Wanted on Craigslist

Are you in need of something that you simply cannot find or afford to pay full cost for? Why not post your request in Craigslist’s “Wanted” section? The right person just may come along, read it and say to themselves, “hey, I have one of those that I have been meaning to get rid of”. The wanted section is a great feature in Craigslist. It enables the seeker the opportunity to obtain something that they want and need assistance getting. It offers the “giver or seller” the opportunity to unload something that they are looking to get rid of. They … Continue reading →

Buying Coupons – Can I Do That?

You’re a committed couponing deal hunter, but you can’t find coupons near you. Your newspapers don’t give you all the inserts. The regional marketing for your area leaves out some of the prime coupons from the inserts that you see listed in other areas. Your stores do not stock blinkies, or tearpads. Worse, people look at you like you are crazy when you ask them to save Sunday inserts for you. After all, who uses coupons around here anyway? Well, you do. And you save lots of money. But you need a steady supply of coupons to do it. So … Continue reading →

Lots of Printable Coupons, Big P&G Sunday

Tomorrow is a great coupon day in the Sunday Newspapers. There are three inserts, a Smart Source, a Red Plum, and a P&G Brandsaver. The P&G Brandsaver will be big, with lots of coupons good on the $25 purchase to get free cookware offer. This is tied into donations for curing Breast Cancer. Find out if your store is participating – you must purchase $25 in a single trip at a single store. Find a list of this weeks insert coupons here. Here are some great printable coupons which you will find are a fabulous help when shopping. Printables are … Continue reading →

Printable Coupon Updates

I found a lot of new printable coupons I want to tell you about. Most readers are familiar with coupons.com, smartsource.com, and redplum.com. These are great resources for you to find internet printable coupons. They are localized by zip code, so it is helpful to enter different zip codes on each visit, and see what offers come up. You never know! Manufacturers also have great offers on their sites. Right now, there’s a lot of buzz on the internet about the Kellogg’s $10 deal. You’ll find plenty of Kellogg’s coupons on this site. Speaking of cereal, Kashi is really picking … Continue reading →

All You – Now With Exclusive Online Printable Coupons

All You, the couponer’s favorite magazine, has a new website. It is much more interactive, and allows blogging and comments to be shared. It appears that ALL You is intent on becoming a hub for coupon savvy shoppers, and the tie in to Walmart is unmistakable. This can only be a good thing! The big news is that All You is now another source of printable coupons, many of them unique to the site. They’ve partnered with coupons.com, but the printable coupons are expanded offerings.5 K mart coupon, and exclusives on Mahatma rice, Minute Ready to serve Rice, Carvel Ice … Continue reading →

Planning for Savings

I swear, some people think I am psychic. I always know just what coupon inserts will be in the paper, and what coupons will be there. Actually, there is really no trick to it. Smart Source, Red Plum, and Proctor and Gamble publish the annual schedule for inserts on their websites, and you’ll find it repeated on many deals related forums, blogs, and resources. People who have access to inserts before Sunday because they are involved in marketing or selling newspapers usually post their finds on deal forums, or notify their trading partners. So it’s not magic, it’s not psychic, … Continue reading →

Blinkies, Tearpads, and In-Store Deals

Sources of coupons are plentiful – you know about the coupons you find in the newspaper inserts, and it’s easy to find printables online. You can snag some really great finds in the stores themselves – it pays to look and to discover which stores consistently have the best displays featuring coupons and refund forms. Stores feature coupons in several types of displays. One is a special display which features a tear pad of coupons or forms. Usually those are targeted to get you to buy on impulse. You might not have planned to get bread that day, but the … Continue reading →

Magazine Deals, and All You

Finding coupons in magazines is nothing new. Magazines in your supermarket that focus on home and family have always featured coupons in their advertising. The absolute best magazine for coupon finds is All You, available by subscription, or for purchase at Walmart. All You typically features over $100 worth of coupons. This month’s June issue has a total coupon savings of $112.55. Many of the coupons featured are high value, $1.00 or more. When did you ever see a $3 coupon on Equal? That value jumps right out at me. The magazine itself is a good resource for frugal practices, … Continue reading →

Printable Coupons

One advantage of the information age is that we have so much at our fingertips. Now, coupons are no exception. You can print coupons from various sites – some are large portals, others are company websites. You can also print them from some store sites. Most sites have automatic limitations on the number you can print – usually you can print two of each offer, sometimes just one. Probably the best known portal for printing coupons is Coupons.com. They have recently acquired Boodle as well. Other well known sites are Coolsavings and Smartsource. Some of these are related, but if … Continue reading →

Reflections in A Dime Store Window

My first exposure with getting good deals happened early on in my childhood. Caught up in the holiday wonderland of Brooklyn, New York, the sort of magic that is captured by the song “Silver Bells, Silver Bells,” I would stare wide-eyed at the shops lining the street. From Cheap Charlie’s to George’s Discount Store, I grew up trailing behind my mother as she went from place to place, gathering something here, something there and chatting with the owners. “Did you know that so-and-so-down the street has Christmas hooks for 10 cents a box?” she would say, prompting the store we … Continue reading →