Extreme Couponing is an American television show on TLC. It documents how people are saving incredible amounts of money on their grocery bills. We've got the best tips and tricks from the show so read on and see if you can become an extreme couponer!
Set a grocery budget
Determine a weekly or monthly amount that you want to spend on groceries. Make sure you always spend less than that amount by using as many Shutterfly coupon codes as you can. After a few successful trips, challenge yourself and lower your budget.
Plan your meal schedule
Knowing what you are eating and when can help you avoid buying unnecessary food and make it easier to buy sale items ahead of time. In one episode of the TV show, a woman planned out an entire month of meals.
Study coupon trends
This one will take some time to master but try to research when various types of products will go on sale. In one episode, a woman highlighted the fact that January often saw the release of more Shutterfly coupons for healthy foods like oatmeal. Also, around certain holidays like Valentine's Day and Easter, look for more candy coupons. Consider keeping a coupon journal so next year you can anticipate what is coming.
Buy multiple Sunday papers
Probably the number one couponing tip is to buy extra copies of the Sunday paper when the coupon inserts are valuable to you. Most Sunday papers cost between one and two dollars but contain coupon savings over $50. One episode featured a family who would buy up to twelve copies. Be sure to browse through it first to know how many inserts are inside or look online to find an insert schedule.
Cut copies of coupons at the same time
Cutting out coupons in all those Sunday inserts can be time consuming and repetitious. An alternative method is to sort all the inserts into stacks of identical pages. Then cut each stack and you'll get all your additional copies at the same time.
Set a grocery budget
Determine a weekly or monthly amount that you want to spend on groceries. Make sure you always spend less than that amount by using as many Shutterfly coupon codes as you can. After a few successful trips, challenge yourself and lower your budget.
Plan your meal schedule
Knowing what you are eating and when can help you avoid buying unnecessary food and make it easier to buy sale items ahead of time. In one episode of the TV show, a woman planned out an entire month of meals.
Study coupon trends
This one will take some time to master but try to research when various types of products will go on sale. In one episode, a woman highlighted the fact that January often saw the release of more Shutterfly coupons for healthy foods like oatmeal. Also, around certain holidays like Valentine's Day and Easter, look for more candy coupons. Consider keeping a coupon journal so next year you can anticipate what is coming.
Buy multiple Sunday papers
Probably the number one couponing tip is to buy extra copies of the Sunday paper when the coupon inserts are valuable to you. Most Sunday papers cost between one and two dollars but contain coupon savings over $50. One episode featured a family who would buy up to twelve copies. Be sure to browse through it first to know how many inserts are inside or look online to find an insert schedule.
Cut copies of coupons at the same time
Cutting out coupons in all those Sunday inserts can be time consuming and repetitious. An alternative method is to sort all the inserts into stacks of identical pages. Then cut each stack and you'll get all your additional copies at the same time.
Print internet coupons from multiple computers
Most online coupon sites like Coupons.com limit a user to printing two copies of a coupon. Extreme couponers have a workaround for this by printing coupons from multiple computers in their house. So if you have four computers, you could print up to eight copies of a coupon. We were surprised this was shown on the TV show as you would think this loophole would be against the terms of service.
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