I have many foods q's..but the thing is, I don't know where to start.. Do I have to match them with weekly's sales? sometimes i go overboard with my grocery shopping. I'd like to buy more foods just less money, if that's possible.

Yes, and you can use manifacturer's coupons along with the coupons that Giant sends via email-like their $5 off $50. (get this on their website GIANT® Food Stores) If you store has the scan your own groceries, they often give $2.50 off of $35 coupons (I guess just for doing the work of their cashiers). I often use coupons where I get items for free to raise my total to $50-to get the $5 off, without as much OOP. Also, I always try to get the products that give me gas points. HTH!

It is helpful to match the coupons with weekly sales ads, but the things you need might not be on sale that week. I have found it easier to check out all of my local stores to see what each place charges for items that I regularly buy. For instance, I know that I can get Eggland's Best eggs cheapest at Walmart, even though Kroger will triple the .35 coupon, they are still more expensive than Walmart. When I first started couponing, I made a list of the items that I regularly bought, and wrote down the prices at a few different stores, and now I know if a sale price is really worth it.

I've been trying to cut back on my grocery bill lately too. Here are some things I've found helpful. First making a menu plan for the week, then make a list of what I will get at each store with the coupon match-ups. A lot of the things I buy, produce, fresh meat, milk, eggs, etc., don't have coupons though.

I also looked back over the past month and calculated on average how much I spent per week then I challenge myself to keep to a budget that is lower. For example, last month I spent about $50 per week, so this week when I went shopping I tried to keep my bill under $40 - it came out at $45.

Good luck!

For each grocery store, I write down the 5-10 "must haves" - the loss leaders for that week. Half Price items, and items on sale that I have coupons for. I do this for the 4 grocery stores in my area. Over the course of a weekend, I'll go to all of them buying the loss leaders, but that works for me because the stores are all within 10 miles of each other. Any further driving would negate savings in gas mileage...

I review my weekly running shopping list of things I might need, and then decide which store I'm going to buy it at. For example, this week I needed vegetable oil. It wasn't on sale at Giant or SFW, but it was at SF. So, I put oil on the "must have" list for SF.

I usually receive some flyers in the mail as well. I will bring them with me on grocery day, in case I need to do a quick check of where I saw something on sale, and whether what is in front of me at any given store is on sale at another store.

By matching my coupons in hand with the circulars, I guesstimate I've cut my grocery bill in half.