Dian is a mom of four grown children, Nana to 5 beautiful grands, wife to an amazing husband, social influencer, and blogger. I love all things gardening, saving money, tips & tricks to make life easier, ANY cool new gadget, and feeding my Reality TV addiction (it's real y'all, you have no idea!) Dian has been featured in person, in print, and on sites like Huff Post, CBSNews, Blog Talk Radio, NBC DFW, Babble, Woman's Day, All You Magazine, Super Market News, Clark, & Pinner's Conferences. Want to know more? Check out the full bio here!
CHRISTINA says
Could you please email me a list of places that I can order the whole coupon inserts from for the most reasonable prices. I have been using your site for while now and you are a real inspiration to all of us couponers out there!
Dian says
@CHRISTINA: Thanks for the kind words!
You can use:
Coupon DeDe
eBay
QHunter
Any of those will sell you whole inserts, but it is never less than buying papers when you buy the whole insert.
Thanks!
Dian
Carolyn Gustafson says
Being self employed I am extremely interested in saving money. I appreciate you doing this for the public.
Dian says
Carolyn Gustafson » Thanks for the kind words!
Dian
Curi says
I recently started watching extreme couponing. OMG i am in love. haha i want to learn to do this since i am currently a stay at home mom til i can get a job whil emy husband works :/ We spend so much money at the stores and we have gotten coupons and never use them because we dont know how to “cheat the system” i thought you go to a product and o its 3 bucks 25 cents off, who cares!
so if i am getting the gist of this correctly. You collect coupons til you have a lot and you go buy these ITEMS when they are on sale so they are cheaper and you get more off with your coupon? like say something is usually 3 bucks and you have a coupon for 25 cents off and it is on sale for 1.50 you are only paying 1.25 for it instead of 2? and certain stores double or triple the coupons so that means maybe 50-75 cents off right? so basically it would only be .75 per item depending on how many coupons you have?
If you are willing to share, where can i get coupons? I do not get the sunday paper, which i might start, and steal my mother in laws. idk anyone else who gets it? where else can i get them from?
i am so glad you put up your website!! If i get the hang of this i may put up one too! cause this is great for any groccery shopper to know! My hubs watched extreme couponing with me and i said BABY i want to do that! He says well we got a basement we can stock up! haha i wont go that overboard though! just stuff we need and use! LOVE your site. THANK YOU!
Dian says
Curi,
I am very happy that Extreme Couponing is re-introducing coupon savings to the country. This is a great time to get involved in couponing, it can help many people get back on their feet!
You have stated it correctly – that is how couponing and stockpiling work best.
Wait until an item goes on it’s best sale or gets to it’s “rock bottom” price and then use a coupon with it and buy enough of it at that price to last you until the next sale and coupon combo comes along for it!
You can watch my video on where to find coupons:
https://www.groceryshopforfree.com/dians-videos-2/top-6-ways-to-begin-coupon-shopping/
I am happy to help people with my site and glad you found it. I would suggest you read this post to give you more info on “Extreme Couponing”: https://www.groceryshopforfree.com/2011/04/extreme-couponing-tutorial/
If you have any more questions, feel free to let me know!
Thanks!
Dian
Tammie says
Curi,
I, too, am so happy that you are going to join us COUPONERS who love to save money by knowing how and when to use coupons. PLEASE don’t have the idea that we are “CHEATINT THE SYSTEM” (your quote). I don’t mean to sound harsh, but everything we do is legal; trust me, the manufactureres and the stores know EXACTLY what they’re doing; they know how to bring in more customers. It is a win-win for them, but more important, it’s a WOOT ! WOOT! win for us!
Please keep in mind that EXTREME COUPONING is a produced show. They may show people getting 40 pkgs of a certain product for FREE, but they don’t show them going back to the store to get staples like milk, bread, fresh fruts, veggies and meats. I wish more people who are aired on the show shared their stock pile, which is what I do. I love to give away more than I keep. But, to each his own, I suppose.
Good luck with your coupoing venture. I promise that once you get the hang of things you will be hooke for life and will never go back to your old way of shopping again. You will want to take your coupon binder with you when you go out of town, or on vaca!
Tammie says
OOPS! I meant to speal CHEATING with a G not a T, and massacared the word MANUFACTURER. I wish all sites had spel check for posts.
Karen Kochenburger says
How do we figure out what is the lowest price of an item and when to buy it? what about coupon cycles? Sometimes I get tons of cover girl coupons and then I don’t see them for a long time. Is there a system to this madness?
Dian says
Karen Kochenburger » The best way to find the lowest “Buy Price” is to make a price book! I made a video and Price Book Sheets for you to use, too!
Honestly coupons come out when there are sales for a particular product! So, before school starts for instance you will see school supplies and kid’s lunch items go on sale and you will also see coupons at the same time for those things! Sometimes the best time to use a coupon is to wait until it is just about to expire. They hope you will use it when it first comes out and they will try to entice you to use it right away, but, sometimes if you wait until closer to the time that coupon is ready to expire – you will see an even better sale. Again., tho the price book helps you tell when that would be!
I hope that helps!
Dian
Karen Kochenburger says
That one thing you said about the expiration date is great info!! I love your info. I have been doing this for over a year and I have had to figure this all out on my own. I have cut my grocery budget in half and sometimes I save 85% or around there. That is with buying all of my meat and produce etc…I am bound and determine to save even more! Thanks again.
Dian says
Karen Kochenburger » That’s great!! That is awesome savings! Way to go!
Dian
michele says
i am new and need lots of pointers, stores don’t double or triple in my area. please tell me how to maximize savings without this. thank you in advance.
Dian says
michele » Welcome!
It’s probably best if you read my FREE eBook adn watch the videos and then ask me any specific questions you have. I am here and happy to answer any questions you have. I posted deals all day that can be done in most places, also if you look on the menu bar and click on Store Deals, you can find the area nearest to you and click on the image of your stores and you will find lists of deals you can do in your stores!
Please feel free to ask me anything!
Start here: https://www.groceryshopforfree.com/how-to-grocery-shop-for-free/
Thanks!
Dian
Nosi says
Hi Dian:)
I new to this couponing and as I look at the other comments im like 2yrs late LOL I need to start doing this especially since its expensive in Hawaii so this can really help with my budget. I wanted to know how much coupons can I use at the same time? like can I use 5 coupons to the item free?? I wanna learn from the best:)
Dian says
Hello and welcome!
You can use 1 manufacturer and 1 store coupon together on one item.
Check out my videos and my ebook, and then feel free to ask me anything!
I hope that helps!
Dian
TESTA says
hi Dian
my name is testa im 29 and im on ssi and ssa and so is one of my kids i dont get much money for food i would like to start Couponing so we can have food but i dont know how to get the coupons just sent to my home i dont know any website neither pls help me find a way to do this …
Dian says
Testa,
Most of the coupons you’ll find are in the Sunday papers or magazines. There are also printable coupons. You can contact companies and ask them to send you coupons. If you do that contact the companies for the brands you want to receive coupons form, if you need diaper coupons you can contact Huggies or Pampers and ask for coupons and so on.
I hope that helps!
Dian
Linda Parker says
Hello Dian, thanks so much for sharing. I have always wanted to know how to use coupons. I am so excited that I found your website. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Dian says
Linda,
You are very welcome! I remember not knowing how and wishing I knew someone to teach me!
Thanks for the kind words,
Dian
Katlynn says
Can i get digital coupons? My printer is broken and i want to start saving money!!
Dian says
Katlynn,
Yes you can from certain store’s websites. Check your local stores and see if they offer digital coupons.
I hope that helps!
Dian