I used to be a serious coupon clipper for a few years. I got almost all my coupons from the Sunday inserts but I would occasionally find others.
I quit for a few reasons. No stores in my area offer double coupons. It took me a lot of time to make sure the coupons were organized enough that I could find what I needed, ensure that I kept the expired ones cleaned out, and that I didn't overlook one I could use. I found that I was buying something I wouldn't have purchased ordinarily just because it looked interesting and I had a coupon for it.
But the reason that I finally stopped is that we started trying to eat less processed foods and we buy the store brands of shampoo and related products. And so it became harder to find coupons for the stuff we bought. It got to the point that we were using coupons to save just enough to buy the newspaper to get the coupons. So we quit.
That was my experience but it was several years ago so things could have changed. Please keep us apprised. It will be interesting to see what you think.
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