by Jared Davidson

Created on: July 16, 2010

Coupons are a wonderful way to save a little extra money each time you go shopping. Every penny you save is the same as making that penny. So when it comes to shopping in an economy like we are experiencing today their should be no question why you wouldn’t want to use coupons.

Couponmom.com

Couponmom.com is one of many great sites to get free coupons from. From the home page you click on the grocery coupon database tab. On the next screen you can select your state or if you would like you can pick a region. Hit the go button to the right of your selection. A list of the printable coupons in your area should come up. I have found many great deals on this site and its usually the first place I check before shopping.

Couponcabin.com

Couponcabin.com is another really great and easy site to use. From the main page you can do several options. The default option is set to "online" which means the coupons shown are only usable by doing online purchasing. Simply click the link to the deal you like, shop and enter the code to save. Another option I like is the "grocery" option. When you click this option another page opens with various coupons. You select the ones you want and it will tally up how much money you have saved. This is really nice to be able to see exactly how much money you are saving by using coupons. The third option I like to use is the "deals" option. When you click on the deals button you will be brought to another page with a listing of items that are already on sale without using a coupon.

Sign up for free coupons

Another great way to get coupons are great deals is to sign up at the individual stores you prefer to shop at. Create a new email address that will be used for nothing but coupons. Make it something simple like freecoupons1000@gmail.com. Sign up on the websites of your favorite shopping places. Red Lobster, Home Depot, Khols, Wal-Mart, Albertson and Krogers are all good places to sign up. You will receive coupons and special deals in your email. Khols has been my favorite signup place so far. They send 10-20 percent off coupons all the time.

Groupon.com is another great place to sign up. Every day they will send you an email with restaurant deals. You can also visit the site to see what deal they have going on that particular day.

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