To Coupon or Not to Coupon?

To coupon or not to coupon to protect  your savings and make those dollars stretch a little more -- that is the question.

Many persons -- especially down in the U.S. where retailers are much more liberal and allow customers to "stack" coupons or use more than one coupon on an item -- go bonkers over coupons.  And actually make it profitable.

Up  here in Canada where retailers are more restrictive -- and where -- with  the exception of a few stores Like London Drugs -- don't allow much "stacking" things are a little more restrictive.

You can succeed in saving money with coupons here too as well, but you  have to plan things carefully to take into account how far you shave to drive to make use of the offers on coupons and whether you actually have any use for the discounted item, but with careful planning many Canadians do gain some good savings with coupons.

For more information on this  topic read the article in the Tuesday Aug 7 edition of The Globe and Mail "Globe Life" section.

Here Preet Banerjee, W.  Network Money Expert  talks about how to succeed as a couponer -- even in Canada and includes some good  coupons sites such as  Grocery Alerts.ca

My wife insists couponing is the way to go and it is definitely worth looking into.  "To coupon -- or not to coupon" -- is certainly something you have to consider carefully.