Step two

So after you find the motivation, it is time to work. This is how I do it. Keep in mind that I spend about 2 hours a week planning and organizing and then depending on the week.... Another hour or so shopping.

1. Make your ground rules. I use to run all over town to get the deals and I would end up wasting a lot of time with nothing to show for it. So I chose to keep it to only the stores near my house or on my routes.

2. Find your way to organize. I chose to use a three ring binder and the clear protectors that you use for baseball cards. I then divided the coupons into categories. I used the method from the Krazy Coupon Lady. She organized everything by the isles in the grocery store.

3. How to get your coupons? I get my coupons from the newspapers and the Internet. I happen to like getting the newspapers and most of the time, if they are online, then they will be in the paper soon after as well. It is up to you, and however you prefer, keep in mind that clipping will be required by all.

4. How to find the deals? I utilize two main websites: couponconnections.com and frugallivingnw.com. These websites are awesome but only for the northwest do if you live in a different part of the country, you will have to do some research to find the couponers out there that are posting this sort of information. These websites post, by store, what the deals are, what coupons to use, how to get these coupons, and how much you will spend on the items. VERY user friendly and really takes the guesswork out of couponing.

5. Try it!!!! Come on! Do it! What got me started was I did ONE deal. Thats it. Pick one thing from the website, maybe something where you can print the coupon, and just try it. That is then it clicked for me. I was able to go from there. Just do it!