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There was a time when I would shop without coupons, and I felt like I was paying way too much for everything, especially groceries. It seemed that my grocery bills were always too high and I believed that there was nothing I could do to lower them. And then something happened that would change the way I would shop forever.

My shopping habits changed while I was watching a television news report about a housewife who walked out of a grocery store with $400 worth of groceries that she only paid $25 for! I was amazed to learn that she achieved those x-treme savings by shopping with coupons. From that day forward my shopping habits would be changed forever, as I set out to learn everything I could about x-treme couponing. Today, I no longer feel that I am overpaying for groceries, because I frequently slash my grocery bills by anywhere from 50-90%, and sometimes more, by shopping with coupons.

I decided to write this book for those of you who are paying way too much for groceries. If your goal is to dramatically lower your grocery bills, then this book is for you. It should only take approximately a couple of hours to read, and what you will learn here can lead to a lifetime of savings.

Chapter 1: X-treme Couponing for Everyday People

Anyone can achieve x-treme savings by shopping with coupons. X-treme couponing is all about buying an item when it is on sale, and combining it with a coupon to get the price lower, or even free! The science behind x-treme couponing involves diligently monitoring weekly sales flyers and internet blogs to spot where the best sales are, and then matching those items that are on sale with a coupon, and then buying enough to last 3 months. When I used to shop without coupons I would wind up paying way too much for groceries because I only shopped when I ran out of something, and that left me no choice but to pay full retail.

X-treme couponing can lead to more than a stock pile of groceries and personal care products for you and your family. When I started to take couponing seriously, it wasn't long after that I started to look at all of my expenses differently. I now question whether or not I really need to buy something, also since I started couponing, I actually enjoy reviewing household bills as well to see if there is a way I can save a few more dollars here or there. Couponing can also help to remind us of the value of a dollar, prove to us that we can save money when we shop, and perhaps put those coupon savings towards paying off a credit card or opening a savings account.

Chapter 2: Where to Find Coupons

The first step to lowering your grocery bill is to only buy an item when it is on sale. This money-saving strategy alone can reduce grocery bills significantly. But this book is about achieving x-treme savings, which is accomplished when you buy an item that is already on sale and combine it with either a store coupon or a manufacturer's coupon, thus dramatically reducing the price of that item. In order to do this, you will need coupons, and lots of them. There are many places to find coupons, and searching for coupons is like an on-going Easter egg hunt, and the bigger variety of coupons you have in your "basket" the more money you can save. I want you to hit the ground running by collecting as many coupons as you can, as fast as you can, and below you will find a list of sources where you can build up your coupon collection quickly:

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