I love to find ways to save money and one of the best ways I have found is to use coupons. I used to get up every Sunday and go to Walmart to buy the paper at $2.00 a pop so I could look through the coupon section.

Then I decided to get a Sunday subscription for $7.50 a month, which meant that I would now get the four papers for $7.50 instead of $8.00. This new deal was beneficial to me in two main ways:

1.  I got a discount on the price

2. I saved money on gas by not driving to get the paper.

couponsAbout two Sundays ago I got a paper that did not have any coupons inside. I thought this might have just been an error on the delivery person’s part…but later found out that Smart Source and Red Plum were not doing coupons that week.

I was a bit disturbed because my money had basically been wasted that week since my main reason for getting the paper was to recoup the cost of it in coupons.

I wondered if there was a schedule that showed when coupons were coming out so that I could manage the weeks when I did not want the paper delivered. Over at Gotta Deal there is a list of the coupon schedule for 2009!!!!!

In my area, we get weekly coupons from

Smart Source and

Red Plum

We also get one set of coupons from Proctor and Gamble at the beginning of the month.

I am including the full list here of all the dates and what coupons will be coming each Sunday.

January
4 – 2 Smart Source & 2 Red Plum
11 — Smart Source & Red Plum
18 –Smart Source & Red Plum
25 –Smart Source & Red Plum

February
1 — Smart Source & Red Plum ; Procter and Gamble
8 — Smart Source & Red Plum
15 –No Inserts scheduled
22 — Smart Source & Red Plum

March
1 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
8 — Smart Source & Red Plum
15 — Smart Source & Red Plum
22 — Smart Source only
29 — Smart Source & Red Plum

April
5 — 2 Smart Source & 1 Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
12 — No Inserts
19 — Smart Source & Red Plum
26 — Smart Source & Red Plum

May
3 — Smart Source & Red Plum
10 –Smart Source & Red Plum
17 — 2 Smart Source and 1 Red Plum
24 — No Inserts scheduled
31 — Smart Source & Red Plum

June
7 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
14 — Smart Source Only
21 — Smart Source & Red Plum
28 — Smart Source & Red Plum

July
5 — Procter and Gamble only
12 — Smart Source & Red Plum
19 — Smart Source Only
26 — Smart Source & Red Plum

couponbooksAugust
2 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
9 — Smart Source & Red Plum
16 — Smart Source & Red Plum
23 — Smart Source & Red Plum
30 — Smart Source & Red Plum

September
6 — No SS or RP Inserts – Labor Day One Procter and Gamble
13 — 1 Smart Source & 2 Red Plum
20 — Smart Source & Red Plum
27 — Smart Source & Red Plum

October
4 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
11 — Smart Source & Red Plum
18 — Smart Source & Red Plum
25 — Smart Source & Red Plum

November
1 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
8 — Smart Source & Red Plum
15 — Smart Source & Red Plum
22 — Smart Source Only
29 — No Inserts scheduled

December
6 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
13 — Smart Source & Red Plum
20 — No Inserts scheduled
27 — No Inserts scheduled

This schedule means I can now go into my account and edit the delivery dates and stop the paper on those days that have no coupons. This transfers to a credit that goes on another delivery day. I am thinking of stopping the subscription soon because the neighbors STOLE my paper one morning when I did not get up early enough. Also, if I go out of town for the weekend then I run the risk of them stealing it again.

I can now organize my two coupons books better because I know when the next set of coupons will be coming out. The red book contains skincare and beauty items and the pink one contains food and cleaning supplies.