Lesson #1 Where do you get coupons?

Okay, I've gotten a few email on how I get my coupons, how I organize them etc, how do you find the deals etc.  This is going to take more than one post, but here we go!

Lesson #1:

How do you get coupons?

1. There are a few different ways to do this, but I would first & foremost start by getting a newspaper delivered to your house- that way you don't forget to pick one up & miss out!  I pay $1 a week for Sunday only delivery.  I've heard of some people requesting, paying for & getting multiple sunday papers- I just haven't inquired to see if my paper will do so!
   
2. Order coupons from a coupon clipping site such as:  Coupon Clippers or Coupon Master  These are sites that you can pay handling fees for coupons.  The fee is typically about 10% of the value of the coupon & for most coupons there is a minimum of an order of about 5 coupons per item and a $5 minimum.  If you actually use most of the coupons you order-it is still worth it. (I had to order 5 when I only needed 2- but the coupons were high $, so it still made sense )  Also, I think both take paypal, so you don't have to put your cc out there if you don't want to.  I have personally used both of these sites with out any problems. 
3. There are sites out there like coupons.com, bricks.com- but I am working to have those linked to my site (I'll make a few pennies when people click-help to offset a few things).
4. What do you buy?  Get on mailing lists, clubs etc for the manufacturers that you buy from the most.  They'll send them to you
5. Store cards- make sure your store cards (CVS, Randalls, Kroger, etc) are up to date with your real mailing address and email address.  (I just got (4)$10 off $50 coupons from Randalls yesterday)
6. You can order coupons from Ebay- (not my favorite route)
7. You can also buy whole uncut inserts from places like ebay or other websites- but shipping costs can be high- but if you are getting a ton of coupons that you'll REALLY use- it may be worth it.  I found another site here, She has a referral program- so please use my name & email when you order!
8.  Ask friends or neighbors for coupons/papers.
9. Trade them online on coupons sites such as this (I haven't gotten this far as my toddler keeps me too busy)  I would be interested if anyone wanted to trading via email or something!

Okay- so there is lesson #1.  First get your coupons, we'll work on how to organize them tomorrow!