Upromise: Upload New Coupons for November

Have you joined UPromise yet? If not, now's the time to do so. Why? Because you can earn money for college or future education just by registering your grocery cards and buying the things you would normally buy.

Don't forget to load the new ecoupons to your account for November. Every little bit helps, right? And over time, it can add up to a nice sum of money!

(Thanks, MoneySavingMom!)

Coupon Talk!

Ever wonder what POP means or FAR stands for? Here is a list of common coupon abbreviations.

Blinkie - A machine that spits out coupons near the product.

BOGO - Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Brick - Printable Coupon

CAT - Catalina Coupon (Manf. Q that prints out at the register, triggered by what you purchase.)

CC - Competitors Coupon

CRT - Cash Register Tape

DCRT - Dated Cash Register Receipt

ECB - Extra Care Buck (CVS)

ESC - Easy Saver Coupon (Wags)

ESR - Easy Saver Rebate (Wags - No longer available)

FAR - Free after Rebate

GC - Gift Card

GM - General Mills

IP - Internet Printable

IVC - Instant Value Coupon (Wags)

MFR - Manufacturers Coupon

OOP - Out of pocket

PDF - Coupons that are in PDF format usually have no print limit

Peelies - Sticker-like coupon found on product

PG - Procter & Gamble

POP - Proof of Purchase

Q - Coupon

RP - RedPlum

RR - Register Reward (Wags)

SC - Store Coupon

SP- Stockpile

SS - SmartSource

TEAR PAD - A pad of refund forms or coupons hanging on a shelf at a store

TMF - Try Me Free

UPC - Universal product code

Wags - Walgreens

WYB - When you buy....

YMMV - Your mileage may vary (A deal may work for someone else, but not for you)

$1/1 - $1.00 off one item

$1/2 - $1.00 off two items

3/$1 - Three items for $1.00

E-Coupons!!

There are a few ways you can save money without clipping any coupons.  A few of them are:

• shortcuts.com
• p&gesaver.com
• cellfire.com
• upromise.com

All are free to join. 

With shortcuts.com you can register many loyalty cards.  In my area the only store available is Kroger. I believe you can have a total of 50 e-coupons.  They will come off your card by using them or expiration.  I try not to "fill up" my card just in case other coupons come along during the month.  You may use paper coupons with these e-coupons to further your savings.

Agian, with p&gesaver.com I can only use it with Kroger.  It basically has the same rules as shortcuts.

On Cellfire.com just register your cell phone number and put in the zip code of a major city (I use Houston) and then add in your Kroger or Randells customer loyalty cards.  When you go to the grocery store and purchase the specific items, the coupon amount will come off automatically which you can verify on your receipt. To maximize your savings, conjoin a paper coupon with the e-coupon.

Upromise.com is a cool website.  It allows you to register your loyalty cards and debit cards to save money for college.  You would click on the e-coupons and if you buy that product, it will set aside money an your account for your children's college fund.  You don't actually get the savings at the store, just wanted to make that clear.  Honestly, the savings are very slow to come, you'll get the bigger savings if you shop through the upromise website.

On a side note, always try to boost your savings at the stores by adding your e-coupons and using paper coupons together.  The bummer part, if you have the same e-coupon on the first 3 sites, it will only take one off per item purchased.  I hope this helped. You can always click on the actuall sites to sign up for free or to have any questions answered.