Frugal Grocery Shopping

1. Keep a Price Book. Make a list of prices for items you frequently buy. That way you will be able to see how much you really save on similar products or products that are on sale.
   
   
2. Cut and collect coupons. The more coupons you collect the more you will save. You can find coupons through a variety of sources. A word of caution, don't collect coupons for things you won't use or need unless you are going to give them to someone else.


3. Organize coupons. If you don't know what coupons you have or they are not easily accessible, you will forget to use them.
   
   
4. Make shopping list. Whether it is a grocery list or other type of shopping list, write down what you need to buy and put a check mark on each item that you have a coupon for.
   
   
5. Take coupons with you. Always have your coupons with you. You don't want to be somewhere and see something you need to buy and the coupon is at home.

Where to Get Coupons

• Swap Savers, a social network for frugal folks.


• Print Free Coupons


• Brand Name Coupons


• SmartSource


• RedPlum


• EverSave


• CoolSavings


• Boodle (managed by Coupons Inc)


• CouponBug.com (generally coordinated with a local news station for your area)


• ValPak Grocery Coupons


• HealtheSavers (many different sites with varied offers to choose from)


• PGEveryday