Money Saving Mom®

Once you’ve made your shopping list based upon the weekly sales fliers, make sure to check the Coupon Database and Store Deal Match-ups on our site to see if there are any printable coupons available for products you’re planning to buy.

How to Use the Coupon Database

Just search for the product name and the Coupon Database will automatically generate a list of all coupons available for that product. It does all the legwork for you–all you have to do is type in the products you want to buy and print the coupons!

How to Use the Store Deal Match-ups

Did you know that we have a listing of the best weekly sales and coupon match-ups at over 100 grocery store chains nationwide on the Store Deals Section of our site? Find and click on your store(s) logo here and it will take you to this week’s best deals list for your local store(s).

Quickly scan the list to see if there are any deals you’re interested in doing and print any coupons you’ll need for those deals. You can also click through the link at the bottom of each list to see an extensive sale and deal list put together by a blogger who lives in your area.

If you don’t want to mess with checking the Store Deal Section every week, you can sign up to have the list of the best deals for your local stores emailed to you each week when the sale ads come up. We’re all about saving you time–and money!

Taking five minutes of your time to check the Coupon Database and Store Deal Match-ups when planning your shopping trip could easily save you $5 or $10–or more!

 Find more Supermarket Savings Tips here.

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Want to cut your grocery bill?

Always ask yourself, “Is this a good deal?” when you pick something up to put it in your cart.

Here are four ways to know whether something is a good deal for you:

1) Will you use it?

This might seem like a no-brainer question, but it’s amazing how many items we’re tempted to buy that we won’t really end up using. Will you really use that 50-pound tub of coconut? If not, it’s not a good deal for you, even if it’s a great price.

2) Do you need it?

If you already have 69 bottles of shampoo at home in your bathroom cupboard, you probably don’t need to buy 10 more bottles–no matter how good the deal!

3) Can you afford it in your budget?

If you don’t have the money to pay for it, it’s not a good deal–even if it’s only $0.25!

4) Could you easily substitute something you already have for it?

Maybe that bottle of sweet tea is a great deal at the store, but could you easily whip up your own pitcher of sweet tea using ingredients you already have at home?

What questions do you ask yourself in order to determine whether or not something is a good deal?

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Want to know a quick way to shave a little bit off your grocery bill each week?

Check the sale ads when you’re planning your menu.

Most larger store chains have their sale ads online, so you can quickly pull them up and browse them when making your menu. Not only will this give you some extra inspiration for meal ideas, but you’ll also be more apt to plan meals around what is on sale at the store instead of just going off of whatever sounds good.

It so simple, it only takes 10 extra minutes or so, and it can easily save you an extra $10 or more on your weekly grocery bill.

For more practical help, be sure to check out my Menu-Planning on a Budget: Part 1 and Menu-Planning on a Budget: Part 2 posts.