Couponing 101   

So you have decided you've had enough of these rising grocery costs and you want to start saving money? Well great, you have come to the right place to get started!  On this site we hope to give you a taste of how couponing can work for you. We can help you learn to enjoy this new venture and to develop shopping habits that will last a life time.

What do I do first?

The first thing you have to do is decide that shopping the same old way is not going to work for you any more and that it's time for a change.

   A pile of coupons is no good if you don't know how and when to use them.  Check out our upcoming coupon seminars and decide to join one.

   Or host us at your location with a group of your friends, coworkers, church members and family.

Learn to shop with a couponers eye and start keeping a sale journal.

    Once you have decided what is going to work best for you, then it is time to start to gather your coupons and a container to keep them all in.

This could be as easy as keeping an envelope in your purse, bag or car. Or as elabrate as a color coded, 3 ring binder seperated into catagories.

We have lots of information and ideas that can help you to become more organized and efficient.

Advice from the Mamas

    The best advice we can offer you is to be patient, open to change and willing to learn. This job of couponing has the best fringe benefits of any around. You'll love the pride and joy you are certain to feel once you've landed your very first deal!

Common abbreviations

Here is a list of common coupon related abbreviations you will see used frequently on this website and on the message boards.

Q - coupon

B1G1 - Buy one get one (free)

OYNO - On your next order

CAT - Catalina (coupons printed at the register) 

Roll the cat -  Using a Catalina coupon to save again on your next order.

ISO - In search of

FFS - Free for shipping

ECB - Extra care buck (CVS)

WAGS - Walgreen's 

RR - Register rewards (walgreen's)