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The easiest way to cut your grocery bill in half is by using manufacturers’ coupons combined with the best sales at local West Michigan stores. Normally, this takes a lot of work to create a winning shopping list for your family.

Each week, SavingsAngel.com combines more than 2,000 products on sale at local grocery and drug stores with their enormous database of manufacturer coupons — which are found in Sunday’s Grand Rapids Press and, sometimes, online. This combination results in access to more than 300 products each week for 50 percent off or better.

While the numbers of cleaning supplies I have in my inventory may not yet qualify me for TLC’s reality show “Extreme Couponing”, I share one thing in common with those who are on the “extreme” side of couponing: I pay next to nothing for them. As a rule, I seldom purchase cleaning supplies for less than 75 percent off.

If you’re watching your calendar for what items to purchase during certain times of the year, late-March and throughout April is the time of year to stock up on cleaning supplies. Families across the country are saying goodbye to Old Man Winter and starting anew with the warming weather. Spring Cleaning is a tradition that has been around throughout cultures for thousands of years. In the northern United States, we get to open those windows as we let the dust fly and cleaning supplies do their job. Retailers and manufacturers know this well and have anticipated our desire to give our homes a good scrub down. We can see this in the number of coupons that have been published and the number of sales that are running on cleaning supplies. Match the great coupon with the great store sale, and you’ll get what I call, some “enlightened savings.”

How do you get the best prices on cleaning supplies? In my experience, drug store chains are your best bet. Often, you can apply your coupons from your Sunday paper (or printed from the Internet) to some fantastic sales — or deals that involve getting money back at the register. At Walgreens, you’ll get Register Rewards. At CVS it’s Extra Care Bucks. At Rite Aid, it’s +Up Rewards. Each of these can generally be used on your very next purchase.

If you’d like to fill a shelf or two at home with cleaning supplies, you can stock up over the next few weeks and pay a fraction of what you’d spend over the course of a year. Buying cleaning supplies only when you need them is the most expensive way to go. Here are some examples of deals you can get this week with your coupons from your Sunday Grand Rapids Press and from the Internet. These deals were pulled from our online database at SavingsAngel.com. Next week, we’ll likely see all new deals — so if you don’t see your favorite products below, you only need to wait a week or two.

Of, course, commercial cleaning products aren’t the only way to go. You can do quite a bit of cleaning at home with baking soda, vinegar, lemons and corn starch. An Internet search will reveal many homemade cleaning ideas. When you use a coupon, many of these homemade cleaning product ingredients can also be purchased for a fraction of the retail cost.

AIR WICK FRESHMATIC

Regular price: $5.49
Sale price: $4.49 at Target
Coupon: $4 printables at homesolutionsnews.com or airwick.us
Final Price: 49 cents
SavingsAngel says: Freshen up every room at this price!

RONZONI HEALTHY HARVEST PASTA (12-13.25 oz, Select Varieties) Excludes Wheat Lasagna

Regular price: $1.48
Sale price: $1 at Meijer
Coupon: $1 on 2 printables at sa2.me/healthyharvest , sa2.me/newworldpasta or sa2.me/gardendelight
Final Price: 50 cents
SavingsAngel says: Stock up on this great healthy pasta!

STOUFFERS ENTREES FARMERS HARVEST (6-21 oz) 50% Off.

Regular price: $2.99
Sale price: $1.50 at Family Fare
Coupon: $1.10 on 2 printables at couponnetwork.com or
Final Price: 95 cents
SavingsAngel says: A tasty lunch without hurting your budget.

DUNCAN HINES BROWNIES (10.5-18.3 oz)

Regular price: $1.67
Sale price: $1 at CVS
Coupon: 50 cents off in the April 10 SmartSource insert
Final Price: 50 cents
SavingsAngel says: A terrific price for a family treat.

COLGATE TOOTHPASTE KIDS (4.6 oz) Buy One Get One Free.

Regular price: $3.29
Sale price: $1.65 at CVS
Coupon: 75 cents in the April 3 SmartSource insert
Final Price: 90 cents
SavingsAngel says: Stock up on all your kids favorites!

About Josh Elledge

Josh Elledge is chief executive “angel” of SavingsAngel Inc., a West Michigan-based company launched from his Holland home in January 2007.

A husband and father of three, Elledge appears on a number of local radio stations, teaching West Michigan families how to cut their grocery bill.

Elledge created the technology found on SavingsAngel.com through the need to save his own family’s money. Successfully able to cut his grocery bill from $600 a month to less than $300, Elledge began sharing his message, which has reached hundreds of thousands of families.

SavingsAngel.com is growing rapidly throughout the country. You can watch a short video at SavingsAngel.com that explains more about how to cut your grocery bill with the help of SavingsAngel.com.

Hear him locally on WJQK-FM (99.3) in Holland from 7:30 to 8 a.m. Tuesdays and on WPNW-AM (1250) in Zeeland from 1:55 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays.

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