Welcome to Coupons 757

Welcome to my blog! I am starting my journey of serious couponing. I am discovering the best ways to collect, organize and use coupons for Hampton Roads grocery stores and more. Clipping coupons can be tedious and time consuming but I have saved more than $600 in the past month and I've barely scratch the surface of what can be saved. During this time I've invested approximately three hours of my time each week, that's like paying myself $50 an hour! Plus I get to reap the rewards of all of the variety of items that I normally couldn't buy.

Hampton Roads has held pretty strong through these tough economic times, but it is starting to hit home a little. I hope that you will join me on this journey as we discover the best deals in our own stomping ground and save some money! Feel free to comment on any posts and add your own special finds and success stories.

Follow along with me and I will post any great deals that I find in our area. It is up to you to clip the coupons. Currently I recommend clipping coupons from the Virginia Pilot, Richmond Times and Washington Post as well as printing online coupons from http://www.coupons.com/ or http://www.couponmom.com/. Also, make sure you have your store savings card and that it is registered online.

I'm still learning too, so everything will not be perfect. I am not quite organized enough yet to tell you which coupon came from where except that it came from the above sources. You will need to make a coupon book and when you see the deal posted flip through it and see if you have the coupon too.


I do not intend to replace the major sites like Coupon Mom, I just want to make it easier for everyone in Hampton Roads to find really great deals that are relavent to us.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Now begins the real couponing experiment...

I have for the past year or so dabbled in the world of couponing.  First I had an envelope- to dig through and drop everywhere- then I upgraded to a small photo album.  I save money- sometimes a lot of money- but nothing compared to these hard core couponers that you see online.

So... today I am going hard core.  I am going out to purchase newspapers from different areas.  I am hoping in addition to The Virginia-Pilot that I will also find a Washington Post and Richmond Times.  I will also be purchasing a zipper binder, trading card sleeves and dividers with pockets. 

Lastly I will spend a little time online printing coupons.

Hopefully my hard work will pay off.  I will update you with the deals and coupons that I find and then post updates to my shopping trips.   Hopefully this blog will help everyone, there are not many couponing blogs that are kept up to date for Hampton Roads.  Feel free to comment with your own deals and ideas!
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  1. So Bold & So BraveJuly 14, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Random question- I'm moving to the area in a few weeks but I've picked up the Virginia Pilot and noticed that they don't carry Red Plum. When you get the Washington Post/ Richmond times a) Where do you purchase them at and b) do they usually have both Smart Source and Red Plum inserts?

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