Getting Started
Are you new to using coupons? Do you want to learn how to stockpile and save hundreds of dollars a month? Keep reading and you will be on your way!
Start by reading through our Stockpiling 101 Series.
What is a Stockpile?
* What? A stockpile is a pile or storage location for bulk materials. In this case meaning groceries, personal care or household products.
* Why Stockpile? To save money! If you stockpile your groceries by strategically using coupons, you will never pay full price or retail for your groceries. If you stockpile successfully you will save hundreds every month = thousands a year!
* When do I stockpile? Stockpiling is a strategic game. The objective is to “match” grocery sale prices to your coupons to take advantage of when your groceries are at the very lowest price or what we call “rock bottom”. This is when you stockpile.
* How do I stockpile? You compare the coupon policies at the stores you have available to you as well as any incentives they offer you to shop there. Finally “match” your coupons to the sales ads and purchase when you find a deal that is at rock bottom. Stockpile when the price is free or close to free (70% off). You purchase in a quantity to last your family until the item can be purchased again at rock bottom. This is tricky because some products like cereal cycle every six weeks however some products like baking goods or BBQ sauce only cycles at rock bottom once a year.
In order to successfully stockpile you are going to need to purchase or obtain multiple papers or purchase your coupons/inserts from a clipping service. You need to stockpile the quantity necessary to last your family until the next cycle. Once you are shopping from your stockpile weekly instead of from the grocery store, this is when you are going to see the savings! It takes on average 3 months to build a stockpile. Normally the first month you will see an increase in spending and by the end 2nd and 3rd you will begin to see a savings. By your 4th month you should be saving hundreds of dollars a month!
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I don’t understand how you can use your coupons on B1G1 and get both items for free. Can you explain this to me please.
Thanks, Melanie
Sure. It depends on the coupon. Let’s say you have a BOGO Manufacturer Coupon and BOGO store offer. You can use both together and walk out of the store paying only sales tax if applicable.
If you have a BOGO store offer you can use a manufacturer coupon on both items (including the free). So depending on the prices you may get both free or close too.
Hope this helps!
I am new to the whole coupon/stockpiling stuff and I am confused on how the coupons work. I was looking at the kroger ads and the ideas you have on there. The tide stain release are you saying that you can use all of those coupons on that one package? $2/1, $1/1, and then the $1 mega to get it for the 6.99.
No, you can only use 1 manufacturer coupon at a time. This is just giving you a list of what was available. You do get the $1 Mega though WITH the manufacturer coupon. At Kroger you can stack a Store coupon and a manufacturer coupon at the same time PLUS a Mega discount! Woo Hoo!
Thanks! I went and saved 70 dollars for my first time out I think I did great:) Love your website!!
Way to go Kim!
Thanks!
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