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April 2005
The Smartest Ways to Save!
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April showers
bring May flowers...
With April typically being a rainy month, take this opportunity
while you are inside to finish some lingering projects.
Often times we get too many things going and then we wind up
with a bunch of unfinished projects that create clutter and go
to waste...I know I have done this! Where's the savings in
that? Your May flowers could turn up inside your house in
the form of finished projects and a welcomed feeling of
accomplishment! |
in
this issue...
· Susan Zingraf
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The COUPONIZER of the Month
· TIP - The Benefits of
a Price Book
· TOOL -
The Dinner Doctor
· A Note From Amy... |
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TIP - The Benefits of a Price Book
By Connie Jennings, Marketing Director
My total savings for April 2004 - March 2005 using my
Couponizer was $1,514.13!!
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Want to make the most of your
savings efforts? If you keep ahead of the game, you?ll never
have to pay too much for an item again. I?m beginning to keep
up with my spending by keeping a price book. None of us can
remember all those prices for the items we buy week after
week, we need a little help! To make a price book you only
need a small notepad (one that will fit into your Couponizer
bag, of course), and a
pencil
(Be sure to use a pencil, you
can change the prices as the stores offer specials). List
those items you buy on a regular basis and keep up with this
for a couple of months. Over time you will see some definite
trends. My price book looks something like this:
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Ingles |
Kroger |
Publix |
Wal-Mart |
Target |
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Dixie Crystals Sugar - 5 lb. |
$1.99 |
$1.89 |
$2.29 |
$2.06 |
$1.89 |
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Land-o-Lakes Stick Margarine |
.99 |
.99 |
.99 |
.94 |
$1.12 |
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Toaster Strudel |
$2.42 |
$1.95 |
$1.99 |
$1.97 |
$1.97 |
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Cool Whip ? 8 oz. |
$1.59 |
$1.49 |
$1.00 |
.97 |
.89 |
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Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup |
.99 |
.99 |
.87 |
.88 |
1.07 |
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Mueller's 16 oz. Macaroni |
.89 |
.79 |
.99 |
.78 |
.79 |
Before making
my shopping list, I look at my price book and my coupons
so I will know exactly which store to shop to save the most
money. If you get a great sale price and double coupons
sometimes it?s FREE!
After a few months of keeping a price book, you will begin
to recognize those stores that raise and lower prices hoping to
catch the unwary. You?ll become skilled at seeing through the
hype that surrounds many so-called sales. Good luck and Happy
Saving!
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TOOL - The Dinner Doctor by Anne
Byrn
Cookbooks have long been used
as tools to inspire and guide the family cook to create all
sorts of culinary concoctions. In fact, I received a
cookbook as a present from my Mom when I moved into a house with
2 roommates after finishing college. She gave me this tool
(that I still use to this day) to enable me to be
successful in my own meal planning and preparation. So, why feature The Dinner
Doctor cookbook this month you might ask? Because most of the
recipes featured are made from ingredients that coupons are
readily available for and most of the finished dishes are fast and great
tasting.
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Amy Bergin
Founder,
The Couponizer Company
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A
Note From Amy...
We are
exited to announce our associate membership in
The National
Association of Professional Organizers.
NAPO is a non-profit professional association whose
members include organizing consultants, speakers,
trainers, authors, and manufacturers of organizing
products. Founded in 1985, it is the largest national
association of and for organizers with over 2,900 members
throughout the world. NAPO's mission is to develop, lead
and promote professional organizers and the organizing
industry.
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Send us your
COUPONIZER Savings Story!
Click
on Amy's e-mail above to send us your story. If
selected, you will receive
a $20 Gift Card to TARGET and
become
"The Couponizer of the Month" in a future issue of
this newsletter.
Share your success with thousands of others who value smart
spending and saving. |
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The
COUPONIZER
of the Month
Meet
Susan Zingraf
(pictured with her nephew)
Indianapolis, IN
In 2004, my family saved $568 with The Couponizer, that's almost $50 a month!
Taking just a few minutes here and there throughout the year to simply to clip
coupons, scan frequent shopper cards, and mail in rebates really made a
noticeable difference in our budget. The Couponizer truly helped us stay focused
on saving money all year long. The final tally on our coupon savings last
year was more than ever before!
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OUT -
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IDEAS...
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