I am a pretty smart guy. I took a test and everything. I got through Advanced Stats with an A, I write reports about how smart other people are. I have a masters degree. I run a clinic. I'm really not particularly dumb.
But guys...wtf?
The sheer volume there is to learn about this subject is enough to exhaust any mind. There are numerous kinds of coupons, and some things that are 'like' coupons but are not, newspapers are involved, but so is the internet, there is a language to learn, and every store has it's rules (and, usually, a card).
So I started reading on the how to do it. Then I got myself what I believe is the first Sunday paper I ever spent money on. I got a little $1 accordion file/notebook. I have to take it in stages because my brain can only process so much before I get tired of looking at it.
Thankfully there are numerous people who spend more time and energy figuring things out (and are evidently much smarter than me). Otherwise there is no way I would be able to do any of it. They even teach classes...which I may do if this turns out to be something worthwhile.
Anyone out there 'into' the whole coupon thing? Advice? Warnings? Testimonials?
I am not. I tried it but it's just too much. Also, we don't buy anything really that uses a coupon. I buy bulk beans, flour, oil, etc. through a supplier for 40% off store prices. I buy cleaners through another company for 40% off "regular" price. I buy meat, eggs and milk from a local farmer. Then everything else (produce basically) is from crest or the farmers market...and I just get that on sale because no one really gives out coupons on produce. Literally the only coupon I could find that I would use was for 75 cents off of smuckers all fruit jelly.
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