Not a big fan of NPR but they have a clip here where they talk a bit about how coupons have made a comeback. They interview a guy who went online looking for sites and info on coupons and found this whole social networking world. It’s only a few minutes long but he tells how there are blogs about couponing and deal strategies. The NPR lady says “People blog about coupons?” It made me laugh a little. It’s not in depth or anything but it introduces the online world of coupons & how stores who sell the products & manufacturers who print the coupons are marketing household needs so people can get them cheaper.
(passing this along from moneysavingmom.com)
Some of my thoughts and info on coupons:
With sky-rocketing prices everywhere, who wouldn’t want to get the most for their dollar?! Why pay more than you have to? Yes it takes some time to get the deals figured out and the coupons cut but I’d rather spend the little bit of time than spend more money than I have to!
I think many people would be surprised at the coupons that come out. People tend to think that a $.25 coupon is worthless (there are actually MANY coupons WAY above that amount BUT), when you take that $.25 coupon to albertson’s or kroger where it will be TRIPLED for $.75 and you have coupons of varying amount on most of the products you buy, which you’ve picked b/c they are ON SALE, you are maximizing your savings! The trick really is to shop by combining sales with coupons.
AND maybe I should mention, there are coupons not even on paper anymore. Got a Kroger card–if not GET ONE! Go to P&G Esaver & Shortcuts and load coupons directly to your Kroger card. You can even use paper coupons when buying an item with a coupon loaded onto your card and get twice the discount! A lot of people like that Albertson’s does not use a loyalty card, which yes that is nice, but I can’t use electronic cards there like I can Kroger (I do shop both stores for their deals!).
Also with the Kroger card you can link your UPROMISE account to it. If you are not familiar with upromise, it is a program that puts money into your account for your children’s, or even your, college.
You may have seen products with this on it : 
If you are logged into your upromise account online and do any online shopping through their links, you also get savings from that. Sign up to be a preferred diner and even eating at restaurants will put money in the account as well. You’d probably be suprised at what all products and online shopping will contribute to your upromise account!
Those are my coupon thoughts for now…the kiddos want some go-gurt (which I must say, i got for $0.44 at Kroger!)
