Online Couponing In a Day For Dummies E-Book

Beth Montgomery

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: In A Day For Dummies
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 101

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2012

Beschreibung

Coupon online like a pro and save big money with this 100-page e-book On a budget and need help figuring out how to coupon online? This concise e-book will show you where to go online to find the best store and manufacturer coupons, how to combine them for the best deals, and how to stay organized. Get this bargain priced e-book with "beyond the book" extras including a video demonstration, checklist, and more. * Contains 100 pages of couponing tips, techniques, and ideas for saving money * Includes extras online, including a video, checklists, and more * Shows how to find, use, and combine money-saving coupons, and keep them organized Tired of sifting through hundreds of blogs looking for coupons? Here?s an online couponing guide you can trust: Online Couponing In A Day for Dummies.

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Online Couponing In A Day For Dummies®

Table of Contents

Introduction

What You Can Do in a Day

Realistic Expectations

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

Chapter 1: Understanding Your Local Stores and Sales

Polish Up on Your Local Store Policies

Coupon policies

Price-matching policies

Price-guarantee policies

Special savings programs

Deciphering Sales and Circulars

Translating the lingo

Sale cycles

Unit prices

Loss leaders

Chapter 2: Finding Coupons Online

The Different Types of Coupons

Manufacturer coupons

Store coupons

Finding Coupons Online

Printable coupons

Digital coupons

Mobile coupons

Cash-back coupons

Cash register coupons offers

Couponing Terms and Abbreviations

Chapter 3: Avoiding Online Coupon Fraud

Identifying a Standard Coupon

Understanding the Fine Print

Spotting Fraudulent Coupons

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Chapter 4: Using Coupons to Maximize Your Savings

How Coupons Work

Rules of Stacking

Store loyalty cards

Manufacturer coupons

Store coupons

Money-off-money coupons

Cash-back coupons

Stacked to the max

Buy-one, get-one sales

Rolling Rewards to Make Money

Types of rewards

How to work rewards

Rebates

Finding rebates

Using rebates

Tips for organizing rebates

Chapter 5: Preparing to Shop

Creating a Grocery Price Book

Using the Shop-to-Stock Method

Organizing Your Coupons

The clip-’em method

The don’t-clip-’em method

Couponing with a Meal Plan

Why plan ahead

Menu-planning made simple

Saving with a detailed shopping list

Devising a plan of attack

Chapter 6: Going Online to Save

Online Communities

Types of online communities

Using online communities

Shopping Online

Coupon codes

Cash-back programs

Earning rewards

Chapter 7: Where to Go from Here

Next Steps Checklist

Online Resources

Finding coupons online

Avoiding coupon fraud

Going Online to Save

About the Author

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Online Couponing In A Day For Dummies®

by Beth Montgomery

Online Couponing In A Day For Dummies®

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Introduction