tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post7532909831292984559..comments2023-10-20T04:28:38.677-05:00Comments on Freckleberry Finds: Extreme Couponing --- Worth the Clipping?Freckleberry Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112234337818307225noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-79899336519884396992011-04-15T21:46:09.082-05:002011-04-15T21:46:09.082-05:00I used to do more with couponing than I do now. L...I used to do more with couponing than I do now. Life changed as did the time I have to give to couponing. I had to decide what was more important -- my time or couponing. I still do with what we need but that's all. I used to get all I could (by that I mean 2 or 3 of something) so I could bless others.<br /><br />New follower. Loved this article and can't wait now to see the show.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />PamelaPamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577919062812348914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-36917072294797316552011-04-15T00:27:36.232-05:002011-04-15T00:27:36.232-05:00Of course there's a reason these people are on...Of course there's a reason these people are on TV, they are extreme. I would be embarrassed to coupon like that. new follower from the hop, voted for you on the fence :-) have a great day! michelle at sometimesuwin.blogspot.comMBRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401511590681362854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-56031330691133458722011-04-12T15:00:51.501-05:002011-04-12T15:00:51.501-05:00Hopping back through with my toolbar for the Alexa...Hopping back through with my toolbar for the Alexa Hop! <br /><br />I'd appreciate it if you could visit me back and comment with your toolbar.<br /><br /><a href="http://ahelicoptermom.com/versatile-blogger-award/" rel="nofollow">A Helicopter Mom's Alexa Hop Post</a><br /><br />Thanks so much!<br />MickeyA Helicopter Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158673922106214046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-80064815143468687172011-04-11T18:30:18.081-05:002011-04-11T18:30:18.081-05:00Wow. I haven't done much with coupons. I'v...Wow. I haven't done much with coupons. I've tried Sunday papers and stuff...it just seems like there are never coupons for the stuff I want, though. I prefer to buy things less pre-packaged and natural or organic whenever possible.<br />Also, we don't seem to have some of the better stores for couponing at: no CVS, Publix or Whole Foods. :-(<br />I would love to learn how to do it better, if the time it took to do it was actually worth the $$ I saved.<br /><br />Stopping by from the Alexa Hop!<br /><br />Johanna at <a href="http://childrenchoresandchocolate.blogspot.com/2011/04/growing-girl.html/" rel="nofollow">Mama Chocolate</a><br />Family life, tips for mom, reviews, giveaways and more!Mama Chocolatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305938028044533437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-73412367166478833792011-04-11T13:41:13.428-05:002011-04-11T13:41:13.428-05:00I can barely get my hubby to use a FPC so I have n...I can barely get my hubby to use a FPC so I have no tips on extreme couponing, and seeing all that stuff in stock piles I don't get how they can use it either. We have 5 members in our family (the boys are still young though), and we have 1 bottle of ketchup open, and another in our pantry, and have found that they have expired before we got to it sometimes!!<br /><br />Here from the Alexa Hop. http://www.theknitwitbyshair.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291564865562951350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-51139337813090218972011-04-11T13:22:22.426-05:002011-04-11T13:22:22.426-05:00Eek My comment dissappeared!
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I used to ext...Eek My comment dissappeared!<br />retype-<br />I used to extreme coupon before blogging, no time now!<br />My family used 90% of what we got. Even the 100+ bottles of lawrys maranide we got one time.<br />What we didnt use we donated to churchAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670375641322972655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-30637777261064788182011-04-11T10:35:16.249-05:002011-04-11T10:35:16.249-05:00I live in a small town where we have only a handfu...I live in a small town where we have only a handful of stores to choose from. I do use coupons, but not obsessively. I think if I were in a bigger city where we had lots of stores and lots of use for coupons, I'd use them a whole lot more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-3821961727607773552011-04-11T07:23:29.755-05:002011-04-11T07:23:29.755-05:00I consider myself an extreme couponer, but in mode...I consider myself an extreme couponer, but in moderation. Last year, my spreadsheet for one grocery store was $12,000 worth and I spent just $700. I get a ton of groceries for super cheap, but 150 bottles of mustard? No. My primary reason for couponing is to save my family money. If I have time/energy after that, I look out for friends/family and then donate to the local food bank/our church, etc. You would never find me with 150 bottles of mustard on my storage shelves though! <br /><br />As it is, I usually manage with an $80 a week grocery budget for my family of 6 - this includes all diapers, wipes, formula, and all toiletry/Target/Walmart type things. I do a lot of shopping at the drugstores (CVS, Wags, Rite Aid) and my local grocery stores (Shaws & Market Basket.) I do spend about $10-15 on average a week for coupons. (No services here, I do it on my own.) <br /><br />Visiting from the Alexa hop! Here's my post - <a href="http://www.musingsfromasahm.com/2011/04/brotherly-love-continued.html" rel="nofollow">Musings From a SAHM</a>Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400507283725572192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-36037511988999225412011-04-10T23:38:02.203-05:002011-04-10T23:38:02.203-05:00I LOVE couponing!! It's a rush to get somethin...I LOVE couponing!! It's a rush to get something for next to nothing.<br />However, 150 bottles of mustard? Really?? What about the single mom thats coming in after you- did you leave any deals for her? It seems irresponsible to me. I am all for getting deals and LEGALLY & MORALLY working the system but- come on! Don't be an idiot!!!<br />Tiffany<br />http://homegrownfamilies.blogspot.com/2011/04/things-i-found-interesting-thursdays.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999665416744017692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-90738897349363071392011-04-10T22:05:40.608-05:002011-04-10T22:05:40.608-05:00Stopping in from the Alexa Hop. Here's my lin...Stopping in from the Alexa Hop. Here's my link: http://www.mapleleafmommy.com/2011/04/how-to-thank-blogger.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200732667657451865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-73923206374371562072011-04-10T00:07:47.104-05:002011-04-10T00:07:47.104-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Divvy Up Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01963010877953364424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-44182102050861020452011-04-08T13:05:06.498-05:002011-04-08T13:05:06.498-05:00See, to me, $400 a month is HUGE! If I could save ...See, to me, $400 a month is HUGE! If I could save that much, I'd be ecstatic! <br /><br />$40-$50 is a ton, too! I always thought I'd just save maybe $5 at most with coupons. Turns out I was wrong! Looks like I need to start getting the Sunday paper.<br /><br />Do you ladies have a favorite store? Does your store double or triple coupons?Freckleberry Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03112234337818307225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-29626449541456172042011-04-08T12:47:47.435-05:002011-04-08T12:47:47.435-05:00I LOVE coupons and usually save about $40-$50 per ...I LOVE coupons and usually save about $40-$50 per grocery shopping trip with just coupons from the Sunday paper. I think that show is misleading, though, because I don't think the shoppers are counting what they also paid to buy extra coupons from services, what they paid for coupon website memberships, etc. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think they only count the actual cash paid at the register.<br /><br />I'm a new follower from the Bee Friendly Friday Follow. I'd love it if you'd visit <a href="http://www.ahelicoptermom.com/" rel="nofollow">A Helicopter Mom</a> and follow me back!<br /><br />I'm also having my FIRST giveaway of a <a href="http://ahelicoptermom.com/carmen-guedez-fine-art-giclee-print-giveaway-ends-414/" rel="nofollow">Limited Edition Fine Art Print</a>. It has very low entries, so I'd really appreciate it if you'd drop by and enter. <br /><br />Have a great weekend! Thanks. :) <br />MickeyA Helicopter Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158673922106214046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-37500578039798488302011-04-08T10:37:44.718-05:002011-04-08T10:37:44.718-05:00i am a couponer. we save about $400 a month. yea,...i am a couponer. we save about $400 a month. yea, thats not much compared to these extreme couponers. lol.<br />we grocery shop once a weekend as well as hit up target / walmart for nessesities. plus to just get out of the house. =]<br />i clip out about every coupon from the one paper we get every sunday while my husband browses the internet. we dont spend much time with it. i will clip while the oldest is snacking and youngest is napping. i have this coupon organizer, the size of a large wallet i got at the dollar store ... to organize our coupons. the night before shopping, i dig around those coupons and pull out the coupons we will be using. we try not to get dupes of anything. we usually keep about 2 or 3 backups of like, jelly or anything like that. we live in a tiny apartment and we dont have much room for lots of backups.SondraMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338778294748569874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604824310281022702.post-21065043171884117212011-04-07T17:51:26.560-05:002011-04-07T17:51:26.560-05:00Test. :)Test. :)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497695471084834249noreply@blogger.com