Does anyone do "extreme couponing" here? I've just started...

[ragingbulls]

and thought maybe we could trade coupons or success stories?

[valley10]

I started to last year, but found it hard to extreme coupon for just one person. I do collect coupons and try to at least bring down the cost of household cleaning supplies, which is where the money really disappears.

I also subscribe to an online menu planning service that provides a shopping list based on the weekly sales items at the local grocery store. I seem to get the most bang for the buck with this approach.

[mwaters50]

I started to try to extreme coupon but it was very time consuming trying to find enough coupons to stock up on free items. I do on occasion see something I can't pass up a deal on and try to find coupons for that one item, but other than that, right now I'm rarely couponing at all! I get the concept, but I'm not able to execute right now. I have traded and bought coupons in the past, but I can't dumpster dive...sorry! Can't do it!

I'd love if we could start a couponing part of TN though! Maybe I could back into couponing on my own time, and not put 40 hours a week into it! Part of the concept though is to know IN ADVANCE what the sales are in order to prep!

[nwdealdiva]

Me! Well, maybe not extreme but I'm working on it. I get four Sunday papers and have quite a few sites I check for coupons. I also follow a couple blogs for my area so I know what sales are going on. I love going to Walmart and making them pay me to take stuff home.

What method do you use to store your coupons? I've just started using an enevelope/filing box type system. Works for me as I just take it with me and can check for coupons once I'm in the store. Binders seem too time consuming and bulky to me.

[ragingbulls]

I do "dumpster dive" but just in recycle bins, and just when I can reach in. My sister in law though, she climbs right in and I've gone with her. She once got like 160 smart source inserts from one dumpster dive!! I have also bought coupons on ebay when it was something we needed. For instance, you can get free pens now. They are a dollar each. I bought 20 coupons for 3.50. I got 20 packs of pens for 3.50 then. So that was a good deal for me, because with four kids and two adults, we ALWAYS need pens (and they don't go bad).

[macsmomma]

I do extreme couponing but have slowed down lately. I would love to trade coupons if anyone is interested.

[ragingbulls]

Me! Well, maybe not extreme but I'm working on it. I get four Sunday papers and have quite a few sites I check for coupons. I also follow a couple blogs for my area so I know what sales are going on. I love going to Walmart and making them pay me to take stuff home.

What method do you use to store your coupons? I've just started using an enevelope/filing box type system. Works for me as I just take it with me and can check for coupons once I'm in the store. Binders seem too time consuming and bulky to me.

I know! They paid me 66 cents last week to bring home a big stack of stuff. I don't clip. I just have a box in my closet where I store my inserts. Then I just pull the ones I need, clip, and THEN put in the binder. I just have a binder sheet for each store. So for instance, when I go shopping, I go to Walmart and I have the Walmart coupons all together, and I print out a list of what I'm going to buy. Then I have a Walgreens section, a CVS section, etc. I could never take the time to clip all of them. I usually only spend about an hour or so getting all the coupons ready and then 2 hours for shopping at all the stores. And then maybe an hour or two if I go dumpster diving with the SIL.

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I do extreme couponing but have slowed down lately. I would love to trade coupons if anyone is interested.

If anyone has the $5 off purina coupon, I could really use them! My dogs love that stuff. It was in last weeks paper. I don't have babies, so I have tons of diaper coupons and lots of other stuff. Would love to trade!

[ccjp]

I would love to, but the stores in my area make it so difficult to even use coupons I rarely even bother anymore

[mwaters50]

I would love to, but the stores in my area make it so difficult to even use coupons I rarely even bother anymore

Just curious where you live and what stores you have?

[bridges6898]

I have tried before. Maybe I should get back into it. I am single and I don't have a lot of storage space so I is hard to stock up when there is a good deal. I still occasionally make trips to CVS.