Can you really eat for free for a whole week with grocery coupons? I ran across this headline the other day on a blog post. I got to wondering if I could get enough free products every week with grocery coupons to eat totally for free for a week.  There are some pretty good rules set up to make sure the diet is reasonably nutritious and balanced as well. This looks like an interesting experiment somebody is taking on in trying to answer the question of how to eat when you have no money in your pocket and don’t want to mooch off your family and friends forever. I am looking forwards to see the results of their project for how to eat free with grocery coupons for a whole week or more. Wouldn’t it be great for everyone struggling financially if the answer was yes to free groceries?

As most of us know, the economy is still floundering with the recession nearing 2 years. If you have not already lost your job, or don’t find yourself with a reduced work week you may still be looking for a way to make you dollars go farther. The easiest way to save money in a down economy is simply not to spend it.

How can you avoid spending on the things you sill need to buy? Food is the easiest area to cut back. In fact, using grocery coupons will greatly reduce your spending if used correctly. The best way be sure you get the most for your coupons is by making sure you match coupons with sale items to maximize your savings. Combining a cents-off offer with a sale means you will pay only 20% on average of what you would have. You’ll get big savings for a small effort.

Do grocery coupons really save you money? Are they really worth your time?

I always get at laugh out of a question like this. Why you may ask? Undoubtedly half of you are answering yes, while the other half are of you giving an emphatic no as the answer!

I say grocery coupons are definitely worth your time. Why do I say yes rather than no? The truth is that they do save money, a lot of money if used correctly. Notice the little word if as a big disclaimer.

How to get the most out of your cents-off offers:

1. Combine with store sales to get the biggest savings.
2. Use more than one “like offer” when you can get a free or drastically reduced item.
3. Be consistient. Don’t take the time one week and then skip it the next.

There really isn’t much you need to know to become a super shopper. The truth is that with proper use, manufacturer grocery coupons can save you thousands of dollars a year.