How to Reduce Your Time Spent Couponing

Jenny over at Southern Savers has put together some fantastic ways to cut your time spent couponing! I hear from people all the time how they don't have the time to use coupons. It doesn't have to take over your whole life, just use the time you have wisely!


Limit Deal Finding Time
Your time is valuable, don’t spend it all on the internet. There are a ton of frugal websites, and you do not need to go to every one of them. Just pick three or four of your favorites and check those regularly. Beyond those three or four sites you probably will not find any new deals – the deals just get repeated. If you spend 4 hours looking for every possible deal, you may find something like free mustard, but you have to evaluate whether it was really worth the time you put into it just to find that extra free mustard.

A way to make looking at your favorite sites easier is to read them through a feed reader such as a Google reader. I use Google reader and love it. It makes it so easy to quickly look and see what is new in the blogging world. Just so you know, you’ll still need to visit these sites from time to time since you can’t comment or enjoy any of the advanced features (like printable shopping lists) in a feed reader. Want to follow Southern Savers in a reader? Get started here.

Don’t spend a ton of time driving all over town. Remember you only really need to shop at one grocery store and one drug store. Things will go on sale at every store at some point, so you do not need to go to six stores to find what you need. This will save time getting ready to go shopping as well as when doing the actual shopping. There might be a crazy deal at another store, go for it if you have the time, but don’t run yourself ragged for one deal.

To see the rest of the time-saving ideas from Jenny, go to Southern Savers. Thanks Jenny! These are wonderful tips!