How Do I Coupon ?Save Money While Buying Healthy for You, Your Family, and the Planet!

One of the three major keys to saving money at the grocery store is coupons. The more coupons you have, the more you save. If you have multiple coupons of the same one you can really make a difference in your spending and stock. For instance, a couple of weeks ago, Downy softener was on sale for $2.99. If you had the $3/1 coupon you would get it for free. Now think about if you had multiples of that same coupon…you could stock up on fabric softener for free!

So, how do you get multiples of the same coupon? There are a few ways to do this. Obvious and first one is to get the Sunday paper which has coupons most Sundays of the year. Some couponers subscribe and get several duplicate papers delivered every Sunday. In Tucson, there are a couple of options to choose from. You can get the local paper and/or you can get the Phoenix paper delivered as well. The bonus to getting the Phoenix paper is that there are often more coupons available and at a higher value. One positive to living in a big city, huh? Often I am irritated because a coupon is advertised through various sites and after pilfering my ads I find I do not have it because I do not get the Phoenix paper. I digress . Anyways, getting the multiples of the Sunday paper is a great way to get more coupons whether it is the local paper or the one from a bigger city nearby.

**TIP: Here in Tucson on the NW side you can go to the Dollar Tree and get the Sunday paper for $1.00! I know some fellow couponers who do this especially when there are high value or popular coupons in that week’s paper. How cool is that?! You can stock up there if you want and  pay only $1.00 per paper (as opposed to $1.50). Check out the Dollar Tree near you to see if they offer this as I am not sure if every store does.

Another tip is to always check your local library and your local community paper. We get a community paper delivered every week called the Northwest Explorer and there are coupon inserts in it. How great is that?! I don’t have to pay for them and it is basically money in my pocket. Check to see if yours does too. Also, check your local library. The same paper is delivered to the library and you could pick up a couple copies there gratis!

Here are a couple of printable coupon sites. You can generally print two of each coupon and then you have to wait until it resets:

Coupons.com

RedPlum

Make sure to sign up for grocery cards. Not only will you get the sales the stores offer, there are two great sites that you use your grocery card number and you load coupons onto them to use:

Shortcuts.com

Cellfire.com

The sites above are great. They are easy to sign up to and once you register your card you can load savings with a click of your mouse . I hate clipping coupons so this is a nice bonus – Love it!

I am running on little sleep so I will try and post more as I remember. I will get the best deals up for the week soon too!

Bashas’:

 Potatoes Russet 10 lb bag
Limit 1, .97

Cheese Food Club Shreds or Chunks 6 to 8 oz., $1.00

Milk Bashas Gallon
Limit 2, $1.59 each!

Stokelys Vegetables 14 to 15.25 oz, .50 cents each!

Suave Shampoo or Conditioner, 15oz, $1.00 each. Use: Suave Professionals Shampoo or Conditioner Products .50/2 (1-17-10) RP-10/25. Final Price: .50 each! **great stock-up price!!

 Dole Mixed Fruit 15.25 oz or Mandarin Oranges 11 oz, $1.00 ea., Use: Dole Mandarin Oranges or Tropical Fruit Cans .55/2 (12-31-09) SS-11/8, Final Price: .50 cents each!

Swanson Broth 14 oz, .69 cents each. Use Swanson Broth Can, any 14 oz. or larger .25/4 Expires (12-20-09) SS-11/8. Final Price: .57 cents each!

Hefty Paper Plates 16 to 60 ct. $1.50 each. Use Hefty Plates or Bowls any .50/1 (1-31-10) RP-11/15. Final price: .50 cents each!

Shamrock Farms Milk or Shamrockers 12 oz, $1.00 Each. Use: Shamrock Farms Products any .50/2 @ Group C Print it twice. OR Shamrock Farms Products any .50/2 (1-13-10) RP-11/15. Final Price: .50 cents each!

The loss leaders this week for all the grocery stores seem to be Coke products, cheese, milk, potatoes, and frozen veggies. So most any grocery store you go to will have great deals on those products

Albertsons

Broccoli, Fresh, .39 lb!!

Del Monte Pineapple, $1.00 each!!

Kraft American Singles, 12oz., $2.00 each. Use: Kraft Singles Regular, 2%, Fat Free, Singles Select, 10.7oz or larger .50/1 (1-10-10) SS-12/6 OR Kraft Singles, any 10.7 oz. or larger $1/2 (12-31-09) RP-11/15. Final Price: $1.00 each!!

Coke, 12pk. $3.00 each. Special Promo: Save $4 when you buy 4
Limit 1 rewared per transaction. Final Price: $2.00 each!!

Betty Crocker Ready to Serve Frosting, 12-19.5oz, $1.25 each. Use Betty Crocker Frosting, any flavor/variety tub .50/1 (12-19-09) SS-10/25 and (1-9-10) Pillsbury-11/15. Final Price: .25 cents each!

PictSweet Vegetables, 14-16oz
Limit 6, .77 cents each!!

The loss leaders this week for all the grocery stores seem to be Coke products, cheese, milk, potatoes, and frozen veggies. So most any grocery store you go to will have great deals on those products

Safeway

Lucerne Cream Cheese 8 oz brick or Soft
Must buy 2 , .99 cents each!

Pillsbury Cresent Rolls 8 to 12.4 oz, $1.69 ea. Use Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls any .25/1 (2-13-10) SS-11/22 AND (2-6-10) Pillsbury-11/15 AND (3-6-10) Pillsbury-12/13. Final Price: .69 cents each!

Farmer John Sausage Links 8 oz. .99 cents each. Use: Farmer John Sausage Links any .75/2 (12-31-09) RP-11/8. Final Price: .49 cents each!

Coca-Cola, Pepsi or 7-UP 12 Packs
Limit 1 Purchase of 5
Must buy 5 to receive discount, $1.99 each!

Nestle Morsels 10 to 12 oz.$1.89 ea. Use: Nestle Toll House Morsels, any variety .50/1 (12-31-09) RP-11/1. Final Price: .89 cents each!!

The loss leaders this week for all the grocery stores seem to be Coke products, cheese, milk, potatoes, and frozen veggies. So most any grocery store you go to will have great deals on those products

The loss leaders this week for all the grocery stores seem to be Coke products, cheese, milk, potatoes, and frozen veggies. So most any grocery store you go to will have great deals on those products

Fry’s 12/16 12/24

Potatoes, Russet, 5 lb bag   First 4  .58 cents each!

Cheese Sale! 50% OFF Kroger, Kraft, and Sargento Shredded or Bar Cheese!   Use:

Kraft or Cracker Barrel Natural Cheese (shreds or chunks) any $1/2 (12-31-09) SS-11/22

Keebler Town House Crackers, 5.5-16oz. $1.88 each. Use: Keebler Town House Flipsides Crackers, any two (2) 11.7 oz or larger, any flavor, Mix or Match, $1/1 (1-26-2010) GroupA-12/1 *print it twice* AND Nabisco Crackers or Easy Cheese, any variety 5 – 16 oz. $1/1 DND (12-31-09) SS-11/8. Final Price: .88 cents each!

Nestle Toll House Morsels, 10-12oz, $2.00 each. Use: Nestle Toll House Morsels, any variety .50/1 (12-31-09) RP-11/1. Final Price: $1.00 each!

Kroger 1 lb. Butter, Salted or Unsalted. $2.00 each!

Dreyer’s Ice Cream, First 2- $2.27 each!

Picsweet Frozen Vegetables- .77 cents each!

Colgate Wisp, 4ct, $2.00 eac h. Use: Colgate Wisp 4ct product .50/1 (12-26-09) SS-12/6. Final Price: $1.00 each!

Suave Shampoo or Conditioner, 15oz, $1.00 each. Use: Suave Professionals Shampoo or Conditioner Products .50/2 (1-17-10) RP-10/25. Final Price: .50 each! **great stock-up price!!

Coca Cola 12 packs Limit 4 $2.47 each!

Kroger Organic Mini Peeled Carrots: $1.00 each!

All Laundry Detergent, 26-40 loads, $3.99 each. Use: All 2x Ultra or Small and Mighty Laundry Detergent, any $2/1 (1-10-10) RP-12/6. Final Price: $1.99 each!