I bet you think I forgot.
You're right, I did, but then I remembered, before I forgot again, and it turned into a vicious cycle.
I've been promising Kay I'd toss up some stuff my brother has been sharing with me lately. He's tighter than a whale's asshole with his money, and has been taking me shopping lately to make use of his giant stash of coupons.
In order to get the coupons you'll need to reduce your expenses, there are two things you will do. First, of course, is grabbing printable coupons and rebates off the internet from the following sites:
http://www.retailmenot.comhttp://www.ppgazette.com/coupons.phphttp://www.bettycrocker.com/coupons-promotions/coupons/default?afsrc=1http://www.coupondad.net/food-and-beverage-coupons/https://www.bluebunny.com/iScreamTeam/Coupons/Coupons.aspxhttp://www.campbellskitchen.com/coupon.aspxhttp://www.redplum.com/pages/Grocery.aspxhttp://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Coupons.aspxSome of these sites require that you download and install a program that allows you to print the coupons. It doesn't seem to do anything more than limit the number of coupons you can print during a set period of time. I've been checking to see if it does anything with cookies or sends any information to anyone, but so far I haven't noticed anything. I set up a separate e-mail to use for signing up for things, so if there's anything on any of these sites that interest you, I'd suggest doing the same.
The second way my brother gets coupons is via weekend newspaper inserts. He has a friend that delivers the Washington Post/Baltimore Sun to people way out in the boondocks. When the guy is done with his deliveries, he sends back the unsold newspapers, but the paper companies don't want the inserts back. My brother gets the extra inserts from this guy, and holds on to them until he can get the best use out of them.
The way he knows he's getting the best use out of the coupons he prints or gleans from the inserts is by using this site,
http://www.passionforsavings.com, which tells you where and when to use your coupons. There is a list of stores on the right hand side, and if you click the name of the store, it will give you a list of great coupon buys for the week.
You can get a lot of things for pennies on the dollar or free if you follow the directions on this website. So far, using my brother's methods, I've gotten:
Free:
-6 full size bottles of body wash
-several months worth of deodorant in the trial size
-almost
100 loads worth of laundry product in trial packets
-$35 worth of Easter candy
There's probably a lot more I'm forgetting since we've been doing this for about two months now. That's not to mention all the stuff I bought for half or more off. The only down-side to trying to grab all the stuff that you can get for free or for pennies on the dollar is that you have to drive to multiple stores. Another down-side is that we haven't found anything to reduce the cost of staples like milk and meat (except crap like lunch meats and hot dogs). There is a store here where one of the bread companies sells day-olds that really brings down the cost of bread, but that's about it.
Another down-side is that you really need some cabinet space, because you want to stock up while you can, because you probably won't be able to get as good a deal the next week. You probably won't be able to generate the same benefit from the info my brother does, either, because he has the advantage of being able to get multiple newspaper inserts.
Hope that helped, sorry it took me so long to put it up.
Your Pal,
Jubber
