Tips to reduce household expenses

March 30, 2012 - PRLog -- Even though most people use coupons when they shop from an online store or supermarket, they are not able to save much. If people use their free coupons wisely, they can save over $15 on their weekly grocery bills. Saving just $15 a week, can help you reduce your annual grocery expenses by $780.

Here are a few tips that will help your reduce your household expenses.

Learn Store Rule

When you visit your local store to buy groceries and household items, make sure you check their store rules. Some local stores may accept double coupons which can help you get additional discounts on products. Most stores usually don’t allow you to use coupons on sale items. However, on special days they may allow you to use coupons on sale items which can reduce your household expenses.

Search for the Right Coupons

Make sure you search far and wide for coupons that can get you maximum discount. The best place to start searching for new coupons is the Sunday newspaper. You can also join the mailing list of the company and receive coupons on your e-mail or through direct main. You can also search the internet for sites that give details of the latest coupons issued by companies. If you are planning to buy products of a particular brand, you can enter the brand name and “coupon” on popular search to get details of the coupons issued by the brand.

Organizing

To get the maximum discount on household items, make sure you organize you coupons. You can buy a good folder to store and organize the coupons. It is a good idea to organize the coupons by expiration date or by brands, so you don’t have to search for coupons when you need them.

Get Shopping Club Cards

There are several stores that offer a discount of up to 50 percent for members of their shopping clubs. If you are a member of shopping club, you don’t require coupons to get discounts.

Load the coupons onto the shopping club card

There are many well-known stores that offer the latest manufacturer coupons on their shopping club website. Members of shopping club can log into their account and load these coupons onto their shopping club card.

Use Smartphone to Organize Shopping Club Cards and Coupons

At times, people may find it difficult to organize their coupons in their folder. These people can use their Smartphone to keep a track of their coupons. They can keep copies of the coupons in their Smartphone and use them when required.

For more information on the latest coupons you can use, check the website http://www.free-coupons.org/