Where To Get Coupons

I get 99% of my coupons from the Sunday Des Moines Register and the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier. We have found the Des Moines Register usually has three times the amount of coupons in each insert than the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier has, so it is well worth the money to purchase each newspaper every week (and doubling up on some coupons is never a bad idea).

There are three main inserts in the newspapers: Proctor & Gamble (PG), Smart Source (SS) and Red Plum (RP). PG inserts are usually just the first weekend of each month, and these coupons expire the last day of the month they come out in. SS and RP inserts are usually in every Sunday paper, with the Des Moines Register having quite a bit more than the Courier.

There are times I am wanting a particular coupon for a really good sale, but I don't have it in any of my inserts. The Coupon Clippers is a very good resource in this type of situation. Shipping is very fast and I've always gotten my coupons before the end of the week.

Coupons.com is also a very good resource for printable coupons. The only problem with printing coupons yourself is you will go through ink and paper pretty quickly. Walgreens fills printer ink for a very reasonable price.