Couponing Forums and Groups

I know that I don't have all the ideas or answers when it comes to saving money on food.  That is why I am thankful that advice, tips and tricks from other people are all just a few clicks away.

Couponing forums and groups allow you to post questions and answers about saving money with sales and coupons.

Where do you find couponing groups?  One of my favorite sources is Yahoo.  Their Groups directory has (as of this writing) 937 couponing groups from which you can choose.  Their "groups about coupons page lists the name and a brief description of each group.  Click here for more information.  A good group will allow you to set your e-mail preferences so that you will either receive or not receive a new e-mail each time someone posts to the group.  Be warned, however, if you chose to receive e-mails rather than read all posts on the site you can be in for a bit of a shock when you see the number of e-mails you are receiving.  My advice is to read the posts on the group's site.

For forums, coupon mom is the best I've found (click here to visit).  Although you need to register before you post, you can read forum posts without registering. There is even a posting section dedicated to "newbies" who are not experienced in couponing.

There are many other couponing groups and forums out there, but I do want to caution you that there are scams out there as well.  Use common sense and discretion when evaluating forum posts.

Some websites are also unsafe or contain excessive pop-ups.  As an extra precaution I always Google the name of the company making the offer rather than clicking on a link in the forum in case someone has placed a link to a computer virus.  Another tool that helps me surf more safely on the web is the McAfee Site Advisor.  You can download it for free here.