Anonymous wrote:Nope, I don't buy the kinds of things they make coupons for. But we make our grocery list based on the sale circular.

I agree - this is a simple way to eat seasonally.

I like Safeway digital coupons - they usually combine pretty easily with any paper coupons out there and they are also offered on stuff I buy regularly. If we didn't need to stretch our dollar I wouldn't bother with paper coupons ever - but at this point every dollar helps. I am careful not to buy things that I wouldn't if a coupon wasn't there.

Anonymous wrote:Let's see, save 50c on some name brand or save $1 by getting the Giantwegway's brand?

well obviously not in that situation - you have to do the math! I just saved like $20 at target with coupons for toiletries and such.

Anonymous wrote:I go in cycles. It's great for things like crackers, yogurt, cheese, cereal, etc. But, I hate the couponing show- they are just selfish hoarders! The one woman had 200,000 feminine products and had a hysterectomy! Just like the boy who had tampons and everything like that.

If you do it wisely, you can save a lot of money. Otherwise, you might as well be Honey Boo Boo.

Okay, buying maxi pads when you've had a hysterectomy is just plain crazy. I once saw a show where the folks had cans and cans of cat food and yes, you guessed it, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CAT!

Yes, some of those folks look like they're preparing for Armegeddon. They give up bedrooms to set space to do the coupon clipping and entire basements are lost to food store.

Let's see, save 50c on some name brand or save $1 by getting the Giantwegway's brand?

I coupon casually. It is a really good feeling to see the savings.

Anonymous wrote:I do and I love it. I am SAH mom, and this is my way of contributing financially, in a backwards kind of way.

But I have to be careful not to buy "junk" that I would not buy otherwise. Unfortunately, many of the coupons are for crap, so I'm really careful about what I do/don't use.

The big way to save is when you combine the coupon with a sale item, which isn't so hard to do with laundry detergent and other cleaning items, and toiletries.

Yes I do this too.

casually. I use coupons for things like toothpaste and paper products. I don't find the food coupons all the great. I do try to use coupons at clothes stores when I can. I am not obsessive about it (because like others have said - it takes a lot of time) but it sure feels good when you get a good deal.

I used to, very aggressively. I did not have a fulltime job or a child at the time though.

It's SO much work. soooo much work to stay on top of the sales brochures, ordering coupons from ebay/coupon sellers, reading all the blogs to see what everyone else is doing and the deals that are hot.

TIME is MONEY now.... I do not have the time to spend on it. My (very little) free time is more valuable than the $50ish bucks I would save, since most of my grocery bill is produce & raw ingredients that there are no coupons for (winetags back in the day, but I don't know if they are allowed in DC/MD/VA - and also very hard to find).

I go in cycles. It's great for things like crackers, yogurt, cheese, cereal, etc. But, I hate the couponing show- they are just selfish hoarders! The one woman had 200,000 feminine products and had a hysterectomy! Just like the boy who had tampons and everything like that.

If you do it wisely, you can save a lot of money. Otherwise, you might as well be Honey Boo Boo.

No. I don't need the money and don't have the time.

Nope, I don't buy the kinds of things they make coupons for. But we make our grocery list based on the sale circular.

I coupon casually.
I have a full time job and I have 3 kids, I do it aggressively for a few weeks, get burnt out and then stop.

But for another 2-3 weeks, when I have to buy stuff full price , I get so upset, I go back to couponing for another 3-4 weeks, then stop again.

Its a lot of fun, its help me reduce stress (you kinda get a high from knowing you pay next to nothing for some things) but its a lot of work as well

I do and I love it. I am SAH mom, and this is my way of contributing financially, in a backwards kind of way.

But I have to be careful not to buy "junk" that I would not buy otherwise. Unfortunately, many of the coupons are for crap, so I'm really careful about what I do/don't use.

The big way to save is when you combine the coupon with a sale item, which isn't so hard to do with laundry detergent and other cleaning items, and toiletries.

And if so, do you do so casually or aggressively?