Have you ever watched the Extreme Couponing on TLC. Did you ever wonder how those women did it? I know I did. I would watch the show and be amazed at how much they could buy. Yet at the same time be amazed at how little they spent. I tried to coupon a couple of time. To see if I could figure out how they did it, but with no luck. I then decided to look online to find help for a question; I needed answered. There were so many blog and ideas as to where to start and how to do it. I did become a little lost at what to do first. I thought why not try a few  ideas to help you get started on couponing too.

Cut Coupons

The first step is to cut coupons and I mean cut a lot of coupons. Get the Sunday Paper for their coupons and ask your friends or family for their Sunday coupons. Cut the coupons you receive in the mail. Cut all coupons even ones you may not use. These will be useful for you to save more money and cut the cost on your grocery bill. I know of families which can cut out thousands of coupons in a day. In the end you may be tried of cut coupons but this is the most important part of couponing.

Find Coupons Online

When you have cut out all of your coupons, go online to find more coupons. You can go to the manufacture's site and find coupons to print. When you find coupons online, don't copy them they will not work. To print multiple coupons you need to have other people print from their computer. You can find coupons on many web sites, for example; Target, Wall-mart, K-mart, Wall Greens, Rite Aid and many others. You can even find blogs which will connect you to other sites for coupons. There are sites which have coupons to print, for example; Coupons, Suzy's Coupons, Enjoy Printable coupons, Coupon Cabin and many other sites where you can find coupons online. Now you have all of these coupons, it time to organize them.

Organize coupons

To organize your coupons, you need to buy a folder. I have heard the best one is a baseball card holder. The folder can hold many coupons and you can always buy more pages to put in your coupon folder. In the folder have categories to keep it organize and for you to know where all you coupons are. In my folder I have divided them into three main categories; which are food, products, and extras.  In each of those main categories I have sub categories. Under food I have dry food, frozen food, vegetables/ fruits, Meat, and special foods. Under Product I have shampoo/conditioner, hand soap, body wash, cleaning products, laundry detergent and clean supplies. Under extras I have make-up, clothes, toys, restaurants, and events. When all of your coupons are organized it time to make a plan on how to shop for all of your groceries.

Make a Plan

 When you have all of your coupons, you are ready to make a plan. First start by going over all the advertisements which will come in the mail. Find place which will offer you double the coupons or have the items you want on sale already. This will cut the cost even more and you will pay less or even get money off your total bill. Next you need to figure out how much your trip should cost you. If you have a coupon that will give you fifty cents off on two orange juices and you find in a store that has orange on sale. You take that sale price and subtract your coupon from it. Than you will have a total cost for the orange juices. Last get ready to shop. Have your plan in hand,have your coupons ready and have time to work through your plan.

Start Couponing

Now that you have done all the ground work you will be able to coupon with others. I know I'm not as good as those women on the show but I can at least save money on my grocery bill. You may be able to get really good at it and  have a well stock food room; which most of the women who do extreme couponing have. You may find better deals and have great success on couponing than I have had. You can coupon anytime and find great deals to buy for your family. Just keep a well stock of coupons and look for great deals in the advertisements. You are now on your way to start couponing.

I hope this helps you start your couponing and saves you money. You will have a better budget, when you use coupons to save yourself money. When cut coupons, saving coupons, and using coupon, it may take a lot of work. It will be worth it in the end. I like to save and get the best deal I can for my money. I hope you do to. Have fun cutting coupons, saving coupons and using coupon.