6 Things You MUST Know Before Shopping at Dollar General Dollar General is one of the best stores to shop in if you are looking for value! We've got some DG hacks that will make your shopping experience even better DG App The Dollar General App allows you to check prices and find matching coupons. You don't even need to be in the store to do it! Simply scan the barcode or manually enter the UPC View Post
Budget Basics ~ How to Get Started
Budget Basics ~ How to Get Started Before you can create your budget you'll want to take a look at your income and your expenses. You'll need a good understanding of everything coming in and going out. You also want to figure out what you want to accomplish with your budget. Do you want to get your spending under control, save more money, pay down your debt, or are you trying to View Post
How to Order Groceries Online Using ShopRite from Home
How to Order Groceries Online Using ShopRite from Home **Important Update for ordering during the Coronavirus pandemic: You may have the option to choose your pick up time first before filling your cart. If so, we recommend that you do this immediately to secure your pick up time slot. The use of coupons may or may not be allowed. You will need to check with your store regarding this View Post
Can I Stack BOGO Coupons & Sales??
Can you stack BOGO Coupons w/ BOGO Sales?? YES! Yes you can.. and we have a Cheat Chart that shows you exactly how! So you want to stack those awesome BOGO (or B2G1, ect.) coupons you have with a stellar BOGO sale but are feeling a bit overwhelmed trying to figure out the math!? Don’t worry, you’re not alone!! With this easy-to-use chart, we break down exactly how many items to buy and how View Post
Why Can’t I Print These Coupons?!
Why Can't I Print These Coupons?! Are you beyond frustrated with your computer and printer when it comes to couponing? We have all been there! Time after time, when you click on a coupon from our Coupon Database to print and NOTHING! In this article, we will share some helpful tips to get technology to FINALLY work for you and tips to using our major printable sites! First Things First... View Post
How to Search for Posts in Facebook Groups!
How to Search for Posts in Facebook Groups! Are you looking for a post in one of our How To Shop for Free Facebook groups and having trouble finding it? Here is how to search for posts in groups on facebook. How to Search from your Laptop or Desktop Computer: Click on the yellow circle area show in photo above (located on the side panel in the group). Then search for any item you may View Post
How to Print Multiple Coupons!
Do you print coupons and LOVE how easily accessible they are? It's a convenient, money saving way to obtain coupons right at home or work! Most coupon websites allow only 2 prints per coupon but what if you need more? Making copies of coupons is a big No No! Don't ever change the number of prints on a coupon either-fraud alert! Here's a few tips and tricks on how to obtain more than 2 prints per View Post
Cereal Boxes = Coupon Insert Organizer!
Most of us have stacks of inserts lying around, unless you're exceptionally organized, then your stash is filed neatly or tucked away in a bin. We LOVE our coupons so why not make them a centerpiece?! Show them off in this super easy (and CUTE!) DIY insert storage unit. SO, what do we use? Cereal boxes! Since... you know, we couponers also have piles of those! It just so View Post
Ethical Couponing
Ethical Couponing Are you new to couponing? Have you been couponing for a while but branching out and couponing at some new stores? Each store has its own coupon policies and it can be overwhelming keeping everything straight even for a seasoned couponer. Mistakes happen and that's ok. It's part of the learning process. The philosophy at HowtoShopforFree.net is to find the best deals View Post
Couponing 101 – Learning the Lingo
Couponing 101 - Learning the Lingo OOP, BD, NLA, RA, IP....if you're new to the Couponing world these abbreviations may seem like a whole other language and I guess it is. We've gotten used to "shorthand" in our real lives - LOL, TBT, BRB so why not in our Couponing world. Here is an alphabetical list of the most commonly used Couponing abbreviations, View Post
How to Organize Your Coupons
Organizing Your Coupons Whenever I talk about couponing to my non-couponing friends I hear that they just don't have the time to coupon. The key to couponing is organization. If you're organized, you can cut your prep time down considerably. I'm sure by now you're following the How to Shop for Free Facebook Groups and the website forums. That will help you put your list View Post
Couponing 101 – How to Shop for FREE at Rite Aid
Couponing 101 - How to Shop for FREE at Rite Aid I hope that you've enjoyed our Couponing 101 Series. Going forward, in between some of the other Couponing 101 subjects we're going to highlight different stores and give you a "How to Guide" for that specific store. This week's Couponing 101 store will be Rite Aid. This is actually something that I posted a while ago but by putting View Post
Navigating Your Way Around the Website
Using the Tools at How to Shop for Free I've been Couponing practically my entire life. I would sit down with my paper flyer in my hand and my coupon organizer and put together my shopping list. It was a lot of work but it was definitely worth it because I was saving a lot of money. A little over five years ago a friend posted a link to Kathy's NECN special. In the special she talked about her View Post