Newspaper Coupons

The Sunday paper is one of the best sources for coupons. Most Sundays there will be more than one coupon insert. There are three different types of coupon inserts. They are: Smart Source, Red Plum (Valassis), and the P & G Saver. The first two typically come weekly and have varying expiration dates. The P&G Saver is usually a once-a-month insert and the coupons generally expire within 30 days.

The Sunday after a holiday, there will be no Smart Source or Red Plum inserts. This happens on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. Sometimes you will still find a P&G Saver in these papers though.

You can either subscribe to the newspaper, pick up an early edition on Saturday or pick up the regular edition on Sunday. Do whatever works best for you. I personally do a Sunday only subscription. This way I can clip the coupons I need before I leave to run my errands.

The biggest money saving mistake coupon novices make is this. You find a coupon for those Pillsbury Savorings appetizers. You think, I sure would like to try these and gosh $1 off seems like a good deal. So next time you are at the store. You put a box of them in your cart. You pay the $3.79, give the checker $1 off coupon, pay $2.79 and think you got a good deal. You just fell into a trap! Do you really need to buy these? Save the $2.79 and only use coupons to buy things you really need that aren’t on sale or things that are free with a coupon.

Once you get the newspaper coupons, you’ll need to organize them. Go HERE to read about the organization method that works best for me.