One of the best ways to save money on groceries is to use coupons, but many people go about it all wrong.
They spend hours and hours couponing, and building up stockpiles of all kinds of free or low cost items, but their grocery bill really isn't going down each month. They are spending the same as before, they just have more stuff to show for it.
I don't know about you, but I want to not only get more for my money with coupons, but I actually want to spend less overall too! After all, it is a lot easier to save the money you already have then make more of it!
Now don't get me wrong, couponing is not bad. It's a great way to save money on groceries, household items, cleaning and laundry supplies, and more.
However, there are some tricks and tips that can take you from an average couponer to a rock star, and they are not so much about putting in extra time and effort, but knowing the rules and thinking strategically.
In addition, and more importantly, you've got to have the right mind set when you coupon. It isn't just about scoring some cool freebies (although that is pretty wonderful). Instead, you most likely started couponing because you wanted to save money on groceries, since money is tight and spending less is needed. I know that's why I started, anyway.
You've got to keep that mindset front and center when couponing. That mindset, plys some additional habits I'll discuss more below, and you'll be more likely to see your grocery bill get lower each week.
That's where the audio course from Grocery University comes in to help. I've listened to it myself, and it's a great quick way to learn how to get results and lower your grocery bill each week, even without coupons (of course using coupons helps you save even more).
Grocery University is 2 hour and 19 minute audio program written and narrated by Carrie Isaac, who for years has been teaching live couponing seminars, as well as online. She was inspired to create this program after seeing many women in her seminars still struggling to pay their bills each month despite all their hard work couponing.
***Update: Carrie got too busy to keep this site up, and later another blogger I really admire, Crystal from Money Saving Mom, took it over. It hadn't been available for a while because of that switch over, but it is now available again! Plus the new price is just $9.97! An even better deal than it used to be! ***End Update
Several years ago Carrie gave me a free copy of this program, which also comes with a 40 page workbook, and I listened to it and scrolled through the workbook on my computer screen.
What struck me most about this course was not all the tips on how to better use coupons, or learning all the insider tips and tricks Carrie had to share, although there were quite a few of them.
What I loved the most about Grocery University was the stuff right at the beginning, which got me in the right mind set for couponing, and that I still try to remember to this day. I'll let you in on a little secret she taught me -- you've got to do more than just coupon to really save money on groceries and lower your grocery bill from month to month.
To really have less money leave your wallet each month you can't stockpile stuff you really don't want or won't use, you've got to stockpile strategically, and you've got to also change the way you meal plan and think about your grocery budget.
These were eye opening revelations to me, and really helped me figure out a more cohesive way to organize my time and efforts around saving money on groceries.
If this sounds like the kind of thing you might be interested in learning more about, here's some additional information about the course.
In addition to the information I've learned about how to same money on groceries from Grocery University, I've shared some additional ideas and resources here on the site about couponing which you may find helpful. Come check them out:
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