No! You will save a significant amount of money just by stocking up on things when they are on sale for rock bottom prices. Within a few months, most people can cut their grocery bill in half using just this method. However, you can save additional money using coupons.

• There are many coupons for the following: snack foods, cereal, baby supplies, frozen foods, canned goods, and boxed/prepared food, cleaning supplies, personal care items, medicines, cheese & yogurt, condiments, baking needs, and paper goods.

• There are occasionally coupons for these categories (more so if you use online coupons): produce, milk, eggs, bread, fresh meats, and lesser known organic or health food brands.

• If you choose to try and match coupons to sales on your own, it will take a lot of time. However, if you choose to use the Weekly Tools to do most of the work for you, you will only spend 10-20 min a week (1 – 1 ½ hrs/ month) on average.

• The average coupon is worth about $0.90. The Current Deals List database tracks coupon trends and suggests using about 60-80 coupons each week.
• Of the 60-80 recommended coupons, there will still be many for things you do not need, but even if you are very conservative and only use 1/8 of the suggested coupons (8-10/week) would save you $30-$40 a month. If you use multiples of any coupon (which you should if you are stocking up), you will save significantly more.
• Most people use 15-25 coupons a week on average, bringing their savings to $50-$90 a month.
  

• You can get a newspaper subscription through www.discountednewspapers.com for as little as $4-$6 a month. Even with multiple subscriptions, you will save significantly more than you spend.