Despite the big run-up over the past year, there is some good news on prices. Food and gas should moderate by next year, with an increase in worldwide grain output and oil supplies, plus slower economic growth in developed countries. Kiplinger's sees the price of gas falling to $3.45 a gallon nationwide by December.
With Iran scowling at us, if and when that happens is any one's guess. In the meantime we must do our best to save money. That may call for a return to the old fashioned way of doing things. Clipping coupons.
I've never been good at that. I have to buy ten to get one free, the thing expired during the Reagan administration or I don't have the coupon I need when I'm ready to buy. But like everything else nowadays, clipping coupons has gone digital.
You can find printable grocery-store coupons by zip code at Coupons.com, CouponWinner.com and CoolSavings.com. To find coupons for specific brands or products, try Web-based mail services, such as Thecouponclippers.com, which will clip and mail coupons for a small fee.
Retailmenot.com is a virtual community where users post coupons and shopping tips, including where to get free shipping and bulk discounts on a gamut of products and services.
It not the perfect solution but every little bit helps.
1 comment:
Hope that you're right, it will be a welcome relief to see prices come down, especially gas prices.
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