Supercouponing Tips: When a purchase is not a transaction

DEAR JILL: I tried to use multiple coupons to purchase a personal care product. The coupons stated: "Limit one coupon per purchase." The store insisted that even if I purchased more than one package of this product, I could only use one coupon &mdash... Full story

Supercouponing Tips: Stocking up earns savings

DEAR JILL: I've seen the light! I have embraced stockpiling. I've seen how much money I can save by shopping sales cycles and stocking up a little bit at a time. I usually buy about three month's worth of an item, as you recommend, but there are time... Full story

Supercouponing Tips: First steps to saving

JILL: I only buy for myself, and I don't know how to budget for food. I'm trying to figure out how much I could or should spend every week. How often should I stock up? Also, how do you decide which stores to go to each week? Any advice you could giv... Full story

Supercouponing Tips: Newspapers are a godsend

Question: I'm really starting to get into couponing and enjoying it! But I can't help but feel I would do better if I had more of the same coupons. One of my friends is a big couponer and picks up an extra newspaper or two if the coupons are really g... Full story

SUPERCOUPONING TIPS: Myths cost you cash

My recent column on theories why people of lower incomes are statistically not the heaviest coupon users generated a lot of reader mail. Here's a sampling: "Perhaps the reason that low-income shoppers do not use coupons is because they cannot afford... Full story

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