When you tried it before, did you use the Savvy shopper website?  Have you watched the free training videos?  I recommend that you get a binder and use the binder method, it is the best! (I take my binder everywhere!)  I can say that the more organized your coupons the more money you will save.  I started couponing 3 1/2 mths ago, and have saved a ton, and my pantry is now overflowing.  (My husband had to build me shelves for all our new food storage)  The forum is a great resource for coupon questions.  Just get on and someone will answer your questions.  I also have to say that I am in a location where I can go to pretty much any store, but it does get exhausting trying to hit every store every week for the best price.  Now that my food storage is full, I go to one store usually, unless it is a REALLY great deal. If I know I need something at a particular store (say Target) then I will go onto the Shopping Wizard and look at the WOW deals and maybe add some other items, since I am already going, why not?  This is the best program since it is local and the shopping wizard is great for so many reasons, if you haven't used it I suggest you get on and look around and get familiar with how it works.  It is AWESOME!  I hope this helps.  Nothing is better motivation then saving money and getting more stuff.   

Thanks a bunch! Here goes nothing. I am hoping I can get the great deals like what I hear about all the time. I just went to the store and spent 250.00 I think to myself if I would have started the coupon thing I bet you I would have paid way less than that. Anyways, thanks ladies! Have a great week, Angie

I agree that organization is the only way to do this with small kids.  I have to take my two little ones with me to the store and they are trying to scan everything, put things in the cart - it's quite a scene.  The only way I can do it, especially on complicated sales where you have to spend so much to get a catalina, etc., is I write out what I am going to buy, how much it should cost and paper clip the coupons to the paper.  I do this for each transaction so I can go up to the register and have it already figured out.  It is so hard to concentrate on getting the "deal" correct with my little helpers.  It takes a bit of work, but the rewards are so worth it.  Stick to it and it will get easier. 

Don't give up it take time of to learn all the different way to use your coupons to get the best deals. You may want to try shopping a few time later in the evening when maybe your kids can be babysat. The stores are not as busy in the evening and you can take time without feeling rushed. When you make a list put what you are going after and then what you can substitute if they don't have it that is also a good price. Hopefully this will help it not be so frustrating. It really just takes doing it like anything else the more you do it the better you get at it. Your awesome for giving it another go I know it benefits my family and can help yours to.

Sorry about writing such a long novel.

In last Sunday's paper we received 3 coupons from Albertson's to "Double" the price of a coupon up to $1.  It means that essentially instead of getting $1 off an item, you'll get $2 off.   To do it, you take your coupons to Albertsons, along with the Albertsons coupons that will "double" the amount and give them to the cashier with your purchase.

I bought 22 Juice Box Packages and 7 Bags of Pretzels for $.54 today because I had coupons and doubled them.  (I did several shopping trips.)