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What are your tricks and solutions for managing your busy household? The SCOTT® Common Sense Community allows you to share your sensible solutions and get tips from other members just like you that will help you manage your life a little more efficiently. Now that makes sense!

Below you will find a listing of the most recently submitted tips to the SCOTT® Common Sense Community.

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Dollars & Sense - Shopping

4.00 / 2 votes

Combine your coupons with sales!

I clip coupons for items that I buy on a regular basis and items that I would buy if I could get them for a really cheap price or even free. You would be surprised at how many items go on sale at your local retailer within 1-4 weeks from the time a coupon for that same item is distributed. I combine my coupons with sales when possible to maximize my savings. I also hold on to my coupons until the day they expire, because you never know when you will run into a great deal!

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SavingQueen
Waldorf, MD
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Dollars & Sense - Shopping

4.50 / 2 votes

Return Envelopes

Online bill paying has taken over using the mail for most of us. I use the return envelopes, with the little windows, to organize my coupons, then I write my grocery shopping list on the envelope. It's easy to handle and can be recycled after use.

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Diane
Harrison, OH
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Dollars & Sense - Saving & Finances

5.00 / 1 votes

In the Time of a Recession

I spend hours collecting coupons from newspapers, the Internet, magazines and anywhere I can find them. In the average month, I save $175 to $250 on food and household items. The savings are used at the end of the month to buy things of want instead of need. Movies, dinner out, makeup, things that normally get a second thought on buying are now in the budget with the savings from coupons.

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Donna
Pinevile, LA
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Easy Organizing - Storage Ideas

4.00 / 1 votes

Easy-to-find Coupons

I bought some baseball card holder pages and put my coupons alphabetically in those sheets in an empty three-ring binder. Everything is easy to see at a glance and SO easy to find. I get compliments on my book everytime I go to the store!

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Kelsie
Lake Worth, TX
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Dollars & Sense - Shopping

5.00 / 1 votes

Write a Nice Letter!

When I find a product I really like, I write the company an e-mail and tell them how great I think their product is. They almost always respond with coupons and samples! I did this with my dog food, one of the few things I don't buy generic, and they sent a ton of coupons!

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Debjones
Saugus, MA
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Time Savers - Daily Routines

5.00 / 1 votes

Smart Shopping

Save gas and stress by having all of your coupons and discounts with you at all times. And have a route planned for the stores you're going to!

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Priscilla
Boynton Beach, FL
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Dollars & Sense - Shopping

5.00 / 1 votes

Saving Money

When you clip coupons, put them in envelopes for each month of expiration. When you are ready to do your shopping, use the sales in each store to make your list; then go to your envelopes to use your coupons.

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Shirley
Jarrettsville, MD
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