I am a frugal person and I don’t like to pay a premium for products knowing that I can get it somewhere else.  That is why I compare shop before a purchase and use rebate sites to get money back on my purchase.  However, there are a lot of people that base their savings on coupon inserts you find in your Sunday newspapers.  There is a new show called Extreme Couponing on TLC that gives the audience a peek into the lives of people who stockpile items with the coupon savings they find (Watch the clip from ABC to get a sense what it is like).

When I was growing up, we used to subscribe to LA Times daily and flipping through coupon inserts on Sundays was a normal ritual for the kids in the family.  If we find something we liked we usually cut that specific coupon so we can purchase it in store.  However, as I grow older and started reading news online, I can’t bring myself to purchase Sunday papers just for the coupon insert.  The idea of throwing away all the paper just doesn’t make much sense to me.  Not being judgmental but the idea of telling my kids to crawl into the dumpster looking for coupons is unthinkable.

While I believe using coupon to save money is a great idea, like all things that are good, it is best to do it in moderation.