Couponing While on Vacation

Yes, I know that it is your vacation but saving money can happen anywhere. When planning your vacation, try to rent something with a kitchen or even an efficiency with a refrigerator and microwave. This will allow you to budget in fun instead of large restaurant bills.

The first step to making a vacation affordable is searching for the closest supermarket and signing up for the store’s rewards card. Most stores will allow you to print a temporary card that can be used immediately. You can use that card to load the store's in-store coupons and to get the best sale prices without using a single coupon.

If you want to save even more money, plan for success by creating a shopping list that coincides with the sale items for the week you will be in town. The circulars are usually released at least two days before they are active so you will have time to go to the stores weekly match-ups at becentsable.net.

Remember that sales at the local grocery stores will save you money. Do not try to complete your “quick trip” grocery order at the local convenience store. The convenience stores will charge you a premium for every purchase. The prices are outrageous because people do not want to spend an hour of their vacation at a supermarket.

If you do not plan on having every meal at home, think about simple and easy breakfast or snack items that will save you time and money. Go to the local supermarket and pick up fresh fruit, juice, water bottles, box of cereal, bagels, and granola bars. This small grocery list will be great for breakfast and a few snacks for the week.

Do not forget to pack refillable water bottles or to purchase a case of water. I am always so annoyed at myself when I have to spend $2 on a single serve bottle of water when a pack of 24 is roughly $3. The little things really add up to big money when you do not take a few minutes to plan your week wisely.

Last tip for those of you who fancy dining out is to check restaurant.com. You can search their database by zip code to see which reastaurants gift certificate are available near your vacation spot. Southernsavers.com usually has the most up-to-date coupon codes that you can use when purchasing your gift certificate.

The discount codes can save you 50-90 percent off each restaurant certificate that you purchase. The certificates do come with some fine print but if used correctly will provide major savings. There is no reason to break the bank just because you are on vacation. You can plan a fun-filled fabulous vacation and still save money. Happy Couponing!