The Great Coupon Experiment
The first thing I discovered is I’m probably an atypical food buyer, at least when it comes to coupons. A lot of the foods for which coupons are offered are things I wouldn’t buy either because my lifestyle doesn’t call for them (things like diapers or pet food) or because of dietary restrictions ( I have to watch salt so a lot of packaged or processed foods are out). This means that some of the coupons that I might otherwise use I don’t use, which then limits my potential savings.
Still, I did find out a few useful things this week. One is that there are a lot of useful online sites where I can find and print coupons for free. This had concerned me a little bit, because I tend to read my news online and paying for a Sunday paper simply for the coupons seemed kind of wasteful. Now I’ve discovered I can find the same coupons online, which means I can save the cost of the paper and still find the coupons I need. I particularly liked the Smartsource coupon site, and found it easy to use. (more…)