Extreme Couponing 101: Tips on How to Buy Smart to Save BIG [Kindle Edition]

Sandra Alexander (Author)

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Product Description

Extreme Couponing 101 is for those who want big, bold savings! Sandra Alexander guides you on a coupon adventure, teaching you to steer your shopping cart to cut costs! Learn about unknown sales cycles, coupon matching, smart menus and more savings-savvy tips that will ring up savings for you at every check out. This is one purchase you simply can't put off - it's your turn to buy smart and save BIG!

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 179 KB
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00667UFT2
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,232 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #17 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Business & Investing > Finance > Budgeting
  • #40 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Business & Investing > Personal Finance > Budgeting

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Your Mother's Couponing, November 13, 2011

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Corey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extreme Couponing 101: Tips on How to Buy Smart to Save BIG (Kindle Edition)

I purchased this book and within four hours I had save double the amount that I paid for it. I would not have purchased it at all because I was convinced that coupons savings could only be had if you ate a lot of prepackaged and unnecessary food.

Today's couponing is definitely not just prepackaged food and it does not involve the clipping and time exhausting ritual of sorting that your mother did. Today there are lots of savings on milk, eggs, meat, organic foods and healthy foods.

I always shop at Kroger because I was convinced that Publix is much more expensive. Well come to find out, this isn't necessarily so. I was able to buy two 12 pound turkeys for Thanksgiving at Publix for the price it would have cost me to buy one at Kroger on sale (BTW, I have this big family that is convinced that small turkeys cook more evenly and are therefore more tender so I always by two, 12 pound turkeys instead of one 20+ pound turkey). Publix this week also had cheaper grain fed eggs, cheaper butter and cheaper organic milk.

The only way I would have known this is to follow the instructions in this book for quickly finding this information on the internet and quickly printing only the coupons that you will use. It turns out that there are easy sites that will do the work for you (give you the store name, sales available and additional coupons all on one site).

The author also guides you through the coupon savings to be had at places other than the grocery story. The holidays are incredibly shopping intensive. Now is a great time to save some money. Get this book. It is definitely worth the price.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Advice In This Book!, January 25, 2012

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Crane - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extreme Couponing 101: Tips on How to Buy Smart to Save BIG (Kindle Edition)

I liked this book. Strangely, I like the non-couponing advice more than the coupon advice. She talks about general shopping strategies like stockpiling different items and knowing when certain items go on sale. Here's a quote:
Next, fix dishes that contain beans. Beans are high in protein and low in fat, and they can make a great accompaniment to many meals. Consider tossing beans with fresh chicken breasts, a squirt of lemon, and some ripe tomatoes; toss over pasta for an easy, healthy meal. Create side dishes with whole grains (purchased during a sale and with coupons), fresh green vegetables, and chick peas.
That mentions coupons, but the advice is just good advice. I've bought dry beans forever and used them to cook. Two pounds of beans makes so much food, it's crazy, and it only costs about a buck and a half.
Great book, and not just for couponing.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for College Students, January 25, 2012

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Hiddenfire - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extreme Couponing 101: Tips on How to Buy Smart to Save BIG (Kindle Edition)

I'm a college student, so I have like...no money at all! When I was at my parents' house, they gave me a bunch of coupons and I kind of got into it, but not too much. My mom sent me this book last night, and I read a few things through. I'm convinced, and I think I can even earn some money by doing the shopping for all of my roommates and charging for some of the savings. I really liked the checklists and links in the back to coupon sites and other stuff. There's a section that shows month by month what goes on sale, like there's a ton of stuff I could get on sale this weekend because of the Super Bowl and next month is Canned Food Month.

More money is more movies and more dates, so Miss Alexander, I'm counting on your strategies to help me afford my love life.