tip of the week -don't stress

Don't stress over couponing!

Last week I didn't post anything on the blog really and I want to apologize for that. For the people who read my blog who aren't on my personal facebook page or I talk to directly we found out the middle of last week we are officially expecting our first child. With that being said things got hectic last week and they might be a lot in the future. But I am gonna try and continue to write and post when I can. 

This week I want to encourage you guys to still hit up the kellogg's promo deals. I will try and see what is on sale where and see what I can find for you here shortly but I have seen they are still occurring at some stores. And I am glad I personally hit it up last week because the baby wanted the kellogg's frosted flakes the other night and I just so happened to have bought a box last week for nearly nothing. 

Hope this short tip finds you guys well and make sure to keep clipping and saving. You never know when a hot deal will be there and you may need a coupon. 

Tip of the week

My tip of the week is not to rely on things always going smoothly when you use coupons. Yes, we always dream about it, but things can get hectic. Something may not print that is supposed to, a coupon may not work. You need to be patient with the cashiers and be aware that sometimes the machines are the ones at fault and sometimes the cashiers just don't know everything. Please consider this when you are out couponing. Thanks

Tip of the week from the spouses point of view

Sorry it is late, we had issues with our internet this weekend. Now with that being mentioned. This week I am going to share a tip from my boyfriends point of view since he wasn't always on board with my couponing. Maybe some of you can relate or have related to that yourself at sometime or another. His advice for the significant others is to encourage couponing especially for junkfood. But really be supportative. Even now sometimes he has to encourage me to keep couponing because it helps us get some of the stuff we want for our home.

Hope you enjoyed our tip of the week for you.

As always,

Happy couponing

TIP OF THE WEEK

With the new year approaching, I thought we would end off 2014 with a helpful tip on what to buy this week and what to do to prepare for 2015.

This week is a great time to buy any CHRISTMAS items you want for next year. Also if you use a lot of can vegetables or certain soups, stock up NOW. Can goods always are cheaper around Thanksgiving and Christmas and many deals will end Tuesday for this if not already starting to end.

Another big thing to think about is what you want to improve upon in 2015. I found on pinterest another bloggers finance binder she had used in 2014 and tweaked to make it better for 2015 so I plan on using that. I also printed out another stockpile inventory sheet I found and used in 2014 for 2015. I only wrote the items down I use the most. This will help me prepare when I go shopping and find a good deal. Don't buy it if your already reached your goal. Save some for others.


All these great items can be found on my pinterest page located here:

http://www.pinterest.com/lilpunkprincess/

Just check the finance board and the stockroom board.

I hope this final tip for 2014 helps you guys get ready for 2015.

As always,

Happy Couponing

tip of the week for school

So i was thinking about school today and snacks because even as a college student you have so many days you have to attend. Your average number of days is 180. With that in mind, i want you to keep this in mind for juice boxes and snacks.

You need to figure out how many snacks each kid gets per day and drinks so you know how many you need in your stockpile.

For me i will attend 1 class on campus each week and i will need at least 1 snack and 1 drink for each of those nights. Then while i am doing the rest of my classes at home i will probably go through two snacks a day so i will stock up on enough for at least this semester.

So keep all this in mind with all these amazing deals going on right now.

Tip of the week

When couponing we tend to get really into it and forget what matters and that is saving money. Couponing is not meant to be stressful and take away from other things, it is meant to help provide the extra support when your family needs it. Don't go crazy and clear shelves because it is a good deal. That deal is bound to come around again. This is my rule of thumb since I shop for 2 of us constantly but several people use my stockpile and I never want to turn them down I keep a certain amount of items at all times so I don't have to take all the freebies out there and clear shelves. When it comes to haircare which is a popular freebie I only have a total of 12 in the stockpile. That is one for each month. Once we run down to about 7 I start adding it back to my list. For things used more frequently then of course I don't let them run low. I have found a very good printable list off of pinterest that I have saved on my page there and here is the direct link. Print it, go through and see what you use the most often in your stockpile and make a list and keep it in the front of your binder. I wrote mine in pencil so I can change it when I take something away from the stockpile so I know when I am out what I need to try and get and what I don't. This will help save freebies for other couponers as well.


stockroom list


Hopefully that helps you guys out some.

As always Happy Couponing.

And like, share, and comment to let me know if you have any questions or want me to write about something in particular.

tip of the week

Sorry I haven't posted one in a few weeks now, we ended up with another dog and Kricket is sick. So here is your new tips.


Freebies!!!! Many times people don't realize that some of the freebies you can get also come with..COUPONS!!! And if there a new item you can get them free or really cheap. Especially if they just hit the market. Many bloggers and sites will go ahead and put together a list of freebies for you so you can just sit there and go through and get the ones you want. It is easy.


Also another tip I have for you since I missed 2 weeks now, is having another email account just for couponing. If your going to score freebies a lot of times you have to insert an email. This can cause a lot of junk and then sometimes goodies into your inbox. But it can get annoying and hard to find important things. So create another account. I look forward to this when it becomes time for my birthday, which just passed, because you get a bunch of free coupons to print and codes for your birthday present.


Hope these two tips make your week.

As always,

HAPPY COUPONING!!!

TIP OF THE WEEK

Okay so for this week I chose that the tip of the week is specifically for Harris Teeter trips. If your going to use EVICS, print out a copy before you go to the store. I started doing this last Super Double's because girls were saying they had issues with them coming off and yesterday I did. The cashier acted like she wasn't going to call a manager but she finally did and I showed the woman what I had that was not taken off and she type in my $2.50 and that brought me back to where I needed to be, also I didn't realize I had an evic for an item I was already buying till I looked over my list afterwards and that was one that didn't come off. Without my list I would have missed out on my $1.00 for my L'Oreal Advanced Haircare.

So make sure to clip them EVICS even if you don't think you may buy the product and print it out. I also highlight the evics as I purchase the item so I know at the register exactly where they are and what needs to come off.

HAPPY COUPONING!!!!

Tip of the Week

Since Super Doubles are starting on Wednesday I thought I would make this tip about that since everyone is currently preparing.

My tip for when I prepare for a trip is to always have more than 20 coupons on my list. I have the ones I really want to score first like the "hot" items I know will go the fastest but since they do go so fast I have my back up plan on me at all times. Normally that means I have other items on my list that I also need in my stockpile or want. You don't want to have to pick your coupons completely on the spot because your already nervous enough during a SD haul and having to get together 20 coupons can be stressful if you do that and you might not get the best deals. 

Also remember that Harris Teeter only doubles the first 20 coupons but that doesn't mean you can only use 20 coupons. Last time I scored a freebie with a coupon that would not double. So sometimes there are freebies out there that no one thinks about because the coupon is more than $2.00. 

Good luck preparing this week and like always I will try and do my best to help you guys out along the way.

As always, 

HAPPY COUPONING!

Tip of the week-mycokerewards

Okay guys I am going to start to try and add a tip of the week at least once a week. If people like them then I will try to post  more tips, but I want to see how this goes and get some feedback. Thanks



For everyone who has loaded up on the powerade deals in the past several months I want to remind you to make sure the kids save the lids. If you haven't already started doing so. Mycokerewards.com is a great place to get coupons from. My dad loves coke products  and we drink a lot of powerade so I always have codes to enter. You just go and create an account and after so long you can request coupons. I normally get the ones for free powerades and free 12 pack of coke for my dad. It helps save even a few more pennies when hitting up the really good deals. Plus if your buying the products already, why not save money?