Being Crowned as a Coupon Queen or a Coupon King

I am not completely sure but I think there are more crowned Coupon Queen's and Coupon King's in the United States than in Canada.

One of the reasons is that with the economic down-turn in the United States a lot more women and men turned to couponing as a way to dig themselves out of the hole.

When your desperate - you will go to desperate measure - legally - I hope!

Nothing is wrong with couponing. But, there are rules to follow.

The number one no - no is: never, ever photo-copy coupons - it is illegal.

In store Coupons: stores like Shopper's Drugmart will send you their very own in-store coupons. I think this helps alleviate fraud and mis-use of coupons. So how it works is: you get extra Shopper's Drugmart Optimum points on certain Points days for spending a certain amount of money. Some people might claim: your spending - not saving. But, if you get to Shopper's Drugmart on the big Optimum Points spending days - you get free stuff. If you were spending your money on things you buy there anyway - yes - your ahead.

The trick to the whole couponing thing is: to get enough coupons to make couponing worth your while.

I am waiting for some coupons to come to me in the mail. Oh, and with some on-line websites that give you coupons there are some stipulations. Some on-line coupon sites will only let you print manufacturer's coupons for the same products every 24 hours and sometimes longer.

So, now your ready! You have your coupon organizer. It can be small at first and grow larger - later. When you get really experienced at what your doing. I got a very nice pink coupon organizer from the dollar store - yep - it cost me $1.00.

Listen how Jordan helps his Mom who became a single parent - how - to save money through couponing. He refuses to let her put anything in her cart that is not on sale, or has a discount coupon. So, you may not get everything completely free - but - you have saved something off of the original price.



I wouldn't be surprised if this young man doesn't become a Millionaire one day. He has the right mentality for success. I would call this guy - a crowned Coupon King.

I also have posted about the couple who were in a coupon Queen contest and between the two of them they got hundreds of dollars in savings on food which immediately got donated to the local food bank. Now, that is fantastic!

Coupon Queen's and King's - keep up the good work.

That's it for today.

Your - Diva Money Saver