Freebies are great, but you can’t always get everything for free. You can do the next best thing though and save money on almost everything. I have located some of the best sites that provide money saving tips and I think you will enjoy visiting them.

It seems that frugal living, or as some phrase it, simple living is becoming increasingly popular. On the sites that follow you will find many money saving tips as well as advice on simplifying your life. No matter what your income level is you will find some useful money saving tips on these pages.

The information on this site is very basic, but definitely a great place to start looking for money saving tips and frugal living advice.
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Finding Coupons - Where to Find Coupons

Coupons can be found everywhere! The more accustomed we become to collecting and using coupons, the more coupons will turn up. The following articles will help everyone get started on building a great collection of coupons for food, entertainment savings and products for the and beauty and health.

• Finding Coupons Inside Grocery Stores
• Finding Coupons In Magazines
• Finding Coupons In the Newspaper

Other Sources for Finding Coupons
The only tools you will need for successful couponing is a small pair of scissors and knowing where to look.

Product Packaging

Many manufacturers include valuable coupons and rebate forms inside or on product packaging.

Places to look on packages for coupons include:

• Removable labels on canned foods and jars.
• Lids of cans or bottle caps.
• Cardboard covers on frozen foods.
• On the paper which wraps around soaps and candy.
• Tiny folded coupons within the product, such as in dog foods.
• Printed instructions. Example - hair color products.

Also, some manufacturers include printed codes on the product packaging which can be entered at the manufacture’s Web site in exchange for a coupon or premium item.

Online Printable Coupons

Manufacturers’ Web sites
Manufacturers will sometimes display coupons and other promotional information on their Web sites. Often visitors are asked to complete forms and provide email addresses in order to print the coupon.

Free Grocery Coupon Sites  There are Web sites  designed  exclusively for  shoppers looking  for printable grocery and drug  store  coupons. Some of the  sites have  agreements with  national grocery  stores and  provide store specific  coupons.  Other sites have  national   manufacturer  coupons,  but also  have  agreements with  grocery store chains  to accept the  coupons.

Not all grocery stores will accept online printed coupons because of the increase in coupon fraud over the past years. Ask your grocery store manager what the store policy is on printable coupons. Read More...

 By following the 10 tips below, Select Coupon Program can save up to $300 a month off their grocery bills. Are you ready to start trimming the fat off your food bills?

A Little Homework

Planning before you head off to the supermarket will help you shop more economically. Take the time to do a quick inventory of your kitchen to determine the food that you need. Prepare your shopping list and make notations of applicable coupons that you may want to use. Read the newspapers and circulars to find the best deals.

Choosing the Right Store

For basic grocery needs many grocery stores now offer excellent product and price selection, frequent shoppers programs and double coupon days. However, when buying in bulk you may want to tackle the warehouse clubs or superstores. Non-perishable items are often at unbeatable prices at such stores. For the best prices on health and beauty products check the national drugstore chains and superstores.

Eat First  

Grocery stores know the power of the sweet smell of freshly baked bread. Just one sniff will ignite the appetite and send even the most hardened shopper down the aisle grabbing for anything that looks good. Remember, everything looks good when our stomachs are screaming, “feed me!”

Coupons, Rebates, and Frequent Shopper Programs

You can save hundreds of dollars a year by taking advantage of product incentives. Even the less enthusiastic coupon clipper can shave an average of 10 percent off their bottom-line by cashing in a small handful of coupons per trip.

If your store offers a frequent shopper program, why not sign-up? You will receive advanced notice of special loss leaders, double-coupon days and other money saving information.

Store Brands - Try it, You May Like It

The days of generic type packaging and bland tasting food in store brand products is over. Companies have worked hard to improve their private-label brands and often the taste is equal to the national brands. Do not be afraid to experiment. If you find the product meets your standards, you can save an average of 40 percent off your annual grocery bill.

Setting Limits on Impulse Buying

Avoiding spontaneous shopping trips is one of the best deterrents to impulse buying. Sticking to a well thought-out shopping list will help will help cut down on grabbing for things that you do not need. In addition, giving yourself enough time to shop will help prevent dashing in and reaching for the first item that you come to. Setting a dollar limit for impulse buying will help soothe cravings without busting the budget. Read More…

Some people assume that you can’t really save money with freebies. They tend to think that it’s just a fun pastime. The truth is, you actually can save money with freebies.
Here’s How: 

Briefly, coupons are ways to buy what you want but buy it a bit cheaper. An online retailer often offers special discounts in order to promote their site. How they publicize their discounts differs. Many offer printable coupons which can be redeemed at your local store. Others offer online discounts, redeem able when purchasing online. A current trend is to offer e-mail coupons obtainable when the consumer has signed up for the sites newsletter, become a “site member” or completed a survey questionnaire.

Typically, they will offer a discount off a minimum purchase. The most common values today are $5 off a purchase of $15 or more, $10 off of $35 or more, free shipping, or a “free item” with purchase. Many times they give points for spending which can be collected and redeemed later for products.

The most common types of coupons are “first-time buyer” introductory savings, special links to hidden pages on the retailer’s website, or a special code to be entered in the “Gift Certificate” or “Coupon” space upon checkout.

Are they available to everyone?

Usually the answer is yes! Some special savings are offered only to those who have become “members” of a particular site. The trick is to find the coupons for the products that you are most interested in purchasing. That is where I am here to help. My job is to constantly hunt down the best bargains and coupons offered online. When we find one, it will get posted to this site.

How long are they good for?

Most coupons have an expiration date which will be posted, when known, along with the listing, here on this site. If the expiration is “unknown” go ahead and give it a try! Many time the value pages are left “live” by the retailers but they are not actively promoting it.

Why did my coupon come up ‘expired’?

Sometimes, coupons expire before their posted expiration date. Retailers allot so much in dollars per promotion. Often, they under-estimate and the special is far more successful than they expected. If, for example, a retailer offers a “free pen” with each purchase and they run out of pens earlier than planned, then they must make the decision to inactivate the offer. What we, the consumer, may view as fraudulent advertising, is more a case of poor planning regarding that particular promotion, by the retailer.

It is for that reason that if you see a super good coupon offer posted, we encourage you to use it quickly. Read On !