A couple of months ago a friend gave me an extra copy of a coupon-book distributed as part of a fundraiser by a local group. I was amazed how much I saved just doing my usual shopping. On dog food alone, I scored at least $10 off in a couple of runs to the pet store. I might buy the coupon book myself this year, 'cause it will easily more than pay for itself in the course of a few months. Too bad the coupons in the current book expire tonight (12/31)!

I sometimes clip coupons from the newspaper, but I have to "know" that I'm headed to the store within a day or two, otherwise the coupons tend to get buried and forgotten.