Comments on: Healthy Couponing http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/08/12/healthy-couponing/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Fri, 24 May 2013 17:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Gail http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/08/12/healthy-couponing/comment-page-1/#comment-628290 Gail Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:35:42 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4988#comment-628290 I no longer get the paper so I don’t have access to those coupons (and I know from experience my paper doesn’t publish enough good coupons to make the subscription worthwhile). We used to get a weekly flier with coupons in it and they stopped that. I don’t get any magazines with coupons. I have no intention of ‘buying’ coupons by mail. Years ago I saved lots of money with coupons and with kids in the house we went through tons of stuff.

Now I just try to pick up loss leaders, like yesterday picked up 10 boxes of a frozen item that was marked down to Walmart prices and then the grocery ad had a coupon for another $5 off if I bought 10 of the products. Since I would buy them all eventually, I got 10 then and ended up saving over $9 total. I wish I could do more, but I have to tell myself I’m doing the best I can and that is what is important.

]]> By: Laima1 http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/08/12/healthy-couponing/comment-page-1/#comment-628288 Laima1 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:29:44 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4988#comment-628288 Hi, I actually track how much I save with coupons- One of the grocery store I shop at often has a ‘get $25 gift card when you purchase $250″ when I get that coupon I stock up on sale items I use regularly or on other non-perishable goods…BTW $250 is not hard to get when you live in a rural area and only grocery shop once every two weeks….

]]> By: Tightwad http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/08/12/healthy-couponing/comment-page-1/#comment-627925 Tightwad Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:47:24 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4988#comment-627925 $15.00 worth of candy bars?!?!
In the middle of a recessions?!?!

:O

]]> By: Cristi Smith http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/08/12/healthy-couponing/comment-page-1/#comment-626408 Cristi Smith Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:17:51 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4988#comment-626408 Add on… but then again at .08 per bottle of kraft and FREE KC I don’t really care what they think!

]]> By: Cristi Smith http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/08/12/healthy-couponing/comment-page-1/#comment-626407 Cristi Smith Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:16:51 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4988#comment-626407 I get this same issue. One thing people also don’t realize is that they may see me buying a lot of items together that are not perfectly healthy. Cereals, condiments, cheese, etc. I don’t generally buy junk just simply cuz we don’t eat it. The thought here though is there are not coupons for everything. Once people get that through their heads they will understand that you need to save where you can with what you can and then you can afford the other stuff. I have approximately 30 bottles of Kraft dressing in my cabinet. I use it for salads and I also use it for marinades. It will last me a while. But for the people that saw me buy it along with the 10 bottles of kc masterpiece probably think I am nuts.

]]> By: Maismom http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/08/12/healthy-couponing/comment-page-1/#comment-626374 Maismom Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:57:19 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4988#comment-626374 Whitestripe,
Sometimes people buy “junk” just to make money or get overage.

For example, I’m getting a bunch of candy bars this week because CVS has “Buy $15 and get $5 back” deal. I’m getting these candy bars for free with coupons, so I’m actually making $5 by doing this. I will use $5 to buy milk and I probably will give out these candy bars to kids on Halloween night.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/08/12/healthy-couponing/comment-page-1/#comment-626371 Nicole Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:46:42 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4988#comment-626371 I keep my coupon book in my purse. It’s like my 2nd wallet! I’m finding that I save the most by using ecoupons (you can still use printed coupons on top of these) and in-store coupons (you can find some great deals here…sometimes I think they just want to see if we’re paying attention)! In addition to food, coupons are also very beneficial for hygienic products and household cleaning items.

]]> By: whitestripe http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/08/12/healthy-couponing/comment-page-1/#comment-626370 whitestripe Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:46:28 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4988#comment-626370 i only made the #2 assumption because when i see photos of peoples ‘coupon hauls’, unhealthy food is the majority of what i see.

]]> By: Jackie http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/08/12/healthy-couponing/comment-page-1/#comment-626358 Jackie Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:11:59 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4988#comment-626358 You can certainly waste time clipping coupons or searching online, but you can often do these things while watching TV or chatting online. Mostly, you need to know what you use, roughly the best prices you can get in your local area and then USE THOSE COUPONS. I’ve taken to keeping my coupon folder in my car so I don’t get to the store, find a great sale deal and realize that item wasn’t on my list but I do have a coupon that would really make it a great deal.

]]> By: Natasha http://www.pfadvice.com/2009/08/12/healthy-couponing/comment-page-1/#comment-626340 Natasha Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:06:29 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=4988#comment-626340 I love this article. Sometimes I think we are just too lazy to try to save a little cash here or there, and having something like ecoupons to offer us less excuses to do this!

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