I hear excuses all the time for not using coupons, like “It’s just not worth the time to save $.50″ or “I just don’t understand how it works’, or my personal favorite “There aren’t coupons for items we use”.  Well, if you knew how much you could really save, or earn depending on how you look at it, you might just change your mind and start using some of those products.   By the way, I debunked a few of those coupon myths for you a few weeks ago.

Bargain Briana found an article I highly recommend you read, “Do the Math on Coupons”.   It basically suggests looking at your coupon savings as an hourly wage, making the desire to save more even greater because everyone wants to earn more money.  For those who are coupon pros, “earnings” can average over $100 per hour!  For even middle-of-the-road couponers, who maybe don’t jump into it with both feet, you can “earn” $25-50 per hour!  Just be organized and consistent, and dedicated to saving, and you can feel like a big time C.E.O. earning hundreds of bucks an hour!

So how much is your “hourly wage” when you shop?  It’s fun to look at shopping as “earning money” instead of spending money, isn’t it?  I’d much rather think that I’m saving money and earning for our family than wasting it or spending it unnecessarily!