Coupon Craze

Coupons - once reserved for the elderly and the frugal. They're now becoming more popular after the recession has everyone trying to save money. "A lot of people say they don't have time to do this type of thing, it takes a lot of time, but when you're saving an average of $200-$300 sometimes per week then the time invested then you're paying yourself $50 an hour basically to do this. And who doesn't want to save that kind of money."


Jeanine Rhea used to think cutting coupons was crazy until she saw proof of just how much it can save you. We went shopping with Jeanine and were amazed at just how much she saved. But first how it works. "We use a website called the grocerygame.com." Jeanine says "basically you go out and buy 5 newspapers every sunday. You take inserts, line up and you organize them all, wait until the item goes on sale and you have a coupon for it."

Jeanine says the grocery game does all the work for you, but sometimes you hold on to your coupons for weeks. "Until it's the right time to buy and sometimes you get items free, you end up getting some items for 25 cents when they're usually $5."

She says most places like Fry's and Albertsons will double your coupons. "If the item is say $2 and it's on sale for $1 and you have a 50 cent coupon for that item it's doubled so you get that item free. So if you buy 5 you get 5 free."

She estimates the total cost before using her fry's card or coupons, "it'll probably be about $400 and then after the coupons and discounts probably about $150 if I'm guessing right."

Jeanine's grand total $452.11 after it's all said and done she paid $140.36 for a total savings of $305.15.

Jeanine says a lot of items she buys she'll donate to the food bank or send care packages to the troops over seas.

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