Coupon Lingo

Once you get going with your coupons you will find it has it's own jargon that's takes some time to decode. Here is a list of common works or phrases you may come across.

RP = red plum
SS = smart source
PG = proctor and gamble
OOP = out of pocket
ISO = in search of
MM = money maker
Wags = walgreens
Catalinas = store or manufacture coupons that Print out next to the cash register during check out
RR= register rewards
ECB = extra care bucks

Hopefully this list will help you when you come across a coupling site

How I got into coupons

Like many people I had seen TLC's Extreme Couponing and was curious as to how anyone could save so much at the store. Could a regular person like me really walk out of the store with free stuff? I had to find out. Ever since having my twins money has been tight and if I could save even $20 a week it would really help. I bought my first sunday paper and carefully clipped out each coupon and put them all in a baggy and off to Ralph's I went. I was so excited, free stuff here I come. I walked around for two hours progressively getting more and more frustrated. The only stuff I was finding was stuff I didn't want and it wasn't even cheap. I came home and I'll admit, cried. I wanted to help the family budget out so badly and at this point it didn't look like coupons were all they were touted to be.

The following week I skipped the paper but I started search online for any help. I found out just how this all works and how people get the deals. The only problem for me was that all these people on the Internet were from other parts of the country with different sales and lower prices. So deals they were talking about didn't apply in southern CA. In my blog I will share with you how to save money here in the LA area.

I assure you that you can use coupons to significantly save money. It's easy once you know what to do. Here I will show you sample transactions to use at stores each week, freebies and helpful hints about saving.