TO COUPON OR NOT TO COUPON...

...THAT IS THE QUESTION

I always thought that coupons would not help me save much money. I mainly use generic or off brands. They are usually cheaper than the name brand item minus the coupon.

HOWEVER, I saw something today that may change my mind. Good Morning America had a segment on Coupon Parties. Here is the link:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6739007&page=1

The two ladies that developed this program are/were from the Kansas City area. Their methods really made sense to me. Here is a little excerpt from the article on the GMA page....

"Just a year ago, Chrissy Pate and Kristin McKee were two Kansas City, Mo., moms struggling to reduce their grocery bills. The two friends collaborated and managed to cut those bills in half. And today, they're sharing their new-found knowledge with others — hundreds of others.

As they learned how to get groceries cheap — or even free — Pate and McKee started blogging about their biggest bargains. ...

...Layering Savings
How do they do it? By layering several savings strategies together.

This is really important," Pate told about a dozen people at a coupon party in Lee's Summit, Mo. "You don't just take your coupon out of the Sunday paper and go use it because that's what the manufacturer wants you to do."
Instead, she said: First you should look for sales. Then check to see if there are coupons for those same sale items. Better yet, go to a store that gives double coupon credit. Best of all, combine the manufacturer's coupon with a coupon offered by the store. ..."

Here is the link to their website. BeCentsAble

http://www.becentsable.net/

I am going to try this. I signed up to be a free member. I may also sign up to be an educator for this program. I think this is really awesome and it makes sense to me...Finally.

See what you think.

Cherri W.