I have rediscovered coupons. It's not that I didn't know they existed or where to find them. I used to use coupons almost religiously for everything I could. But now, with the keen interest focused on "extreme couponing", I decided to start seeing how much money I could save on my purchases.
I set a few rules for myself.
- I won't be using coupons for things I never use anyway. It makes no sense to me to buy something I'll never use.
- I won't be trying to cheat the limits rules. I might get the advertised limit of items, but I won't be returning time after time to get even more just because it's "one coupon per visit".
- I won't drive all over town to use coupons. Gas prices are too high to travel miles from store to store.
Having followed my own rules, I saved about 1/3 of the total cost on a list of items from a national drug store which also sells groceries. This amounted to about $22, which, to me is as good as check city payday advances. These coupons were used on items I use and buy anyway, so I think I did pretty good. I kept some of my hard earned money in my wallet instead of spending so much.
