Stephens Elementary PTA's President Julia Pile presents a Basic and Advanced Course on saving money when you shop for groceries.

1. Stinger Savers Basic
How to Get Started Saving

2. What do these numbers represent?
$2,182.77
$2,408.58

3. What items are on your shopping list?
Find coupons using a coupon database:
Stockpiling Moms http://www.stockpilingmoms.com/coupondatabase/
Savings Lifestyle http://savingslifestyle.com/coupon-database/
Database App such as LadySavings

4. Suggestion
Create an e-mail account on gmail, AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo,
whomever you choose, just for your shopping/couponing activities
Keep your regular e-mail uncluttered
Consider doing the same for FB

5. Finding Coupons to Use
Example –
IP with link
Brawny Paper Towels, Big Roll - $1.00
$0.55/1 Brawny Paper Towels, Any Package - SmartSource.com
$0.55/1 Brawny Paper Towels, Any Package - WoundedWarriorProject.org
$0.55/1 Brawny Paper Towels, Any - 11-17-13 RP
$1.00/2 Brawny Paper Towels, Any - 11-17-13 RP
Final Price: $0.00
Paper Coupon - Date &
Name of Insert

6. Don’t have time to clip ALL those coupons? Store
them by type and date of insert for easy access.

7. Sources for Coupons
•Weekly coupon inserts in the newspaper – two subscriptions, ask neighbors
for theirs, date of insert on edge of insert
•SUGGESTION 2 – PULL INSERTS APART AND STACK TO SAVE TIME
CUTTING
•IP – Internet printable – print two per IP address NEVER copy, look for
unique numbers – coupons.com, replum.org, smartsource.com (java issues
at times)
•Manufacturer websites/newsletters
•Displays or booklets in stores
•Coupon clipping services – order on-line, minimal charge, you are paying for
their service, not their coupons
•Electronic/Store coupons – Kroger, mPerks, Target, various apps such as
SavingsStar
**May STACK store & manufacturer (MQ) coupons **
**Use your GENERIC email address you created**

8. Now Get Out There and
Save a Few Dollars
Thank you for attending our Basic Stinger Savers Class.
Stick around for our Advanced Class
Keep an eye out for Dining Out and On-Line Shopping Classes later this year.
Join the Boone County Couponers Group on Facebook
Thank you for attending!
Thank you to our sponsor Remke Markets of Hebron!
Stephens Day at Remke is Saturday, January 25th from
10 am – 2pm

9. Stinger Savers
Advanced
How to Take Your Savings to
the Next Level

10. Terminology
•Coupons – available from various sources
•Insert – packets of coupons available in the paper
•Stacking – using more than one type of coupon/deal on an
item
•BOGO – Buy one, get one free
•Sale Cycle – time of year, month when items go on sale
•http://www.grocerybudget101.com/content.php/58sales-cycles
•Stockpile – lowest price usually seen for an item
•Coupon Policy – Each store has their own policy, become
familiar with them

11. Plan the Week Before
Most shopping planning websites and apps will announce the
upcoming deals starting on Thursday or Friday the week before
the ad is released. Start making notes of deals they are
highlighting. Keep a running list as you come across deals on
various websites and Facebook news feeds.
I like to use an RSS Feeder to receive updates from websites.
You will shop for not just items of immediate need, but items at
stockpile pricing. Try not to be brand loyal.

12. Use Match-Up Sites
There are a number of match-up sites – some of my favorites:
Watch for their symbols or wording which indicate stockpile pricing.
•Stockpiling Moms (Melissa & Shelley from NKY) for Kroger – Post
unadvertised sales on Tuesdays – www.stockpilingmoms.com
•Savings Lifestyle (Andrea from Dayton) – Most stores including drug stores www.savingslifestyle.com
•Cincyshoppers (Jen in Cincinnati) – Most stores including drug stores – good
for Remke – www.cincyshoppers.com
•Passion for Savings (National) - http://www.passionforsavings.com/
•Totally Target (Store Specific) – Doesn’t always indicate a stockpile item
http://www.totallytarget.com/

13. Match-Up Apps
I usually start my list each week with Favado and
then e-mail it to myself. Then add to it as I come
across deals.
Facebook
Many of the stockpilers are on Facebook and
posts deals throughout the day.

14. The Next Level –
Deal/Money Back Apps/Sites
Before you sign up for any of the following
apps or websites, ask a friend or sign-up using a
referral link so that others receive a benefit from
you signing up.

15. The Next Level –
Deal/Money Back Apps/Sites
Ibotta – earn money back /gift cards on specific items, take a
picture of receipt and scan UPC, some stores are tied to loyalty
card such as Remke, also has restaurants, pets stores and are
constantly adding more
Checkout51 – New – works like Ibotta, deals run Thursday –
Wednesday, must submit within the time period,
•Website version
SavingsStar – earn money back on items, must load to your
account first, add your Kroger, Remke or CVS card

16. The Next Level –
Deal/Money Back Apps/Sites
Receipt Hog – Earn coins or spins for coins for taking a picture of
your receipt. Grocery store type items from a number of stores.
Must submit within 14 days. Redeem coins for money.
Shoparoo – Same as Receipt Hog except you earn points for
which a “cause” of your choosing earns money. Grocery store
type items from a number of stores. Must submit within 14
days.

17. A Few Additional Tips
Remke STILL DOUBLES coupons – watch for
Super Double Days.
You can Quintuple stack at Target – mobile,
Cartwheel, Target printable, manufacturer
coupons AND Red Card discount
Make sure your “cause” is benefiting from your
shopping – Kroger, Remke, Meijer, Target along
with Shoparoo ALL benefit organizations.

18. A Few Additional Tips
Always check the clearance/Manager’s
Markdown areas – especially meat
Consider joining a food coop such as Paula’s
Produce to get great pricing on produce
Please consider donating your expired coupons
to military families. They can use coupons up
to 6 months after expiration. Check out Expired
Coupons for Overseas Military on Facebook.
-Cost is at normal domestic rate

19. Questions?
Thank you for attending our second Stinger Savers Class.
Keep an eye out for Dining Out and On-Line Shopping Classes later this year.
Join the Boone County Couponers Group on Facebook
Thank you for attending!
Thank you to our sponsor Remke Markets - Hebron!
Stephens Day at Remke is Saturday, January 25th from
10 am – 2pm