Remember when grocery budgeting meant clipping paper coupons from the Sunday paper? I miss that simplicity sometimes.

I was digging through old files last week and found my coupon binder from 2017. Back then I saved about $40 a week just by spending Sunday morning with scissors and the newspaper. Now everyone tries to chase digital deals through five different apps and loyalty programs that track every purchase. The thing I notice people getting wrong is that they chase percentage savings instead of actual dollar amounts. A store app might show you 20% off something you never bought before, and suddenly that's a win? I'd rather have my old system where I knew exactly what I was saving on stuff I already used. Last month I watched my neighbor spend 10 minutes scanning QR codes at checkout just to save $1.50. Has anyone else gone back to simpler methods or found a way to make the digital deals actually work better than clipping paper?

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mark_hernandez1220d ago

Is it bad that I still have my 2015 coupon binder in the garage with the little plastic sleeves and everything? I tried switching to my phone for deals but I swear the apps make me feel like I'm solving a Rubik's cube just to save 50 cents on toothpaste. Last week I accidentally scanned my grocery store loyalty card three times because the reader kept glitching, and the cashier probably thought I was trying to hack the system. Honestly I'd rather go back to clipping paper and just accept that my Sunday mornings are coupon time instead of stressing over push notifications that expire in 15 minutes.

skylerc8620d ago

paper coupons were my whole system until my cat literally ate my binder lol.