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Coupon Abbreviations
  • SC = Store Coupon
  • MC = Manufacturer Coupon
  • SS = Smart Source
  • RMN = Retail Me Not
  • PG = Proctor and Gamble
Coupon Terms
  • WYB = When You Buy
  • B1G1 = Buy One Get One Free
  • .75/1 = 75 cents off one item
  • .75/3 = 75 cents off three items
  • EXP = Expiration Date

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  We decided a long time ago that going out to eat on Valentine’s Day just wasn’t for us. That’s my best frugal tip for Valentine’s Day: Stay home, splurge on some fancier than normal ingredients and enjoy a nice quiet homemade meal together. You’ll save money, calories and a lot of long-line frustration. Luckily, […]

    The following is part of an Organic Guest Post Series written by Amy, a long time helper behind the scenes of Southern Savers. After last week’s mind boggling investigation into nitrites in pork, I thought it would be a good idea to find out just exactly what the difference is between organic pork and conventional pork. […]

      If you have left over bread you can easily make your own bread crumbs! All you need to do is put the heels of your bread in the freezer. When you need bread crumbs just put the bread in the food processor. This will grind it up so you have bread crumbs! If you don’t […]

        As we head into February we still are seeing tons of citrus and leafy greens in season. Root vegetables are also at their peak in winter. They are a great, nourishing way to eat local produce in winter. If you are in need of a new way to use winter produce, you can go here […]

          That’s a trick question…  the answer is FREE!  Seriously, there is no need to ever pay “real” money for toothpaste.  I did a news interview this week, and the host was amazed at the idea of free toothpaste.  Toothpaste is truly a drugstore purchase if your goal is to get it for free.  We’ll get […]

            I’ve been thinking a lot about the reasons we tell ourselves it’s ok if lunch isn’t healthy. As I mom, I spend a lot of time trying to feed other people nutritious stuff and sometimes I forget to plan for myself. One easy way I’m learning to combat the lunch-on-the-run mentality is to just cook […]

              The following is part of an Organic Journey Guest Post Series, written by Amy a long time helper behind the scenes of Southern Savers. The last few weeks, we have been talking about toxic load and starting at the top of the food chain to figure out how to get the best bang for our bucks […]

                Avoiding Coupon Burnout

                on 1.30.2013 at 4:07pm
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                Whether you are a new couponer or a long time expert it can be easy to get burnt out on using coupons. It can be a lot of fun to get all of the best deals, but it also takes a lot of time and work. Your time is valuable and you can easily get […]

                  If you are just starting out with couponing the biggest frustration can be trying to figure out what a good sale price really is.   You have to learn the prices and really can’t trust sale tags or weekly ads to help you figure out the real deals.  As you get started using a buy price […]

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