[mystar28]

Member name: mystar28

Name: Misty

Location: Jacksonville

Stores I Shop at: Publix,CVS,Walgreens,Winn-Dixie,Walmart

Weekly grocery budget: $50.00

Number of people in my family: 4

Number of pets:
0
Years Couponing/Refunding: 3

Favorite Coupon of all time:

What I hope to get from AFC: Networking and ideas

Hobbies/Interests:couponing!!

[mystar28]

I'm looking for anyone that has coupons for sale or trade or even free. Anyone out there with ideas on how I can gain access to more sunday insert coupons please let me know. I live in Florida, and we have very limited and strict coupon policies here and I'm trying to learn the best ways to save lots of money on my grocery bill with these strict coupon policies. Thank you in advance for your help!

[hecallsmeroses]

newbie from tampa here, just saying and welcome. This is a great site

[mystar28]

Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting new ideas on how to best use coupons!!

[Melanievcb]

Hi! You have definitely come to the right place to find resources to save money. A couple of good places to start is "Acronyms and Terms used here" at the bottom left of this page so you can figure out our lingo and what the heck we're talking about. Then there's AFC 101 if you haven't already, and "Savvy Couponing for Beginners". There is a wealth of info on this site, if you have any questions or can't find something please feel free to pm me. If you haven't had 5 posts yet you won't be able to pm me so instead you can message me HERE or just click on Melanievcb by the picture of my dog then choose "view public profile" then you can leave a message on my page. If you like any of the posts or have found them helpful always click on the "Thanks" on the lower right corner of that particular post to show your appreciation. I'll be your welcome wagon buddy and official guide until you get your bearings and can find your way around. Welcome to the AFC family!

Lanie

[Z and G's Mom]

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Hi and welcome to AFC! THE best, and most informative, forum on the internet!
Here’s some advice for your couponing journey…

** READ READ READ READ READ READ READ!! And then READ some more! Learn your local store’s coupon policies - GROCERY STORE FORUMS. Print those policies out and keep them with you at all time! You’ll be surprised at how often cashiers and even store managers are unfamiliar with all the intricacies of their own policies!

** Don’t be afraid to ask questions - COUPONING 101!

** START SLOWLY! If you jump in too fast, you’ll get frustrated. PLEASE don’t think that if you don’t build a massive stockpile overnight, that you are a rotten couponer! It takes time and effort! BUT, if you'd like to peek at what your stockpile COULD look like one day, check THESE out!

** Not sure how to begin? Do a David Letterman… Make two TOP TEN LISTS! One for food and one for non-food items that you and your family use on a daily or weekly basis. If your family is a HUGE pasta eater, then noodles and sauce should be on your list. If you have 4 teenage boys, then body wash/soap is a MUST! Walk through your house as you are making your lists. Then, go to the grocery/drug stores WITHOUT BUYING ANYTHING! Take along a pad of paper (or 6) and make notes on current prices for those items on your Top Ten lists. Do this once a week for a few months. Start learning the sales cycles. Start learning the fluctuations in prices and soon you will be able to figure out what your stock-up prices should be. Start your stockpile with items your family will use regularly. Nothing worse than staring at a stockpile with a whole bunch of stuff (gotten for free or really cheap) that no one will EVER use!

** Start clipping your coupons! Sign up for a newspaper delivery – this is THE only way to guarantee that you will receive coupons in the papers you buy. Not all newsstand or drug store papers receive inserts as the inserts will always be placed in subscriber papers first. CALL the newspaper first and make sure of which coupon inserts they carry! Ask about special subscriptions – Sunday or weekend only, discounts for multiple Sunday papers, etc. Start asking your friends and family members for their coupons. You’ll be surprised at how many people just toss them in the garbage – YIKES! **Need complete sets of inserts? No problem! Click COMPLETE INSERTS for LOTS of choices!

MOST OF ALL – HAVE FUN! If you ever have any questions you’d rather not ask in the open forums, click JESSIE to ask me directly! Glad you’re here in the AFC family!

[msvidkiller13]

Hello and Welcome to AFC So glad you found us Here are few links to help you along

Where Do You Begin? A Quick Intro To Couponing - Grocery Coupon Blog and AFC 101 - Grocery Coupons & Deal Forums - A Full Cup and New Members - Please Read to Learn Your Way Around AFC! !!!

If you need help with anything here is my link ( just press my name) MSVIDKILLER13

Again Welcome to AFC