Sites that Save You Money

I'm cheap and I'm not even a little ashamed to admit it. I hate paying full price for clothes, books and groceries. If I can get stuff online without paying shipping and at a discount - I do the happy white girl dance in front of my computer. (I don't have an ounce of rhythm in my bones so it's pretty funny looking!)

Being single (and constantly trying to make sure I fit into "skinny" jeans), I hardly spent any money on groceries. I went from a tiny food budget to having a grocery bill that fed five people. Needless to say, there were several moments when I stood at the checkout with my mouth hanging open and wondering where all the money had gone.  After watching a very informative news story, it occurred to me that I no longer had to have a weekly heart attack at the supermarket. I could buy things on sale (before we needed them), use coupons and build a stockpile of toiletries and basic foods.

It's very nice to be able to actually afford the bill at the end of the week so I wanted to share my resources with the nice people who are kind enough to read this blog.

1. Coupons.com : This is the big site. The one that restocks it's printable coupons on the first day of every month.
2. Redplum : Not as big as Coupons.com but has coupons based on your zip code.
3. Smart Source : Pretty much the same as Redplum with slightly different coupons. 
4. Krazy Coupon Lady : This site has a searchable coupon database so when you're running on low on something you can search the brand
5. Fabulessly Frugal : These gals send daily emails with coupon matching, discounts and helpful articles
6. Couponmom.com : This site is much like Krazy Coupon Lady and also sends emails with daily deals, has contests and lists sites with giveaways.

If you have a baby and you want to save money on formula and diapers:

1. Diapers.com offers SUPER GREAT DEALS for first time customers. (Check out Retailmenot.com before you buy though as they have the latest online codes to use.)
2. Amazonmom.com - Best deals for diapers that I have found! (And believe me I have looked!)

Extreme Couponing

If you've seen the show "Extreme Couponing" on TLC and wondered how to do it - here's an article I came across that you'll find helpful. It breaks down how to do it in seven easy steps. Skip past the "buy this" part for the information.

Fabulously Frugal's Article

Adventures in Couponing

Couponing takes time. It's definitely a trade of time for money. Yesterday I spent a half an hour going over the ads for the local supermarkets and comparing them to the stash of coupons I hoard every month. (I'm finally getting more organized about this.) After a great deal of math, I was able to come up with one really good deal.

Fresh Market (formerly Albertsons) had a "buy 4 boxes of cereal for $10. The cereals were Multi-grain Cheerios, Golden Grahams, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Wheaties. They also had an in-store coupon that said if you buy "10 boxes of these cereals) you can save $5.

I also had coupons for each of these cereals from coupons.com and smartsource that allowed me to save $1 for every two boxes I bought except for the Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I had a .55 coupon for each of those boxes. I figured that if I bought 12 boxes I would get the 4 for 10 deal so before coupons I went spend $30 plus taxe. After 10 boxes, I saved $5. Add $6.10 of my coupons to that and I spent approximately $1.55 per box.

Couponing while it takes time, can really pay off in the long run. There are also some really great sites out there that you can subscribe to. They'll send you daily updates on deals so you don't have to all of the leg work on your own.

Here's a list of sites I get daily emails from:


Krazy Coupon Lady
We Use Coupons
Stockpiling Moms

We Use Coupons was actually featured on Nightline and has a youtube video on their site that will show you how to get started.

Happy Clipping! Leave me a comment if you're new to couponing and find this helpful.