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Coupon Stockpile – What is it, Why & When You Should do it?

By MrAnimal Farm

A coupon stockpile is, perhaps, one of the BEST things I have in my home.  (With exception of my animals and husband, of course 😉 )

First, before we talk about all the goodness of a coupon stockpile, let’s talk about what a coupon stockpile actually is!  Essentially, a coupon stockpile is when you buy a LOT of each item when they are on sale so that you have enough of each item to last a long time.

Coupon Stockpile

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Why You Should Stock-up with Coupons

Creating a coupon stockpile allows you to buy items when they are at rock bottom prices.  The goal is to buy enough of each item to last you until they go on another banging sale.

Of course, you want to be SURE you are getting the best price possible.  If you stock-up on an item at just an OK price, while you still may be saving money, are you not maximizing your savings – which is the main purpose of having a couponing stockpile.

Coupon Stockpile

 

Another benefit to creating a couponing stockpile is that you aren’t likely to run out of things you need and use regularly.  This is particularly awesome because it ends up not only saving money, but also saving time.

Not having to run to the store to buy toothpaste when you realize you are out, it really cuts down on the additional “quick trips” that can really add up.

Figuring out how to stockpile with coupons is relatively easy.

You will want to know what YOUR rock bottom price on an item is.  Here are some general guidelines on stock-up prices.  But keep in mind that if you have a favorite brand or if you like or need certain things that are pricier, you may have a different “stock-up” price.

Coupon Stockpile

 

Once you know what your rock bottom price for stocking-up is, then you will want to be on the lookout for a sale that meets that price.

There are some items that you can almost always have in your coupon stockpile such as:  Toiletries (toothpaste, toilet paper etc), pasta, canned goods.  These goods either do not expire or have a long shelf life – so you can buy A LOT when they are at your rock bottom price.

Coupon Stockpile

 

Another thing to know when figuring out how to stockpile with coupons is how quickly you use an item.

For example, if you go through one tube of toothpaste every 3 months then you only want to buy enough toothpaste to last until the expiration date on the tubes.  If you buy more than you will use before the item expires, you ultimately end up wasting money – this is NOT what we want to do!

Coupon Stockpile

We arrange our stockpile left to right, front to back, oldest to newest. That way we never end up with anything being forgotten.

 

If you know you will fly through an item and it has either no expiration date or one that is very far out, the best way to decide how much of the item to stock-up on is by seeing how much room you have in your monthly budget.  Don’t go over your budget and get into a financial hole just to stock-up.

(If you don’t have control over your budget yet, check out these budget tracking spreadsheets for all the help you need to set a stable, manageable budget!)

Managing Your Coupon Stockpile

So, once you have 20 tubes of toothpaste in your closet, you want to make sure they don’t go to waste!  We have a few systems in place to help us manage our coupon stockpile.  And if you are making a stockpile you should think about using these (or making your own).

First, we have a master spreadsheet that shows everything in our stockpile.  It includes how many of each item, how long it takes us to use them and then auto-calculates how long we have stocked up for.  This way we know when we are starting to get low on an item, we can start shopping for sales on that item to get stocked back up.

Or, if we have plenty of an item, we know we don’t need to purchase anymore or it may go unused – which ultimately is like wasting money instead of saving it!

Our second system for managing our coupon stockpile is to store everything in an organized manner.  Like items all go together and they go in order of expiration date.   This does sometimes mean a little time and work when re-stocking the stockpile.  You may have to pull items out and check expiration dates etc.

Coupon Stockpile

 

However, it also means that the toothpaste that you bought 6 months ago doesn’t end up at the back of the pile and always get new toothpaste piled in front of it.  It is a real bummer when you end up with expired products in your coupon stockpile!

What will you be putting in your coupon stockpile?!

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Filed Under: Frugal Finance, Frugal Living

The Complete List of Coupon Terminology – Learn Couponing Lingo

By MrAnimal Farm

Coupon terminology

Couponing is a fantastic way to save money.  However, learning how to start couponing can be a little overwhelming.  I like to think I am a pretty quick learner most of the time, but I will readily admit, when I started couponing looking at all of the coupon terminology was WAY over my head.

Let’s be honest, it is kind of like reading and learning a foreign language.

I mean, c’mon – SS, RP, MQ, BOGO – coupon terminology reads like some secret code of abbreviations that you need a super secret decoder ring to understand….

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Filed Under: Frugal Finance, Frugal Living

Where to Find Coupons – 4 Main Coupon Sources

By MrAnimal Farm

Where to Find Coupons

 

So, you have decided that you want to start couponing but, you aren’t sure where to find coupons.  It may seem overwhelming, believe me, I understand!

When I first started couponing and had to learn all of the couponing terminology, all of the different store rules and everything else involved with couponing it seemed like I may never master it all!

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Filed Under: Frugal Finance, Frugal Living

How to Start Saving Money – 5 Easy Tips!

By MrAnimal Farm

I don’t think anyone would disagree that saving money is a GOOD idea.  However, many people feel like the can NOT save money.  Afterall, if you are in debt or living paycheck to paycheck where are you going to get even more money to put into savings?  The fact is once you actually LEARN how to start saving money you will find that it is not as impossible as you may think it is.

how to start saving money

 

When my husband and I first started dating, we were living paycheck to paycheck even though we were already living frugally.  We desperately wanted to move to a different state, but moving is super expensive.  …

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20 Ways to Save Money – Easy Money Saving Tips

By MrAnimal Farm

How much would you love to hit ALL of your savings goals?  We dream of having enough in savings that we don’t have to worry if one of our homestead revenue streams falls short for a few months or even the year. The only way to do this is by finding great ways to save money.

ways to save money

 

Of course, when that happens, I will probably just come up with new savings goals to strive towards.  If you already understand how to start saving money then you have a good foundation to hit all of your money saving goals.  …

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How to Budget Reasonably with These Home Budget Tips

By MrAnimal Farm

how to budget

Years ago, when I was looking for my very first apartment, it all seemed so overwhelming.  How in the world was I supposed to know which apartments to look at?  Sure, I wanted it to be in a nice area of town.  And, yes, I wanted a place that would be close to my work.  But how much could I afford?

how to budget

 

It really seemed like maybe this was some arbitrary number.  Luckily, I figured how how to budget reasonably BEFORE I signed my first lease.  And I never had to find out what it was like to be paying rent that was way over what my home budget would allow.

Learning how to budget was also SO essential when we started looking for a place to build our homestead.  Without knowing how set up a reasonable budget, we never would have known what we could or could not afford.

When we started looking at buying our own place to start our homestead, we used this same method to figure out how much we could afford to pay a month for the mortgage.  This allowed us to figure out our price range and see how much land and house we would be able to buy.

The first key to figuring out how to budget reasonably is to know EXACTLY how much money you will bring in each month.

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Filed Under: Frugal Finance, Frugal Living Tagged With: home budget tips, reasonable budgets, successful budgets

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