I’ve really gotten into couponing lately. I never seem to find coupons for a lot of the grocery items I buy regularly, but I still clip them out every week or so. Besides coupons in the newspaper circulars, I love looking for couponing Web sites. Some of them tell you what coupons are available and match them up with the sales in stores. Others are sites were you can get coupons online and use them either online or print them off and take them with you to the store. I regularly go shopping with coupons when I’m shopping for clothes. One of my favorite stores is American Eagle, and I love finding American Eagle coupons because sometimes their clothes can be pricey, especially their jeans, which I love. And, it’s so hard to find jeans that fit right that when you find the right pair you have to buy them.

I don’t usually use coupons for clothes. I find them on coupon sites and get some sent to me via email, but I rarely use them. That can be attributed partly to the fact that the nearest mall is about 20 miles from us and, while that doesn’t sound too far, I just don’t feel like driving there with the way gas prices have gone up in the last year. And, I’m trying to break away from the “female mentality” that when I use my $30 off a $75 purchase I’m saving money! I’m actually saving money by not going at all! But, when I *do* need to buy clothes, I usually check the coupon sites online before going to see how I can save. I’ve done a lot of shopping online since gas prices have increased, and I always look for either free or reduced shipping offers. I hate shipping costs. They’re always such a ripoff in my opinion.

What about you? Do you coupon? What are some of your favorite couponing sites?