Fox 13 Sunday Savings Segment ~ All About Couponing By the Numbers!

Did you catch our Savings Segment this morning on Fox?  We are honored to be a featured on Good Day Tampa Bay each Sunday to share our knowledge about coupons and how to get the most for your money!  This week’s topic was all about looking at savings from a different perspective – how much couponing can really save you over the course of a year!

Here is a little more information for you:

1. Spending for an Average Family of Four – Just looking at these 3 Spending Categories you can see how much an average family spends:
   Food/Groceries: $585 monthly on groceries = $7,000 annually

   Entertainment/Recreation: $200 monthly on entertainment/recreation = $2,400 annually

   Christmas/Holidays: $700 annually
2. Family Who Shops the Sales – A family who is kinda frugal, saves an average of 20% by shopping sales and using discount codes…not really utilizing coupons to their full advantage. They spend on the same 3 categories::
   Food/Groceries: $470 monthly on groceries = $5,600 annually

   Entertainment/Recreation: $150 monthly on entertainment/recreation = $1,800 annually

   Christmas/Holidays: $550 annually
3. Couponer’s Saving – Most people do not make a budget and therefore do not see where they are spending their money. When people do stop to take a look (by just taking their bank statement and putting the charges into categories) it is surprising to see how much potential there is for saving! With just a little more effort (utilizing coupons) you can save between 30% and 50%:
   Food/Groceries: $300 monthly on groceries = $3,500 annually

   Entertainment/Recreation: $100 monthly on entertainment/recreation = $1,200 annually

   Christmas/Holidays: $400 annually
4. Shop with Strategy – So how is this possible? What’s the catch? Diligence! People who try to buy things when they are on sale will save between 10% and 20% but they are doing as much work as a couponer who is saving 50%!  Couponers will spend 2 hours per week to have an arsenal of tools, honing skills and shopping, when the numbers ring in, it amounts to a savings of over $5,000 per year! That means for every hour of work you put into saving money is essentially putting $50 back into your pocket. Get that keen couponer eye for deals!

Basically, with a little work and strategy, you can save a ton of money over the course of a year! This is only 3 categories of spending, too –  there are even more potential savings in other living expenses!

View some more of our Fox Saving Segment Videos HERE

~Happy Saving!!!