Channel Button

There are 67 articles on this title. You are reading the article ranked and rated #15 by Helium's members.

Debate_icon

Personal Finance   >

Smart Spending

Are savings from coupons worth the trouble of collecting them?

Results so far:

Yes
70% 490 votes Total: 700 votes
No
30% 210 votes

Yes I feel savings from coupons is worth the trouble of collecting them. The reason is I have alway collect coupons for various things.

Sure sometimes all the trouble of cutting them and filling them in a coupon box is time consumming. However now a days little bit of savings helps in the long run.

There are many ways coupons can be a big savings to your pockets. First of all sometimes when you buy some product that is already on sale and you use the coupon than you save additional money. Second of all some stores count coupons as double savings so you get twice the amount of discount on the products you purchase.

Yes sometimes when I am in a hurry I forget to use the coupon or if am in a hurry to leave home I may forget to grab them. I now have the habit of caring certain coupon in my purse so I know I have them and then use it.

In this country there are millions of people who use coupons from stores to restarants, even car repairs, and other things. Now a days stores print out coupons or send coupons so they can get customers to there doors.

I always have the habit of using coupon and buying that type of product because of the savings.

I once saw on 20/20 show a woman who use coupon all her life very wealthy person and she saved around 10.000 dollars in one year. Can you imagine if all of us started using the coupons and how much we would save in a household. I think who ever invented the coupon business is a smart person because not only do people save money but they go to the store and send money also. It is a win win situation we spend and businesses draw us to shop in their businesses.

I think there is a majority of today's society who uses coupons at one point or another for something and I am sure that the savings they go shock them. It always shocks me everytime I check my receipt the savings I recieved. It makes me feel good on how much I save and helps me to balance the spending in my household. I do enjoy doing different activites with my family and at the same time save a little. Today there are coupons for everything you can think of and that is the great part.

SO in conclusion yes savings from coupons are worth the trouble of collecting them and than using them. You will see once you try the savings you get. From this point you will always want to use coupons for anything and everything you can think of spending your hard earned money. Besides who does not want savings that add up to bigger savings by the end of the year. Now that is a good idea savings in thousands by the end of the year.

Learn more about this author, Smruti Patel.
Contact this writer Click here to send this author comments or questions.


Below are the top articles rated and ranked by Helium members on:

Are savings from coupons worth the trouble of collecting them?

Yes
  • 1 of 45

    by Steve Weathington

    To clip or not to clip, that is the question! My vote would be yes, but the value of coupon clipping could be subject...read more

  • 2 of 45

    by Lisa Web

    Savings from coupons are well worth the time to clip and organize them. Honestly, I can clip a coupon in a matter of...read more

No
  • 1 of 22

    by Michael Greaney

    Every so often a "woman's magazine" (that frequently have more interesting and better-written articles than "men's ma...read more

  • 2 of 22

    by Patrick Sills

    We've all found ourselves in this situation at one time or another. You take a trip to the supermarket. After spendin...read more

Add your voice

Know something about Are savings from coupons worth the trouble of collecting them??
We want to hear your view. Write_penWrite now!

Difference of opinion? Debate now.
Smart Spending
Is it better to do your holiday shopping in stores or online?
What do you think?
We want to know.
  • Write now.
  • Voice your opinion.
  • Reach millions.
Join Helium Today

Already a member? Log in.

162719

Featured Partner

The Center for Responsive Politics (Open Secrets)

The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) is the nation's premier research group tracking money in US politics and its...more

What is Helium? | User Guide | Community | Link to Helium | Privacy | User agreement | DMCA

Helium, Inc.
200 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810 USA