*Top Coupon Sites - Printables & eCoupons*

Below is a list of sites that I have signed up with for email alerts.  They offer daily emails and I have not had an experience with lots of spam, with these companies. I would like to offer some tips to utilizing the sites and the sign up process.

• Create an additional email.  Having an email dedicated to your coupon sites will help keep you more organized, but will also keep your personal email from SPAM.
• When signing up, read everything that you are signing on to.  Some sites will require their toolbar to be downloaded to receive a deal. You are welcome to try those out, but in my experience they bog down my computer and drive me a bit crazy! LOL  To each their own!
• Be leery of long survey's to fill out in a coupon hunt.  If you don't reach the coupon in the first couple of clicks, back out!  Some of those sites will require answering an abundance of questions, and at the end will require you to complete offers before receiving the coupon.  They also have been known to have viruses downloaded while you are occupied with answering questions.
• Don't wait to print out a coupon you really would like to have.  A majority of popular coupons will be pulled once they receive a number of prints.  The max for most sites is 100,000, unless otherwise stated.  That seems like a large number, but believe me, you do have to act quick.  I have seen sites pull a coupon after only 10 seconds!

*Top Printable Coupons Sites*

(Click on link below to go directly to their site)

Coupons.com

Red Plum

Smart Source

Coupon Network

Campbell's Kitchen

Procter & Gamble(sign up for ecoupon and home mailings)

ValPak

Box Tops 4 Education

Nestle

These are just a few of the sites that I visit on a weekly basis, as there are so many companies that offer coupons, you just can't list them all!

**I will be adding in an eCoupon list to this posting soon!**

Coupon Newbie Series *Lesson 1* Locating Coupons

     In my ventures over the last few months, I have spent an abundance of hours researching the best ways to coupon, and how to compile it all into an easy step by step process.  "The Coupon Newbie Series" will focus on the beginning steps of couponing.  Starting with, "Where Do I Find Coupons?" To enjoy the full savings, you will need a computer with a printer. 

How to Save on Printing Coupons

   Printing coupons can be costly if you don't save on ink and paper!  Do not spend a fortune on ink to print coupons.  That would make saving counter productive. Below are some *Tips* on saving on printing supplies.

The "DO's" and "DON'TS" of Couponing

Saving should be simple, right?  Not always, unless you have a plan and stay organized and committed to that plan, you sometimes can go a bit overboard, or actually spend more than you are now.

Coupon Lingo

When joining the coupon world, it is the same as all other new technology these days. There is lingo. The same as texting and chatting, coupon gurus have their own lingo and below is some of those most commonly used terms you may come across.

$1/1, $1/2: One dollar off one item, one dollar off two items, etc.
2/$1, 3/$2: Two items for one dollar, three items for two dollars, etc.
B1G1: Buy one item get one item free
B2G1: Buy two items get one item free
Beep: Sometimes the register will beep when a coupon is scanned to indicate that the cashier need to take an action, like entering a price.
Overage: The amount you have left after using coupon ($1.50 coupon on $1 item = .50 overage)
CRT: Cash register tape, usually used when referring to CVS coupons that print with receipt
DND: Do not double
Ea.: Each
ECBs: ExtraCare Bucks, CVS loyalty rewards system
ETS: Excludes trial size
Exp.: Expires
GC: Gift card
IVC: Instant Value Coupon, Walgreens' store coupons found in ads and monthly booklet
MIR: Mail-in rebate
NLA: No longer available
OYNO: On your next order
OOP: Out of pocket
OOS: Out of stock
Peelie: Peel-off coupon found on product packaging
PSA: Prices starting at
R: Regional coupon, will be listed after insert date as applicable
RRs: Walgreen's Register Rewards (uses to spend in store on next purchase)
Q: Coupon
SCR: Rite Aid - Single Check Rebate, monthly program, receive one check in mail
Stacking: Using both a manufacturer's coupon and a store coupon on one item
UPC: Universal product code, bar code
Tearpad: Pad of coupons attached to a display, shelf, or refrigerator door.
+UP Reward: Rite Aid reward program
WYB: When you buy
MVBS: May vary by store
Blinkies: Grocery/drugstore coupon dispensers with blinking lights
Catalina: Catalina coupon, prints from a separate machine when your receipt prints