Money saving tips

I have such a love for books that often I find that I have to find ways to come up with funds for new ones. I don’t like to take money from my family’s budget to pay for extras that don’t benefit the family so usually my books are the first thing to go. Sometimes I will sell the books and make money off of them for buying new books. Often I will trade books online with others through websites that accept your old books and in exchange you get to pick new books that you want to read. Sometimes I only have to pay shipping and I get a whole new set of books to read. Occasionally I can’t do any of these so that means I have to find ways to save money so that I can purchase new books. I have tried clipping coupons but honestly I find that they never have the coupons I need for the items I want. While I am anal with most things and planning I don’t have the time or patience for the serious couponing it takes to really make money off of grocery shopping. However, I have found a way to get coupons for the things I already buy and I don’t have to do anything other than shop for my groceries. I stated paying close attention to the coupons that are given to me when I check out at the grocery store from the receipt printer. I had never paid much attention to these before but found that they are often for products I am already buying or for a product that compliments or is similar to what I am buying. I also began to notice that at least one of the coupons was always for a dollar amount of my next purchase of a certain dollar amount. The last few were for $10 off a $50 purchase. I never spend less than $50 so this was making $10 for not doing anything! I began to put these in my checkbook for safe keeping and to be sure I would see them when I went to write the check for my groceries and wouldn’t forget to use them. I have saved at least $40 in the last month by doing this and it didn’t cost me anything. $40 will get me a couple new books to read and it doesn’t have to come from my family budget!