Essay On Couponing

With today’s economy it is important to save money anywhere possible. Some people have strategically budgeted finances to keep them above water and out of debt. One way in particular that can be helpful is couponing. Yes, couponing! There are classes, websites, and social media pages explaining how this process works, where to get the best coupons, and how to use coupons correctly to save the most amount of money. Starting with picking up a Sunday paper or two, anyone can become a savvy shopper, or what is now called a couponer. Extreme coupon pros tell their audiences to clip all coupons, even if it is not something they themselves consume. The purpose for this is if a person attends a couponing group or class they have coupons to trade …show more content…
Coupons are able to be used on any item that matches, but whether the item is on sale or not makes the difference of the savings that may be achieved. The golden rule of couponing is to only buy an item if it is on sale and there is an available coupon for that specific sale item. There is a website available for shoppers where all of the leg work is already done. By clicking on the store they would like to shop at and an advertisement with currently available coupons to match the sale items …show more content…
For example, if a sale advertisement states buy one Jolly Popcorn for three dollars, and get a second Jolly Popcorn for free, and an available coupon states fifty-five cents off one box of Jolly Popcorn the two boxes of Jolly Popcorn only costs one dollar and ninety cents, or ninety-five cents a box. Another way to get even more savings is to use a second fifty-five cent coupon for the second box, even though it is free and the coupon will not double it is still within the policy. Use of the second coupon will make the two boxes of one dollar and thirty-five cents, or sixty-eight cents a box. What a great