (has free trial) does all the work for you. It will tell you the best deals of each week at your local stores (even pharmacies like Wal-greens and CVS) and which coupons you need from which circular to capitalize. There’s way more info I can tell you, but those are two good tips to get you started. Hope it helps!
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