To New Couponers

Starting Simply - Begin Couponing Today!

If your brand new to couponing or have delved into it just a bit in the past, the best advice I can give you is to, “just begin”. Start with the coupons in the Sunday paper! This could be the very same Sunday paper you read the article about the Northeast Ohio Couponers and that got you here to begin with! Get your weekly store ads and then find out what coupons match whats on sale that your household uses. If you don’t have a coupon organizer handy ($1 at Marc's, CVS, etc...) you can just use plain envelopes sorted either by categories, i.e. dairy, cereal, etc… or by your stores shopping aisles. There are more advanced techniques, abbreviations we will include in a glossary,etc... but there is plenty of time for posts and articles on methods later. We just want to give a little push start today.

1. Don’t give up. Although you may begin reaping a little savings this week, you really need to give it a month or two (sales run in cycles) to see the major savings in which your making a huge difference in the amount you spend shopping! Like everything else worthwhile, it takes committment to really make a difference! If I had a dime for every person who joined us with hopes of saving like many of us in the group do, only to not be heard after a week — I wouldn’t need to clip coupons anymore, because I would be rich.

2. Become an active participant in the group. Register and introduce yourself at the forums and list your location in your profile so we know what areas you are most likely to shop at and your finding the deals at when you post. If your schedule allows for it, make it to one of our satellite live coupon swaps. If there isn’t one scheduled in your area, then take the plunge and organize one. It’s easy and we will help you, just ask!