Thursday, December 29, 2011

More Printable Coupons Available!

I am happy to announce that our page has been approved to host not only Coupons.com but Coupon Network printable coupons as well!  Please take advantage of having these printables accessible from one page!  Go now to our Printable Coupons page to check it out for yourself! 

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Don't Forget To Pick Up This Sunday's Paper 1/1/2012

If you are new to couponing this is a good week to start!  In this coming Sunday's paper there should be at least three inserts.

There will be one Proctor and Gamble, one Smart Source and one Red Plum.  There may be an additional Smart Source insert as well in some areas. 

One time saver I have discovered after months of couponing is to keep my inserts intact instead of clipping them and filing them individually by category.  I write the date on the front page of each insert and then place them in a sheet protector in my binder.  


When I am ready to plan my shopping trip, I get my sale papers and circle the items I am going to buy.  I then go to the coupon database and search for the products I have selected.  Using the coupon database, I can quickly determine if a coupon is available.  I locate which insert the coupon I am looking for is in, turn to it in my binder, find the coupon and clip it at that time.  If I do not find a coupon in the database available, I go to the printable coupons online and see if there is anything for the product I am looking for.

I don't usually take my binder shopping, only the coupons that I am using for that trip.  I typically place my coupons for my individual trip in a regular envelope to carry into the store with me and I also take the ad with my chosen items circled. 

This is just a quick run through of a normal planning and shopping scenario!  I hope it will give you a place to start!



Tuesday, December 27, 2011

New Years Resolution - Guide to reaching your savings goals for 2012!

Christmas has come and gone and this weekend we will be celebrating the beginning of a new year!  I have personally set a goal to triple my coupon savings in 2012.  I started seriously couponing in the summer of 2011 and was able to save enough during that approximate six months to pay for all of our Christmas purchases, including the meals!  Considering I started half way through the year I thought just doubling my savings would not really be a challenge, so I upped my goal to triple. 


Over the course of the past few months I have picked up so many money saving tips and I am often asked how I am saving so much with coupons.  I know so many are familiar with the couponing show on TV but I have honestly not ever watched it.  I have read many reviews of it and I think from what I have read that it is very unrealistic and like so many other "reality TV shows" that it is actually staged.  Often I hear reports of stores "bending" the rules for the show.  I think it sets up unreasonable expectations for the average shopper.  It is possible to save large sums of money couponing however in honest, ethical and practical ways and over the course of the next few weeks I will share the steps to accomplish this so that YOU TOO can reach your savings goal for 2012! 

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas!

We want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!  There are no inserts in today's papers however, don't miss the high value Olay coupons on the back of the Parade Magazine! 

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Updated this AM

I have updated the database this morning to include all of RedPlum and SmartSource for 12/11/11.  I will start with Proctor and Gamble (P&G) with their next insert, as the current one from 11/27/11 contains coupons that all expire on 12/31/11.  With only a few days until then and Christmas in between I am prioritizing what I add! :)

Sunday, December 18, 2011

The Best Coupon Database Home Page

Hello!  I have started this page to help "Couponers" in the Greater Houston, Texas area. 

I have developed a searchable coupon database of the LOCAL coupon inserts.  If you have been couponing for just a brief time you have probably already figured out that the inserts found in the newspaper are regional.  I found that the databases that I used frequently were not matching up to what I was receiving in the newspaper and so I decided to make my own.  As a busy mom, my time is valuable and limited.  I hope that by sharing my database I can save others who coupon some time and frustration when trying to plan their shopping trips!  I will be adding more content as time allows but I will update the database weekly as new inserts are distributed in the newspaper!

I currently have inserts included from the following newspapers:

  • HOUSTON CHRONICLE
  • BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION EAGLE
  • THE HUNTSVILLE ITEM
  • TEMPLE TELEGRAM
  • WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD



I will be adding data that include coupons from previous inserts as time allows until I have all current (unexpired) coupons included.