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Help for Military Families

// February 15th, 2010 // Balance, Couponing, Life in General, Money Matters

I’ve been getting a lot of coupons lately from people who know I’ve been trying to cut my spending and save money.  Just this weekend, I threw out a stack of coupons that expired before I got a chance to use them.  Then, this morning, a coworker told me that military commissaries accept coupons for up to six months past their expiration date, and that military bases accept donated coupons.  Since I have a huge stack of coupons that will expire at the end of the month, I plan on sending them to military families.

Go here to find out the guidelines for sending coupons and here to find a list of addresses of military bases that distribute expired coupons to military families.

When you’re living on a tight income, it’s hard to feel like you can donate sometimes.  Everyone, though, can donate coupons.  I was excited to find out about this simple way of giving.