Stephanie Nelson - Couponmom.com

Intelligent, strategic approach to shopping

You can get healthy foods as well as non-food items including personal care and laundry

1. Plan your shopping trip before you leave home - shouldn't take more than 30 minutes per week.  See what's on sale at your store and plan your meals around them. Check store bargains and throw coupons on those items

2. Let other people do the hard work for you - lots of websites and blogs have done the work for you.  Enter the name of your grocery store and deal to find the best deals for the week

3. maximize your coupon savings with max coupons

4.  time it right and wait until the itme goes on sale - save the sunday coupons

5. know how your store's promotion and coupon policies work

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