For roughly 10 years, I ran a very popular online coupon site. I spent my days and nights posting and testing coupons. In fact, the site was doing so well, I was able to quit my day job and work from home on it with my business partner. Eventually we sold the site and moved on.
I’m telling you all this for one simple reason: I know coupons.
I generally lean towards online coupons, but I follow printable ones, as well as the classic clip-em-while-you’ve-got-em coupons you find in your local newspaper. So when a site named SavingStar came along a few years ago, it perked my interest.
The quick pitch is this: You sign up for SavingStar for free, hook your account up to your various supermarket loyalty cards and any time you shop, your SavingStar “coupons” will be applied to appropriate purchases. Instead of getting a money-off coupon, however, you get the coupon amount deposited into your account.

Here’s a more detailed rundown of how it all works:
Step 1: Get to your computer
Go to SavingStar.com and join for FREE. You can even join by using your Facebook account.
Step 2: Link up your grocery and drug store loyalty cards
Once you join successfully, a screen will pop up asking you to enter your zip code to see which stores’ loyalty cards you can use for your area. For each store listed, enter in the number of the loyalty card. They will ask you to enter it in again to confirm and then click on the “add card” button. When you are all done entering in your card numbers, click on the “I’m done entering my cards button.”
Step 3: Pick your eCoupons
Now its time to click on the coupons you want! They should be on the homepage. Just click “I want this” for the ones you want. Yeah, I know, it’s not rocket science.
Step 4: Go Shopping
Lastly, when you buy the products at the store, make sure you use your loyalty card (which is linked to your SavingStar account). In a few days, you will receive an email that informs you of the savings that were added to your SavingStar account. The savings do not come off automatically on your store receipt. Once you have $5.00 in your SavingStar account, you can choose how you would like your payment (bank deposit, gift card or charity).
I introduced Allie to SavingStar a few months ago. And I’ll admit, it can sound “confusing” at first, but it really isn’t. You’re already using loyalty cards when you shop at supermarkets and drugstores, so just link those cards up to this new account and shop as you normally would. Once I explained it and she tried it, she fell in love with it and has been using it since. Since she’s the main shopper in our house, I asked Allie to write up a review for Mommy’s Busy, Go Ask Daddy, which she gladly did!
Allie’s Review:
“I love it!! I downloaded the SavingStar app which allows me to pick coupons as I am shopping! The app also notifies you when new coupons are available. Just because you use a SavingStar coupon doesn’t mean you can’t you use regular coupon on top of it! Double the savings!! For my payouts,I chose the bank deposit method. The money goes in and so does my savings!!
“I almost forgot to tell you about their One or Many coupons! Each month, they have these special coupons that if you spend a certain amount of money on the products they list, you will get back either $5 or $10! For example, they have a coupon that says if you spend $20 on products like Windex, Pledge and Fantastik, you will get $5 back! You can even do this in multiple trips to the store; you just need to finish spending before the expiration date! My favorite One or Many coupon is the Smart Ones coupon. You spend $40, you get $10 back! Combine that with the sales they always have in the grocery store, and you can save so much money! Love it!!
“I have had only positive experiences with this company. I have earned $15 dollars with them so far with relatively little effort on my part. I am just waiting for them to come out with more of a variety of coupons so I can click and save even more!”
Not only are they a fabulous company to save money with, but SavingStar’s also a great company to partner with! Halloween is right around the corner and SavingStar wants you to be THE coolest house on the block. (Trust me, the kids in your neighborhood have not forgotten those apples you gave out last year!)
So to help you buy up only the best candy around, SavingStar is sponsoring a Giveaway where you can Win a $50 VISA Gift Card! With that kind of cash on hand, you’ll be the King or Queen of Halloween for sure! Just don’t forget to also use your SavingStar coupons to save even more!
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Giveaway ends on October 17, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. One (1) winner will be chosen at random and announced on this site. Giveaway is open only to legal residents of the Contiguous United States (including District of Columbia), who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Winner will be notified by email and have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. Void where prohibited by law.
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Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Tone® body wash or bar soap (6 pack or larger)
Thanks for the giveaway…Save $2.00 when you buy EIGHT (8) CANS any flavor Progresso® Soups.
pillsbury sweet rolls 🙂
The Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Dial® moisturizing lotion (12oz or larger). sounds good.
I love and would first use the Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Tone® body wash or bar soap (6 pack or larger) coupon.
The Pillsbury® Sweet Rolls Save 40¢ when you buy any TWO (2) Pillsbury® Sweet Rolls
I could use the Little Debbie Bakery Traditions .75 cents off
I like the 75 cent off Little Debbie coupon. Thanks.
I like the Save $1.00 when you buy FIVE (5) CUPS any variety Yoplait® Greek yogurt.
Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Purex® liquid or UltraPacks® detergent. (Excludes trial/travel sizes)
Definitely the Save 50¢ when you buy any TWO (2) Pillsbury® Crescent Dinner Rolls coupon since my store will double it!
I like the Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Purex® liquid or UltraPacks® detergent
Pillsbury cookie dough save $1.00 when you buy 2
The Save 75¢ when you buy THREE (3) any flavor/variety LÄRABAR®, ÜBER®, ALT® OR JŎCALAT bars coupon!
Kellogg’s® Cereals, Keebler® Cookies
This coupon is good for me
Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Dial® moisturizing lotion (12oz or larger).
a Dollar off Tone Body Wash 🙂
Progresso soup is on sale 10 for $10 at my local grocery. I will definitely have to stock up with the “Save $2.00 when you buy EIGHT (8) CANS any flavor Progresso® Soups” from SavingStar.
Little Debbie chocolate cupcakes coupon
We love Greek yogurt so I think the Save $1.00 when you buy FIVE (5) CUPS any variety Yoplait® Greek yogurt coupon is exciting.
pillsbury
I like the $1.00 of Purex Liquid detergent. That’s my regular detergent and we are a family of 6 so we do a LOT of laundry.
Greek yogurt $1 coupon, I just bought some last night!
Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) BOX Honey Nut Cheerios® OR Honey Nut Cheerios® Medley Crunch™ cereal.
$1.00 off Yoplait® Greek Yogurt, I love that stuff!
The coupon for Fiber One® Chewy Bars, Fiber One® 90 Calorie Products (Bars, Brownies, Cakes) OR Fiber One® Protein Chewy Bars has me excited about going shopping.
Purex ultra packs
The Pillsbury coupons please.
Little Debbie Bagged Donuts would be one I’d use.
I love the Little Debbie coupons!
Thank you.
I could use that Purex coupon right now! 🙂
The crescent roll coupons.
$1 off little debbie bag donuts
Get $10.00 back when you spend $40.00 on Smart Ones!!! I love those things!!!
i am excited to use the honey nut cheerios coupon. we go through a lot of cereal!
All of them!
The Save 75¢ when you buy any ONE (1) box of Little Debbie® traditional bakery products coupon makes me most excited about going shopping.
I’d like to use the Little Debbie .75 coupon.
the $10 back when you spend $40 on Smart Ones
Save 75¢ when you buy THREE (3) any flavor/variety LÄRABAR®, ÜBER®, ALT® OR JŎCALAT bars.
The $1 off 5 chobani yogurts
I love the $1 off People StyleWatch coupon. 🙂
I want to use the Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Purex® liquid or UltraPacks® detergent.
Get $10.00 back when you spend $40.00 on Smart Ones
Get them all the time.
Thanks for the contest.
I like the Bisquick coupon.
The $1 off donuts is a great deal
I like the bisquick coupon. I can make so many things with this!!
The Smart Ones for my daughter who is on a diet!!!
The Pillsbury coupons!!
I’m most excited to use the coupon “Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) BOX any flavor Fiber One® Chewy Bars, Fiber One® 90 Calorie Products (Bars, Brownies, Cakes) OR Fiber One® Protein Chewy Bars”.
I like the Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Little Debbie Bagged Donuts coupon
I like the Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) BOX Honey Nut Cheerios® OR Honey Nut Cheerios® Medley Crunch™ cereal coupon!
$10 back when you spend $40 on Smart Ones – good time to stock up!
The Multi-grain Cheerios.
I like the Larabar coupon.
My kids love all the cereal coupons lol, means mommy will buy more
Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) BOX Honey Nut Cheerios® OR Honey Nut Cheerios® Medley Crunch™ cereal
My kids would like me to get the-Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Little Debbie® Bagged Donuts.
I like the Smart ones coupon.
The $1 off 5 chobani yogurts
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I would like the Pillsbury Sweet Rolls
The Pillsbury coupons are great! Thanks!
I like the Save 75¢ when you buy TWO (2) Betty Crocker® Ready to Spread Frosting, Supreme Brownie Mix, Dessert Bar Mix, Supermoist® Cake Mix, OR 17.5 OZ OR LARGER Cookie Mix.
50 cents off Bisquick. We’re doing a lot of baking so it would help out!
The .50/off Bisquick coupon.
Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) CAN any flavor Progresso™ Recipe Starters™ Cooking Sauce.
The Uber bar coupon.
The “Save $1.00 when you buy TWO (2) PACKAGES any variety Pillsbury® Refrigerated Cookie Dough” is my choice because we love freshly baked cookies in the Fall.
The 5% cash back at Kmart would get me started on my Christmas shopping.
jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com
Pilsbury rolls coupon!
the debbie snack coupon
I like the Smart Ones coupon.
Save 40¢ when you buy any TWO (2) Pillsbury® Sweet Rolls OR Grands!® Sweet Rolls.
50 cents off Honey Nut Cheerios, that is our favorite cereal and we go through about a box a week!
I have been using SavingStar for quite some time now and have saved alot. I am most looking forward to utilizing the Little Debbie savings.
I should be good and say the Bisquik but really the Little Debbies
i like the debbie snack coupon but i love that i just transfered $6.30 to my paypal
40¢ off (2) Pillsbury Sweet Rolls
I like the Little Debbies coupon,because I’m always buying them!
Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) 20 OZ. OR LARGER Original Bisquick® OR Bisquick Heart Smart® Baking Mix, OR 10.6 OZ. Bisquick® Shake ”n Pour® Pancake Mix.
Pillsbury and Progressive, I buy those all the time!
I am loving the larabar coupon.
I like the 40¢ off (2) Pillsbury Sweet Rolls OR Grands!® Sweet Rolls coupon
Kellogg’s® Cereals, Keebler® Cookies and Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts®
Save $2.00 on Milk when you purchase any FOUR (4) Kellogg’s® Cereals, 12 ct. Pop-Tarts® toaster pastries and/or Keebler® Cookies (Any Flavor, Mix or Match) AND Milk (Any Brand, Any Flavor, 1 Gallon or Larger)
smart ones, good for lunch
Smart ones coupon
The bagged donuts coupon – we love those for breakfast – just don’t tell anyone…lol! 🙂
i am most excited about the Smart Ones coupon Get $10.00 back when you spend $40.00 on Smart Ones® before October 30th! I love smart ones especially therr breakfasts
$1.00 off on People Style Watch Mag
The coupon for $2 off 8 cans of Progresso soup gets me excited, especially since they’re already on sale at our local market!
I’m most excited bout the Yoplait cups coupon
Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Little Debbie® Bagged Donuts
I am excited about the $50 back when you spend $20 on purex offer.
Entered the rafflecopter as “Wild orchid”
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
I already subscribe to Savings Star. I activate the coupons I want and then go shopping. No clipping, searching, etc. Love the site
The 50 cent off Honey Nut Cheerios, my family loves them.
50 cents off lucky charms
I would like to Save $2.00 on Milk when you purchase any FOUR (4) Kellogg’s® Cereals, 12 ct. Pop-Tarts® toaster pastries and/or Keebler® Cookies.
I appreciate the .50 coupon on Honey Nut Cheerios – a great product that our family loves. The Smart Ones coupon is so beyond what I can store, what we actually eat in the house et cetra. It is not a great deal if the product or the volume is wrong.
$1 off Yoplait Greek Yogurt, I eat yogurt every day.
Little Debbie® Bakery Traditions coupon because I want to try them.
75cents off Yoplait!
Save 75¢ when you buy any ONE (1) box of Little Debbie® traditional bakery products …this looks great to me!I love snacks!
The 75 cents of 3 boxes of Hamburger Helpers, my local Albertsons has them on sale for 88 cents so that would make my 3 boxes only 63 cents each!!!!
The best coupon is the Kellogg Cereal Keebler Pop-Tart Coupon
Save $2.00 on Milk when you purchase any FOUR (4) Kellogg’s® Cereals, 12 ct. Pop-Tarts® toaster pastries and/or Keebler® Cookies (Any Flavor, Mix or Match)..
“SC Johnson Home Cleaning Coupon
Save $5.00 when you spend $20.00 on any SC Johnson Home Cleaning Products including Drano®, fantastik®, Pledge®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Shout® and Windex® products.”
This is helpful because I am about to move so I am going to be doing a lot of deep cleaning of my old apartment when I move.
Hey Danizilla. Thanks for the comment and good luck moving! I know that’s always far from fun. 🙂
50 cents off lucky charms
50 cents off Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
50 cents off Pillsbury Crescent Rolls for me is good
i like the spend 40$ on weight watchers smart ones meals and get 10$ back! i buy 3x a week smart ones, and they are fab! this owuld be aweosm!
I’m most excited about the 50 cents of Lucky Charms…a staple in our pantry!
I like the 50 cents off Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, thanks!
50 cents off Lucky Charms – I eat this all the time
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I would like to use the Save 75¢ when you buy TWO (2) any flavor Yoplait® products listed: Yoplait® Go-GURT® Yogurt, Yoplait® Kids Cup Yogurt, Yoplait® Trix® Multipack Yogurt coupon. Thank you!
I could have used the 1$ off donuts today, to bad. Great Cheerio coupons too.
Save $1.00 when you buy FIVE (5) CUPS any variety Yoplait® Greek yogurt
the Yoplait coupon!
I like the Pillsbury coupons for rolls, biscuits and cookies.
excited about the Save 75¢ when you buy any ONE (1) box of Little Debbie® traditional bakery products coupon
the Progresso® Soups coupon
I could most use the $5.00 when you spend $20.00 on any SC Johnson Home Cleaning Products because I need more cleaning supplies
The Progresso Soups coupon!
I am excited about the LÄRABAR coupon, I eat one everyday, and they are pricey. I love to find deals on them!
I like the one where you receive $2.00 of when you by Kellogg’s cereal. PopTarts and Keebler cookies
I’d use the Save $2.00 when you buy EIGHT (8) CANS any flavor Progresso® Soups.
I’d definitely use the 50cents off Honey Anut acheerios.
Thanks!
I like the “Save $2.00 on Milk when you purchase any FOUR (4) Kellogg’s® Cereals, 12 ct. Pop-Tarts® toaster pastries and/or Keebler® Cookies” coupon because we eat lots of cereal and milk.
jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com
The Cascadian Farm coupon has me excited! Esp because my grocery store doubles coupons $0.99 and lower.
I like the 75 cents off of 1 Cascadian Farm product coupon.
I love the Save $1.00 when you buy FIVE (5) CUPS any variety Yoplait® Greek yogurt!
I’m excited about the Save 50 cents when buying one package of honey nut Cheerios. It’s my children’s favorite cereal and they eat it often.
Definitely the Yoplait coupon. We eat a lot of Yoplait.
I am excited about the LITTLE DEBBIE TRADITIONS COUPON
Save 75¢ when you buy any ONE (1) box of Little Debbie® traditional bakery products
75 cents off chocolate cupcakes!
Id like the yoplait coupon. We go through a lot of it.
Thanks for the chance.
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The 75 cents off Little Debbie® Bakery Traditions has me the most excited. My daughter loves their Zebra Cakes. Thanks for the giveaway!
I really like Save $1.00 when you buy FIVE (5) CUPS any variety Yoplait® Greek yogurt we eat tons of it
$5.00 when you spend $20.00 on any SC Johnson Home Cleaning Products
.75 Betty Crocker baking coupon is my favorite
.75 Betty Crocker baking coupon
This week I would say the $5/$20 Henkel Personal Care and Household coupon because it includes, Purex which is on sale this week.
Save $5.00 when you spend $20.00 on any SC Johnson Home Cleaning Products
Kellogg’s Cereals, Keebler Cookies and Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts
I like the weight watchers smart ones
I like the General Mills Fruit Snacks Coupon
Save 50¢ when you buy TWO (2) BOXES any flavor/variety Betty Crocker® Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot®, Fruit Gushers® or Fruit Roll-Ups® Fruit Flavored…
Both of the Little Debbie coupons. So good.
I have a weakness…. I like the little debbie 75 cent off coupon.
I would use the 50 cents off Honey Nut Cheerios.
Little Debbies snack for lunches
i would have to go with 75 cents off a box of little debbie
I’m liking the $1 0ff Starbucks iced coffee coupon!
75 cents of bakery Little Debbies
I like the $1.00 off of Little Debbie Bagged Donuts! Then again, I don’t need too much prompting to eat powdered donuts. 🙂
Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Little Debbie® Bagged Donuts
Yoplait. It’s never on sale when I want some!
I like the Save $1.00 when you buy FIVE (5) CUPS any variety Yoplait® Greek yogurt.
I like the cheerios since my family eats them every morning!
Since it just started getting cool, I’m excited by the $2 coupon for 8 Progresso soups!
Save $5.00 when you spend $20.00 on any SC Johnson Home Cleaning Products
75 cents off Betty Crocker® Select Baking Items
I like the one that says you can save $2.00 on Milk when you get any 4 Kellogg’s cereals, Pop-Tarts, and/or Keebler cookies. This would so come in handy in our home!
The one for the Yoplait cups!
Save $5.00 when you spend $20.00 on any SC Johnson Home Cleaning Products including Drano®, fantastik®, Pledge®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Shout® and Windex® products.
I like the Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Little Debbie coupon.
I love this coupon – Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) BOX any flavor Fiber One® Chewy Bars, Fiber One® 90 Calorie Products (Bars, Brownies, Cakes) OR Fiber One® Protein Chewy Bars.
$2.00 off Kellogg’s® Cereals – we go through a lot of cereal
$1 off 5 yoplait greek yogurts
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the weight watcher smart one coupon
I’d use the Larabars coupon 1st.
$1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Little Debbie® Bagged Donuts
I like the Kellogg Cereal Keebler Pop-Tart Coupon
Save $2.00 on Milk when you purchase any FOUR (4) Kellogg’s® Cereals,
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yoplait go gurts my kids eat this stuff up, you can use that coupon, with a regular coupon, and there is a sale at acme, i believe $1.88 each, acme doubles sweet deal.
Yeah, my 10 year old devours those things too. Personally, they creep me out, but he digs em. 🙂
I would like to use the Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal .50 coupon.
I use the cereal coupons!
The Bisquick. It’s a multi-tasker!
Im excited to use it on larabars they are gluten free yummy goodness.
The bisquick coupon
Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Little Debbie
Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) BOX Lucky Charms® cereal.
multi grain cheerios we use a lot of cheerios
2.00 off kelloggs cereals we go through a ton of it
Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Little Debbie
$2.00 off Kellogg’s® Cereals, Keebler® Cookies and Kellogg’s® Pop-Tarts®
the Save $1.00 when you buy any ONE (1) Little Debbie® Bagged Donuts
Save $1.50 when you buy any ONE (1) flavor or variety of Old El Paso™ Frozen Entrées
Save 75 cents on one box multi grain cheerios. We usually have a box of this in the house, because everyone likes it.
The Bisquick coupon.
I would use the Bisquick coupon. Looks good and is very yummy for so many things
I just added this one and love it Save 75¢ when you buy any ONE (1) box of Little Debbie® traditional bakery products
Ooh, what’s your favorite Little Debbie snack cake?
I like the Save $2.00 on Milk when you purchase any FOUR (4) Kellogg’s® Cereals, 12 ct. Pop-Tarts® toaster pastries and/or Keebler® Cookies
Larabar coupon
I like $1 0ff Starbucks iced coffee coupon
I am most excited about the .75 off Little Debbie
The LITTLE DEBBIES chocolate cupcakes or cloud cakes coupon- my trick or treaters know we give these out every year!
I love Honey Nut Cheerios, so that coupon is great to me!
The Save $2.00 when you buy EIGHT (8) CANS any flavor Progresso® Soups coupon has me most excited to stock up on soups for the cooler weather!
I want that Old El Paso frozen entree coupon!
I would be most excited by the Progresso Soup coupon. I eat their light soups for lunch multiple times a week.
I like the coupon for 50 cents off Honey Nut Cheerios.
I am most excited about the coupon for Old El Paso frozen entrees. $1.50 off any
The honey nut cheerios and yoplait greek yogurt.
The Cheerios and Lucky Charms coupons.
Thanks!
I am excited about the Save $2.00 when you buy EIGHT (8) CANS any flavor Progresso® Soups.
I like the Multi Grain Cheerios coupon.
The Save $1.00 when you buy ONE (1) Bottled Starbucks® Iced Coffee one!
I’m most excited about Save $2.00 on Milk when you purchase any FOUR (4) Kellogg’s® Cereals, 12 ct. Pop-Tarts® toaster pastries and/or Keebler® Cookies
Cascadian Farm, for sure!! What a great idea. I already use Safeways Just for U, which is AMAZING – this will only help me save more money!! Thanks!
Hey, Rachel! Awesome! I really hope SavingStar catches on and just grows, because it’s an awesome little known secret. Especially since it just adds on top of any savings you get from store sales, other coupons, loyalty cards, etc.!
Weight Watchers Smart Ones! Their little desserts are so good.
Yes, some of them are. The little ice cream sundaes are really nummy!
I like the 75 cents on Betty Crocker cake mix and frostings. –
The Honey Nut Cheerios® Cereal 50 cents off 1 box
little debbie coupon of $.75- my kids love those snacks.
Gotta love the Weight Watchers® Smart Ones® coupon!
Progresso™ Recipe Starters™ .50 cents off