Shopping Savings: Guest Post

The Secret Code of Couponing

My name is Claire, and I blog over at Choyster Cash. I'm currently hosting a free ten-week couponing course aimed to turn newbie couponers into mavens. Two years ago, I would have been the first to tell you that couponing didn't work. I had always been frugal - but coupons seemed to me like a royal waste of time. It was reading money saving blogs that truly turned me around. I can't say it happened all at once, though. When I first started reading such blogs like Frugal is Fabulous and Money Saving Mom, I used to be baffled by their weird "coupon match-up" posts on the weekends. I totally ignored these for a long time because they looked like they were written in secret code. Over time, though, I started
realizing that these bloggers were saving serious cash - and getting tons of free things! That's when I said - OK I'm going to really learn this. At first I began dabbling in it, and now I am completely converted. I even teach a couponing course to others now as one of the things on my money saving site.

Taking the step from being just a blog reader to being a couponer is a big one - but it will be well worth it.

So what is the Secret?
The premise of a coupon is simple. You get a coupon, you use it to save money. However, many people believe you can't really save more than a few pennies with coupons. But that's because people aren't using them correctly. The key is in the COMBINATION and there are so many amazing blogs that simply give you a list of what you have to do each week to pick up your free or crazy cheap stuff. The couponing game is one of the best budgeting secrets out there - and the stuff you can get regularly for free will amaze you!
Put it on your to-do list: Learn how to coupon this week! You'll be so grateful you did!