The bottom line is coupons are like money. They’re a form of payment. The more coupons you use, the lower your out-of-pocket (OOP). It’s not rocket science.
Today’s Frugal Living Tip is: STACK COUPONS!
“Stacking coupons” is combining 1 store coupon with 1 manufacturer coupon on 1 item.
When you stack coupons during a sale and/or with a rebate you get the kind of savings you need to “stockpile” (more on that tomorrow.) Many drug stores and grocery stores publish store coupons for this purpose.
Here is an example of how I post it:
Starkist Tuna Pouch $1.79
Use $1 coupon HERE
Also use $0.75 Meijer MB coupon
Final Price $0.04
How can you tell the difference between a store coupon and a manufacturer coupon (MQ)? BEST way is to look at the bar code. A manufacturer bar code will always start with a 5 or 9.
Drug Stores:
Rite Aid
- (any coupon with a bar code beginning “RC”)
- Rite Aid Video Values (RAVV): Watch video advertisements to earn coupons. New each month HERE. I post the newly available coupons each month.
- In-ad coupons
- Purchase coupons: $5/20, $5/15, $3/$15, etc available in pdf format or sometimes on coupons.com **These can be used in addition to any other store coupons!
Walgreens
- Monthly coupon booklets: **Dont’ forget (at least at my Walgreens) these actually count toward your “coupon to item ratio” which is the # of MQs (plus # of Register Rewards – they are MQs) cannot exceed the number of items in your transaction.
- In-ad coupons (don’t count toward coupon to item ratio)
Grocery Stores:
Meijer
Retail Stores:
Target
- WEB coupons: print HERE. **Target’s new coupon site is actually a combination of store coupons AND manufacturer coupons. CON: You can’t tell if the coupon is store or MQ until you print it. PRO: While the MQs have a Target logo, they are actually MQs that can be used anywhere!
Have any questions? I’m happy to help!
