My week of savings

So I have had a few people ask me where I am finding all my coupons. It's actually pretty easy.

I have five websites I visit (one religously and four at least weekly).

There is a great forum site called smartcanucks.ca. This site posts things like where to find coupons, deals and freebies. As the name says, its also Canadian so you can get the proper info.

The four main sites I visit are:
http://www.save.ca
http://websaver.ca
http://gocoupons.ca
http;//brandsaver.ca

All these sites mail the coupons out. I still am not sure about printing coupons because if you have to pay for ink and paper for a .50 cent coupon, is it really worth it.

Save.ca also has portals you can enter to grab the coupons. Go to the site map and there you will see "hidden" portals, these usually have some pretty sweet coupons.

Another thing I have been doing is keeping my eye out at the grocery store and on packaging for deals. For example. I had two coupons for $1.00 off Hamburger helper, and on select packages there is a coupon for $3.00 off ground beef. So for $1.98 I get two boxes of helper and $6.00 off ground beef. I have found alot of coupons just doing my regular shopping, those little tear-pads and brochures sometimes hold some great deals

I am planning a big "free shop" in the middle of the month. So far I have 3 boxes of free cereal, free Triscuits, free yogurt, free pizza, Free salsa and free ground beef (I know I can get it for less than $6.00). Plus I am expecting quite a few freebies to come in the mail, barring any postal strike.

This month I have over $100.00 in coupon savings, without adding in the freebies. I think a little planning is well worth it. Til next time, happy saving!

Not an extreme couponer...

My children mocked me, until they learned how to get a free box of Triscuits. My husband doubted me, until he saw how much we saved. My dad was doubtful, until he watched me buy Gilette deodorents for .97 cents. Now they mock no more :)

It seems you mention couponing and get asked, "Are you one of those extreme couponers?". Ahh....no, those people are nuts. I am just trying to stretch an already stretched dollar. Although I do credit the show for opening me up to the idea of using coupons. I decided to research to see what was available within Canada. Now just over three weeks later, I have well over $400 in coupons at my disposal, everything from tacos to laundry soap. I don't keep any coupons for things I won't use and will not buy anything I don't need.

The first few days of researching were very time consuming, trying to find the right sites. I don't want to spend a lot of time printing off coupons (its not really a deal if I am wasting my paper and ink) so I stuck to those sites that were mailing coupons. I now have it down to about 20 minutes a day, well I have my coffee. It seems to be working, with over $50.00 in savings so far this month and lots of free stuff, I think I found a hobby I can enjoy and share.


I plan on blogging my journey to savings with you so I hope you will revisit and learn a few tips along the way.