Teaching financial management classes gives me an opportunity to share money saving ideas with many different people; and, as different as all of the people are, they often ask the same question, “Where do you find all of these great deals?” There is no one answer. In fact, these bargains are found in many different places. Here are just few suggestions.
- Grocery store flyers – every week, the local paper contains an insert that includes the advertisements from the various supermarkets in the area. These flyers contain not only announcements of sales; but, they also frequently print recipes that use the products that are on sales.
- Mail – since not everyone subscribes to the local paper, the grocery stores also have the flyers delivered every home along with the mail on the day after the flyers are delivered in the newspaper.
- Internet – each of the major grocers in my area also publish their advertising flyers on line. To find them, just do a web search for [store name] weekly circular. Additionally, there are many websites that offer coupons at no charge. A few that I, and others, have found helpful are …
If you have other websites where you regularly obtain coupons, please submit them so that they can be shared with others.