Preparing for groceries

This is a great coupon week for some favorites and stocking up items. The online printable coupons I use is coupon.com, smartsource, and redplum. I also follow different  facebook sites like their page & receive coupons. My absolute favorite products I go to their website and see the special offers that they have going on. Betty Crocker & Pillsbury also offer coupons and some awesome recipes. Kellogg's also has coupons & a rewards program that is great!! If you have done away with online opportunities and only use your mobile you can still get in on the action with mobile coupons or loading coupons straight to your shopping cards. If you boycott all technology and only get coupons through your Sunday paper there is still great coupons for you. 

 Okay for you beginners the coupons that are in the Sunday paper usually will match up with a sale going on that week. It's the beginning of the year and lots of people have made resolutions so more of your protein bars, shakes, etc are on sale this week at multiple stores and there is coupons that match some of these. Giant Eagle has some great sales this week on soups, cereal, fruit snacks, and lots of other goodies. There is coupons to match these and under $1 they double them. Check your local ad for the exact matching. Dollar General has a nice little promo on buy a certain item and getting different items for free. Plus match items to a manufacture coupon & a dollar general coupon for maxium saving. Drug Mart has some great fruit & veggie prices this week. Target has the exercise equipment on sale. Your smaller grocery stores also have some great sales. Just because their overall prices can be high doesn't mean you should cross them off your shopping list all together. Believe it or not the drug stores offer some pretty great deals this week also.  If you are one of them people that like to do all your shopping at one place Walmart honors price matching, take your ad just in case.  

I am one of those people that work very hard to try to save at least 50% on my groceries. My grocery budget includes anything extra such as laundry detergent, shampoo, health & beauty items, pet food, gifts, etc.