5 myths about couponing

i read an interesting? Article on Pinterest.   The lady said she didn't coupon any more because she could save more by not wasting.   Duh, why can't you coupon and not waste?  

5 myths about couponing ....

1.  Couponing takes a lot of time.   You can extreme coupon and take a lot of time, or you can spend very little and make a coupon book.  Download coupons once a month for a total of about 15 minutes and glance at the coupon inserts that are in the paper or come on the mail to see if something in there is what you buy. Favado tells you what's on sale, if there is a coupon, and where to find it.   Most of the work is done for you.   Some things are free.  Free goes a long ways to cut your expenses.   
2. Coupons are just for highly processed foods I wouldn't buy anyway.   True,  there are a lot of junk food coupons,   There are also coupons for yogurt, frozen  veggies, frozen potatoes, whole wheat bread and other things that are not  junk, processed food.   Ibotta has rebates in real fresh vegetables, milk, cheese and other real foods.  
3. Coupons are just one thing I would  forget to use or take to the store.  A little organization puts them in a categorized binder and leaves  them in the car next to your reuseable bags.   I also carry a cooler in the car for transporting the frozen and perishable foods.  
4. Coupons are a waste of time.  "I'm not going to spend my time to save a quarter".  If you save three dollars a week with coupons for something you are going to use, you save 156.00 a year.   
5. Stores hate coupons.    Stores do not hate coupons.  They sell new products that they might not sell otherwise.   They get paid a fee for collecting the coupons and get reimbursed for the amount of the coupon.   

Note : I have found Favado  to not always be accurate.   It may be because prices and merchandise is not always the same in other parts of the country.   This is especially true of the dollar tree.   Many dollar trees on the PNW do not have the name brands that they do in the east and south.   In addition, the dollar tree coupon policy says you cannot get something for free unless it is on a BOGO.   That being said, I have got things for free with coupons there.   You can, also only use four coupons on any given day per household.