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I was asked (after hearing Safeway will probably be accepting coupons at face value in AZ soon, more here<\/a>) …<\/p>\n Is couponing worth it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n If you want the short answer … yes, for me.<\/p>\n If you want the long answer, grab your coffee (maybe it’s a smoothie this time of year?) and snuggle up to your computer or mobile, as I share my thoughts.<\/p>\n When, I say “couponing,” I mean using paper coupons (printable, from Sunday paper, & misc. coupons that may show up) or digital coupons you can load directly to your shopping cards.<\/p>\n I only use coupons for products I will use or have a specific purpose for (donating, giving to friends, etc).\u00a0 I’m not a true “extreme couponer.”\u00a0 I’ve only seen a couple of the TLC shows, but I’m nothing like what I’ve seen.\u00a0 I like to call myself an “intentional couponer.”\u00a0 I use them wisely and save a bunch of money!\u00a0 I don’t need a trailer to get my groceries home and one bottle of mustard will usually last us until it expires, around my house.<\/p>\n For me, couponing will still be worth it, even if coupons are taken at face value.\u00a0 (Keep in mind that most of the country can only redeem coupons at face value and many do it.)\u00a0 There is still money to be saved.<\/p>\n I’m a firm believer that pennies add up to quarters, add up to dollars, add up to $20, etc.\u00a0 I’ll even still bend down to pick up a penny.\u00a0 The bonus is a little bit of exercise, if nothing else.\u00a0 :)<\/p>\n On the other hand, I also value my time.\u00a0 If I’m finding that saving $3 is taking me an hour, I won’t do it.\u00a0 My time is worth more than $3\/hour.\u00a0 On the other hand, if it takes me an hour to get ready to go to the grocery store (or an extra hour to run somewhere else & look at ads, etc.) and I end up saving $30 (random number for example) … totally worth my time.\u00a0 I should say … usually!\u00a0 There are weeks when I don’t have an hour to spare to save $30, as much as I want to.\u00a0 I value my sanity more than thirty bucks.<\/p>\n As much as I love the savings and the financial freedom it helps bring to my family, it’s not for everyone.\u00a0 I have different time, priorities, and needs than you do.\u00a0 Don’t blindly use coupons, without counting the cost.\u00a0 There are costs.\u00a0 I would never deny that!<\/p>\n Take a serious inventory of the above list.\u00a0 Ponder it and calculate it.\u00a0 If you feel it’s more of a burden, stop — unless you feel it’s a necessity!\u00a0 (Well, I don’t see how you can resist clicking and loading a few digital coupons.)\u00a0 :)\u00a0 Yes, I know I run a coupon website.\u00a0 Well, I don’t fully see it that way.\u00a0 I run a money saving website, that often involves coupons, but there’s much more!<\/p>\n Whatever you end up doing with your coupon usage, I hope you stick around Bargain Believer.\u00a0 We’ll always share deals that have coupons, but we go beyond that.\u00a0 We want you to have fun with your family, without spending a bunch.\u00a0 We’ll point you to those deals and other bargains we just can’t seem to keep to ourselves.\u00a0 As long as there are businesses competing, there will always be bargains out there and we’ll help you find them!\u00a0 We may even tempt the non-coupon users out there to click and load a digital coupon or even print a coupon every once in awhile.\u00a0 The coupon\/non-coupon line can be crossed at any time.\u00a0 :)<\/p>\n I was going to share some other ways to save, but I’m afraid you’re falling asleep now.\u00a0 And, I’m out of time.\u00a0 Stay tuned … more on saving (beyond coupons) soon!<\/p>\n What do you think?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n _______________________________________________________<\/p>\n Don’t miss a deal<\/span>!\u00a0 <\/strong>Follow on: \u00a0Facebook<\/a>, email<\/a>,\u00a0RSS<\/a>, or\u00a0Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 12<\/span>Comments<\/span><\/a>I was asked (after hearing Safeway will probably be accepting coupons at face value in AZ soon, more here) … Is couponing worth it? If you want the short answer … yes, for me. If you want the long answer, grab your coffee (maybe it’s a smoothie this time of year?) and snuggle up to… Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[55,44,42,43,26,13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n