Does Extreme Couponing Save $$ Or Is It Just Hoarding?

Remember Extreme Couponing?

Remember the show “Extreme Couponing”? It encouraged people to not only buy 10 Sunday papers and clip out all the coupons, but some even bought coupons!

I set up a pantry in the basement and amassed quite a few jars of Ragu sauce, canned foods, pet food and more. It became a part-time job just organizing everything. There were times it came in handy but it was a lot of work.

Eventually some of the food expired before my family could use it. I donated a bunch to my local food bank and some to family.

At the time I ran a coupon blog and I was invited to be on the show. And they sent me a very interesting email. They recommended I buy more stuff and make my stockpile as big as possible to get on the show.

I started recording a video audition tape, but then decided it wasn’t worth it. Many of the couponers on the show at that time were getting pushback for being greedy or taking advantage of companies.