I would never make the tv show for extreme couponers.  I do coupon, but I use them on items that we will actually use.  You won’t go to my basement and find 100 cans of green beans.  Ok, maybe 10, but I swear I got a good deal!  No one coupons the same.  You will take tips from here, tricks from there and coupon your own way.  You will also find your favorite stores to coupon at.  Mine are Giant Eagle, Target, and CVS.

“C”lue: Get a Sunday paper.  Want to make it easy?  Have it delivered.  You can have the Sunday paper delivered for about a $1 a week.   If you find a deal it can be cheaper.  I promise you can easily make that money back by couponing.  Keep an eye out this time of year at places like the Auto Show or Home Show.  Usually there are booths there to sign up.  The second I bring it in the house, I take out the coupons.  Look at the spine of the coupon book, I find the date and write it on the front.  I will explain in another post some of my next steps, but if you don’t have the coupons from the paper you are missing a big chunk.

“L”ink: Fooducate – http://www.fooducate.com/ A cool site that rates the foods we eat.  Great for those of you on a diet.  And it’s January, so is there anyone out there that isn’t on a diet or at least trying to eat better?

“T”hought: On a Trader Joe’s kick lately.  Trader Joe’s Chicken Burritos – Chile Verde.  Not bad for a frozen burritto.  6 1/2 out of 10.