Trick of the Trade #1
One of the things I teach at my classes is tricks of the trade with coupon usage. The first trick of the trade is:
I am not the only one who recommends buying things in bulk when they are on sale. I was excited to see in the Procter & Gamble booklet this past Sunday(found in the Sunday paper, once a month). They had tips from John & Kate Gosselin from TLC’s John & Kate plus Eight (I love this show by the way) on how to save money. One of the tips was buy in bulk.
“If your family has must-haves, make sure you keep them in the house and buy them in bulk on sale to save.”
I am not saying that Kate uses coupons to save, I have no idea. However I have found that when you can combine sale prices with coupons you save ton’s more.
This is where the FREE List’s comes in. The List’s take all the store ads and shows the sale items from each store while also listing a coupon if one is available so you get the best price possible (look for the 4-5 star items). Then you can make the decision on what your family uses and buy as much as you can while it is on sale. In one of my previous posts (you can view it here) I explained how I organize my coupons so I can find them using the code from the List’s.
To view Trick of the Trade #2 click here.
Trick of the Trade #3, click here.
Filed under: Info, Tricks of the Trade
Tell me you haven’t seen the episode where Kate clips coupons. She is all over them. See smart people, smart people with glasses, CLIP coupons.
I haven’t seen that episode! Awesome! I wonder if her other followers are the ones who bought all the Muir Glen Organic Tomatoes from Albertsons? hehehe Smart that is us, “Grocerysmart” that is!
Just found your site. Thank you so much for your tips!!! I’ve just started using coupons about two weeks ago, so I’m totally loving what you have to offer here. Do you happen to know if anyone knows the GrocerySmarts code for Oregon?
Thanks again! I’m hooked!
Julie,
I am so glad you are hooked, it’s a good thing to be hooked on! It is really fun isn’t it. I am sorry to say that so far Grocerysmarts can only be accessed in Utah, Michegan and Nevada.
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Hi - I too am trying to get started with couponing. I was suprised to read in an earlier reply that grocerysmarts has local listings for Michigan. Does anyone have an access code for the Michigan listings? Thanks!
Any suggestions for canadians who can’t double coupons