GRASPED Extreme Couponing Playbook – Module 1

What is Possible with Couponing

Lower Grocery Bill

The US Department of Agriculture’s 2022 moderate food cost estimate for family of four is over $1200 monthly.
Beginner couponers should only expect to see modest savings; you can’t expect huge savings from the start.
Your savings at the cash register will increase as your couponing skills grow.
Ideally, as you become an experienced couponer, your savings on food will be 25% or more, and 50% or more for non-food items.

Better Planned Meals

Mealtime sometimes end up being a chaotic time of deciding what to cook.
With couponing, mealtime doesn’t have to be a crisis any longer.
Couponing can help you plan your meals better, because you’ll have a greater quantity and variety of staples on hand.
You can expect to make fewer trips to the grocery store, because with couponing, you will tend to have more of the items you regularly purchase in your stockpile.

Ready for Crises and Emergencies

When crises and emergencies happen, you can be prepared to weather the storm.
When natural disasters hit, you don’t have to run to the store with everyone else to purchase milk, toilet paper, water, etc.
If you lose your job, your stockpile can hold you over temporarily until you get a new job and paychecks start coming in again.
The COVID pandemic was a great lesson in being prepared for a crisis.
One couponer was so well prepared, she did not go to the grocery store for an entire year when her husband experienced a huge pay cut.

Greater Peace of Mind

Being prepared and having greater quantities of your staple items on hand means having greater peace of mind.
Having a stockpile helps reduce stress; you don’t have to worry about paying full price for the items you need and regularly purchase.
Couponing can therefore mean more money in your bank account.
Couponing is not a silver bullet; you are not automatically or completely guaranteed to have everything you need, when you need it, and for less. But couponing can a great help.