The Dotted Line - November 2008

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Finding YOUR Savings!

November 2008

Greetings!

November Greetings!

This month is half over and now rolls on into the end of the year holiday celebrations. In these economic times most everyone is going into spending mode a bit more guarded. In fact, I was just reading a study on coupon trends and while coupon redemption has declined slightly each year over the last 16 years, it has held steady over the last two. This means consumers are getting smarter and choosing to find better prices when they can. Some consumers sadly are forced to spend less and some have decided it is the right thing to do! The challenge is to make these kinds of choices all the time, not just when times are tough!

Speaking of better prices, when shopping for your turkey, look for sales to start about now until the day before Turkey Day. If you go fresh, talk to your butcher about when the best time is to buy for the best price and quality. If you go frozen, then look for the best price and buy anytime, be sure to read the thawing instructions carefully! If you go out, surf online for Thanksgiving dinner specials and coupons. Also, join rewards websites like OpenTable.com and earn points for making reservations. This will save you the stress of waiting for a table and there may be BONUS points for holiday reservations!

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Couponizer Consultants Team with Local TV stations

It is exciting to see our Couponizer Consutlants at work in their local communities. The ladies below are regular contributors to local television shows that feature money saving tips and tools. We are proud to have these ladies on our team!

Chrissy Pate
Kristin McKee

My Fox Phoenix

Click here to see their segment.

Nora Kapche

Click here to see her segment:

I am very proud of the work of our Couponizer Consultants nationwide. They are truly fulfilling our mission and when I see this happening, I am energized to reach even more consumers.

Hello Colorado Springs!

Thurdsday, November 20th at 8am Mountain Time, I will be on the air with Kim and Bret, Q Morning Show hosts on Q102.7 KBIQ. They will be giving away a Couponizer to a lucky listener!

Click here to listen LIVE on Thursday!

Be our next Couponizer of the Month!!

Please send me your savings success stories and if we publish it, you'll receive a $20 gift card and be our "Couponizer of the Month" in future Dotted Line issues.

Welocme ot all the new subscribers!! My goal is that each issue of The Dotted Line provides new ideas, encouragement and savings sources. I welcome your feedback which will make this newsletter better! So, if you have tip, tool, testimony or tasty recipe to share with me, please send it my way abergin@thecouponizer.com.

Wishing you smart savings, Amy Bergin

Amy Bergin

Wife, Mother and President, The Couponizer Company

TIP - Answers to common questions about saving money with coupons.

The second question in a 3 part series of Q &A

Q : "How can I get the most out of printable coupons?"

Amy's Answer:

Printing coupons is a great way to add to your collection of coupons from other sources like the Sunday paper. However if you are not careful, you could wind up wasting resources to get them. So here are a few tips to make printing coupons as economical as possible so you get the most out of them.

1)  Set your printer to print Black and White or grayscale. You do not need to print these in color since the color ink cartridges are most expensive and having them printed in color does not increase their value!

2)  Save on paper. Create a paper pile of printer paper that is still useable on one side to use for printing coupons.   For example, we print out math sheets each night for my kids to practice on and only one side of the paper is used. If I save these in a pile, then I shoot these through the printer when I print my coupons.

3)  Clip, organize and redeem these coupons as you would any other coupon. If you don't do this, then your efforts are a waste of MORE time and money since you have to put time and your own paper and ink into retrieving printable coupons.

Click on both coupon sources in our QUICK LINKS to print to your heart's content.

TOOL - Meijer's MealBox

This handy tool is very functional on several levels. While we do not have Meijer here in Atlanta, I have shopped this store while visiting my sister in Columbus, OH. I invite you to visit this online tool and explore all the features such as the recipes, shopping list and meal planner. All these functions bring into one tool the basics of making a weekly shopping and cooking routine that works!

MealBox

of the Month

Suzanne Johnson

Summerville, SC

I have been using the Couponizer for about a year. It is so awesome! I had tried many different ways to keep things organized, all the different envelopes, a photo album with the little inserts, even a file box! This makes my coupons so much more readily available and I started to see my savings add up immediately. I prefer to shop Bi-Lo and Publix because of their sales and double coupons. I typically save between 30% and 50% on all of my grocery purchases now! When these stores have their buy on get one free sales and I pair my double coupons with that I am ecstatic! I have been teaching my 17-year-old daughter how to optimize her coupon savings so that she can take that into adulthood with her. I have taught her that theoretically you can easily save an ENTIRE days worth of your weekly paycheck just by using coupons and pairing them with sales!

I feel it is very important to teach our children (boys and girls) how to stretch their dollar in these turbulent economic times. It may take a few extra minutes (I usually spend about an hour in the grocery store now and probably an hour or so a week clipping my coupons while I watch TV) but the savings make it more than worthwhile and the Couponizer makes organization so much easier.

I enjoy your newsletter as well! It's so encouraging to know that others are taking advantage of the $$ that the manufacturers are handing us for free!
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What a beautiful picture of you and your daughter! Thank you for inspiring others to be successful savers.

The Couponizer Cook

5 Meals $10 each for 4

Click here to view menus and recipes for meals I prepared, photographed and served for my family. This was part of a segment taped for a morning radio show here in Atlanta.

The strategy to achieve under $10 per meal is to buy all the meat on sale and then combine store deals and coupons to buy the rest of the ingriedients. You may have to pull a few things from your pantry and spice rack but other than that, $10 a meal can be achieved. If I can do it, so can you!

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In This Issue

TIP - Answers to common questions about saving money with coupons

TOOL - Meijer's MealBox

TESTIMONY - The Couponizer of the Month

TASTING - The Couponizer Cook

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