You don’t need a soulmate to feel the happiness and excitement of love. Just start couponing.

38% of people who coupon get a higher level of oxytocin released from using a coupon. Some might even say it’s better than kissing. Their overall happiness is higher and they even have lower sweat levels and heart rates.

Basically, saving money is good for both your wallet and your health. And it makes shopping for everyday things a little more fun and exciting.

If you want to save money and feel some of that loving feeling, keep reading for how to coupon shop like a pro.

1. Going Digital or Physical

You can keep things modern or go retro.

Retro Couponing:

You’ve probably seen the coupon page inserts in newspapers. If you decide to go with physical coupons, these will be your new best friends.

Go through the inserts and find the deals that you want to take advantage of. Clip those babies out and store them in a special folder specifically for your couponing habit.

You can go extreme with this by either buying multiple newspapers or subscribing to a coupon website that will deliver them to your home.

Digital Couponing:

If you’ve got your eye on a store that isn’t located near you, you can still take advantage of some major coupon savings. Going the retailer’s website is your first step.

Most sites will tell you if there’s a sale or coupon to be had once you visit. But if you want to stay in the know and even get some extra savings, subscribe to the retailer’s mailing list.

Most will offer you a first-time-purchase discount and some will even offer rewards for spending a certain amount.

The great part about these two methods is that you can focus on one or even do them both.

2. Get Prepped and Organized

You can’t take advantage of your savings if you don’t even know you have them. So staying organized is absolutely key for extreme couponing.

Your printed coupons should have a physical binder that you store them in. Go back to your high school days and get some sheet protectors and dividers to keep your coupons protected and alphabetized.

You can alphabetize these coupons by product name or by store name. Make sure to take note of expiration dates on your coupons and try to keep ones that are expiring soon in a spot that you’ll see them.

For your digital coupons, you can create an entirely separate email account. This will completely separate your couponing emails from any work or personal ones.

Think of it like your digital binder. You can even create separate folders within the account to sort out different savings.

3. Download the App

Almost every store has an app that you can download. And now they’re making them worth the storage space on your phone.

Retail apps now offer so many savings and deals that you may not actually find in store or online.

For example, Target sends out different deals and coupons for customers who have the Target Cartwheel App. And you can bring all your coupons in with you just by bringing your phone.

4. Manufacturers Coupons

There’s a difference between store coupons and coupons given out directly by the manufacturer. And you get to take advantage of that.

Sometimes the manufacturer of a product will release a coupon that you can use at any retailer that sells their product. So if you have a coupon from the manufacturer and the store, you can use both at once.

Get double the savings on the products you need most with this useful tip for pro couponing.

5. Ask For A Friend

The more coupons you have, the better. And sometimes that means you need to phone a friend.

If you have friends or neighbors that you know don’t use their coupons, ask if they’re willing to give them to you. This is a free way to get double the coupons without creating any extra hurdles to jump through.

If it was already going to land in the trash, there’s no harm in asking for more coupons.

6. Do Your Research

Before you make your big trip to the store, do some research on the coupon policy.

It will be different from store to store, so even keeping a list of the differences will be helpful when it comes time to make the purchases.

• Make sure the store doesn’t have limits on how many coupons you can use.
• Check to see if they price match a competitor’s coupon.
• Do any of their sales not allow you to use your coupons?

If you take the time to look into the store’s couponing policies, you will have a much better experience at checkout. Do the work so you can get that oxytocin going.

How To Coupon Shop Til You Drop

Does couponing like a pro take some work? Yes. But once you get the hang of how to coupon shop, you won’t find it so difficult. And before you know it, you’ll start to feel like it’s love at first sight.

Just follow these 6 steps and you will have everything you need for some major coupon savings. You have money in your pocket and the love of your life, all from one useful hobby.

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