Good news: people can save almost $3 billion a year by just using coupons when they shop. The Promotion Marketing Association Coupon Council says that clipping coupons for just 20 minutes a week can save you up to $1,000 a year. It's simple. In the U.S., more than 85% of all coupons can be found in Sunday newspapers. And it's popular. Seventy-six percent of people in the United States already use coupons.
You can also become a smart coupon clipper by using the following tips:
How to Find Coupons:
Look around the store. You can find coupons in store flyers, on shelves, at kiosks, and even at the cash register. If you turn your register receipt over, you might find coupons there.
Try samples in the store, and you'll often get a coupon for a package of the product to take home.
• Check the packages of products. Because your favourite brands want to keep you as a customer, there are often coupons on or in the package.
Look it up on the Internet. You can print coupons from coupon sites and find companies that will send you coupons by email. There may be coupons for brands you like on the website of the company that makes them. You can also look at the store's website. Be careful if someone tries to sell you coupons online, though. There are so many free coupons that you don't need to buy any.
How Coupons Work:
Organize your coupons in the order you shop at the store to save time and make sure you use them all.
Clipping coupons together as a family can teach kids about math and how to save money. Include them and let them "earn" coupon savings money by helping.
Use coupons that are about to expire soon first.
Shop on days when you can double or triple your coupons and use manufacturer rebates to save even more.
