Where can I find good, free, printable online coupons?

I just spent a half an hour googling for grocery coupons but everywhere I went wants my email address or wants me to download something. Does anyone have a trusted site? Not sure if it matters, but I live in Oregon.

Clipping coupons has lately become a major endeavor. It’s no longer the sole domain of little old ladies on fixed incomes. Coupons have suddenly become cool!

Here are some great ideas I’ve discovered for finding useable coupons:

~Go directly to the manufacturers. Figure out which brands you use most often (Kellogg’s, Kraft, Uncle Ben’s, Coffee-Mate, etc.) and sign up for their sites. I get a lot of coupons that way, for stuff I’ll actually buy and use.

~Your local newspaper will have tons of coupons, but most of them are for useless junk. However, you can go to the websites for the inserts and get more coupons.

~Also check your grocery store’s website. Sometimes there are specials and coupons there that aren’t as well known. Don’t forget the catalinas that print out when you get your receipt. If you go over to the self-check area you’ll find lots of them just laying around.

~Coupon sites that I’ve actually used and saved money from:
www.couponmom.com/

http://coupons.smartsource.com/

http://www.redplum.com/

http://www.coolsavings.com/

~You can also try All You Magazine, available at Wal-Mart. There are usually some pretty great coupons in there.

~There are different data bases available. The most popular is The Grocery Game. However, they’re not very responsive to customer complaints and questions, and there are plenty of competitors.

Another idea to use is a coupon train. You get on a mailing list with a group of other people. Each Sunday you clip all the coupons from your local paper. The ones you don’t/won’t use you put in an envelope and send on to the next person. That person pulls the ones she will use, adds her own and sends them on. Eventually you get a big envelope of coupons that you can pull from, add yours and send on to the next person.

And finally, here’s a wonderful resource: http://www.grocerycouponguide.com/articles/where-to-find-coupons/

Good luck! I hope you save a ton of money!

ivillage Live With Susan Samtur, The Grocery Coupon Queen, http://www.selectcouponprogram.com

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