Released: July 07, 2008

Coupon interest rises in tight economy

Source: Dan Sewell, The Associated Press [Baltimore Sun] (Free Registration)

With her household budget tightening, Michelle Fox treats couponing like getting a part-time job to help make ends meet.

In her case, it’s a job that pays about $20 an hour.

“Every little bit helps. It’s something I do for my family,” said the Pueblo, Colo., resident, who helps offset rising costs for her five-person household by spending a few hours each week scouring the Sunday newspapers and Internet sites for opportunities to save quarters and dollars per item.

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