My mantra is, "Strategic Shopping is not about changing the way you eat, it is changing the way you buy the food that you like."  With our help you will spend far less money for the groceries you like. Use CouponMom.com to get dramatic savings without having to spend an extreme amount of time figuring out the best coupon deals.  There are three steps to Strategic Shopping:

1.  Know how your store's savings programs work, such as sales and promotions, and combine them to save the most.  Scroll to the bottom of this page to find coupon policies for stores.

2.  Know where to find the best coupons.  We'll show you where to find the most savings with our coupon database and printable coupon pages.

3.  Know when to use your coupons, combining them with the lowest sale prices on your favorite items.  In many cases you will be able to get your favorite items free!  Our Grocery and Drugstore Deals lists will guide you.

Watch these tutorials to learn how to use the free tools on the Coupon Mom website.

Video Tutorial #1--How to Use the Grocery Deals by State section: To get the most out of the Grocery Deals Lists at CouponMom.com, watch this video tutorial.  In less than 5 minutes you'll learn the keys to Strategic Shopping, and how easy CouponMom.com can make it for you.

This easy system for Newspaper coupons uses the following Coupon Code System:

S=SmartSource circular; RP=RedPlum, PG=Procter & Gamble, WG=Walgreens store coupon book, TG=Target printable coupons from Target.com, RA=Rite Aid coupons, CO=Costco coupon book, AY=All You magazine found in Walmart stores, WF=Whole Foods coupons in store booklets.  Circulars numbered, such as S1 or R1 indicates that there was more than one circular from the same company that week.

Video Tutorial #2:  How to Use the Drugstore Deals lists on CouponMom.com:  Every week CouponMom.com lists the best deals for 5 major drugstore chains:  CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Target and Wal-Mart.  You can find the Drugstore Deals lists in the Grocery Deals by State section.  Prices change on Sunday mornings, however, Preview lists are available beginning Friday to give you a head start on planning next week's deals.  Learn more details in the downloadable Drugstore Deals printed ebook.

Video Tutorial #3:  How to use the Grocery Coupon Database--click here to view video.  Learn the easiest way to organize coupons in just a few minutes, the best sources of coupons, and how to find the coupon you need easily.

Jumpstart your savings by getting a discounted newspaper subscription here.  80% of grocery coupons come from the paper so for big savings, you want to get the Sunday paper every week with the grocery coupon circulars.

Learn everything and more about grocery savings by ordering Stephanie Nelson's book here:

To get detailed information on savings strategies, take advantage of our free downloads by topic:

Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half with the Coupon Mom System (Part 1)
Learn how to be a Strategic Shopper to cut your grocery bill dramatically

"Advanced Grocery Savings Strategies" to Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half (Part 2)
Shop like the pros with our advanced savings strategies!

"Drugstore Savings Strategies" to get hundreds of dollars of free merchandise a year at CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid