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!