Using Entertainment Books

Coupon Book Gets Used

If you purchase a coupon book like the Entertainment Book, you may feel that you never save enough to justify buying it. This time, I saved far more money in coupons than the cost of the book. First, I went through the book and removed any coupons that I knew I would never use. These were for stores that are too far from home or work. I gave away those to family, friends, and coworkers. One person then gave me a few that I wanted from her book, which gave me a little bonus.

I removed any coupons that I thought we would use in the next month. Places that my husband would frequent went directly into his wallet. Places I shop went into my purse. The rest went into the car along with the book. Then, I removed those for places where I go seasonally (like around Christmas) and clipped them to the family calendar. When planning a dinner out, we picked a place from the book. I also put a reminder on my calendar so that I could check the book each month. Lastly, I signed up for the email list for electronic coupons. That way, I get period reminders and new offers for local stores. Also, check the company website. You can buy books at half price later in the year for even bigger savings.
Annmarie W. in Philadelphia, PA

Organization Guarantees Coupon Book Usage

I get a lot of use out of Entertainment Books. Here's my way of organizing them:

I go through the books and tear out any coupons that I will use.
I sort the coupons into categories including breakfast, lunch, dinner, pizza, chicken, ice cream, misc. food, non-food products, and places to go.
Within each category, I alphabetize the coupons by restaurant or establishment names.
I use 4x6 inch index cards as dividers in a small plastic box. I cut out a tab at the top of the card and write the name of each category on the tab.
I put the coupons for each category within each section.

This system takes a little time to set up initially, but it's well worth it.
Amey

Divide Your Coupon Books

As far as purchasing an Entertainment Book goes, my friend and I split one last year. Her husband only uses the golf coupons and my family mainly uses the food coupons. We sat down over lunch and took turns picking what coupons we wanted. We both got what we wanted, and we didn't spend a fortune. It worked out great!
Dawn

Dining Out with Coupon Books

We really use our Entertainment Book as we do enjoy dining out. Two meals from nice restaurants will usually pay for the book. We really haven't used much besides food and movie coupons (Ask video stores other than those in your book if they honor competitor's coupons as many will). There are fast food coupons galore in addition to fine dining. We base eating out (or try to) on what coupons we have available and usually eat half-price.
Kelly in Indiana

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