Couponing: Value Minded Resolution

My Resolution:  Use coupons on every grocery and health item shopping trip possible.  Around Thanksgiving I started gearing up to take a serious stab at couponing. I already have my binder started and have made a couple of test runs as I learned the finer points. They were very successful, so I intend to really focus on it this and report it here.  I don't intend to make this blog just about couponing in 2012, but I will include it as a feature.

These are some links that might help you if you want to get started with couponing or even if you already do it some:

"How to Organize Your Coupon Binder" (Krazy Coupon Lady, Heather Wheeler) NOTE: Instead of buying my binder and inserts, I lucked up on one at a yard sale where the guy was getting rid of his baseball card collection. Anyone into baseball cards? I have some from the 80's to go to a good home.  This is a picture of my binder.  I organize by sections in the grocery store.  Canned goods and dry goods first and moving to produce, meat, dairy, and frozen goods last since that is how I shop.  Here is a picture of my binder:

BEWARE of Coupon Clipping Services! If you're getting coupons just from newspapers or from some of the legitimate coupons online (which are free) and from manufacture websites, you are fine.. but don't pay for coupons! It is against the policy of coupon makers to sell coupons.  Watch here if you are interested:

This is one of the online coupon websites that is good:  http://www.shopathome.com/

Also, many local newspapers now over some of their coupons from the inserts online as well.  This one is from my local newspaper: http://www2.scnow.com/coupons/ and the online version of our paper also recommends http://www.dealtaker.com/ which has deals, promotions, etc. as well as coupons.