Coupons. They come in the newspaper. We get them handed to us along with our receipts at the grocery store. Some stores print them on the back of their receipts. They show up in both email and snail mail boxes. They even show up 
on websites when we’re shopping online. The challenge isn’t finding coupons, it’s finding coupons specifically fitting the needs of you and your family.
You’ve been finding ways to save money at the grocery store without using coupons. It’s now time to start finding coupons you can use and bring those into the mix. The coupons you find will not only help save you more money when making grocery purchase, they can be helpful for other goods and services too.
Here are some easy places for finding coupons on products you use.
Newspapers
The Sunday paper is my number one source for finding coupons. I subscribe to the Sunday paper only. That is the day when coupon inserts are in my paper. The yearly subscription for Sunday only delivery to me costs about $115.00. That’s about $2.15 for each newspaper. Usually, there are usually 1 to 3 coupon inserts each week. If I average using 4 or 5 coupons out of each paper, I’ve gotten back the money I’ve spent on the paper cost. After the cost of the paper is met, any coupons used after the cost of the paper all equal SAVED MONEY.
Magazines
People subscribe to magazines that involve their hobbies and interests. If you subscribe to magazines, they most likely have some coupons in them that you may find useful. For example, if you subscribe to food magazines there may be coupons for ingredients or food products. A fashion magazine may have coupons for a store at the mall or makeup coupons within its pages.
Direct Mailers
I get coupons in my mailbox on a regular basis. Coupons can be for local restaurants, auto services and home services. Take a minute to flip through those coupons. You may find a coupon to a place you eat at or for the place that changes your car’s oil.
The Internet
The internet is a great place for finding coupons for the products you use. Two websites that you can easily access and print coupons directly from are Coupons.com and Smartsource.com. Look over the coupons to see what you want. Then select, print and cut.
Product Packaging
Check the box of snacks that you just finished. There may be a coupon on the packaging somewhere to save on your next purchase. When you’re in the store, look for coupons on the product you are buying. Sometimes manufactures will stick coupons on the packaging that can be used at checkout.
Product Websites
I’m seeing more organic/natural foods coupons in the newspaper and online but they’re still less common than the big brand companies. If you have a product you really like, go directly to the source. Bob’s Red Mill has a coupon link on their website where you can print out coupons. Bolthouse Farms has mailed me coupons in the past because I took a minute to contact them via email asking if they ever provided product coupons. They replied a few hours later and mailed 4 or 5 coupons directly to me. Other companies will email you coupons if you sign up to receive their newsletter. They not only email coupons when you sign up, they send them periodically since you’re now on their mailing list.
Grocery Store Websites
Go to the websites of the grocery stores you shop at. They will have a savings or coupon category as one of the headings. Once there, you can link coupons from their site directly to your shoppers’ reward card. Sometimes you can print coupons from the website. Also, coupons available at the grocer sites often match up with sales ads. This will boost your savings even more. It’s also a great way to save for non couponers who don’t want to carry paper coupons with them to checkout.
These are just a few of the places for finding coupons. I’m sure there are some that I’ve forgotten, but these options are going to give you a great jumpstart on saving some money.
