Is the Sunday paper worth the expense?
At $3.25 a month it has been decided that the Sunday paper is no longer worth the money. I’m canceling the Sunday paper for a few reasons:
1. I don’t need extra paper laying around, I don’t have animals that need the paper to poop on.
2. It’s one less paper that has to be printed since I can read the paper online.
3. Most importantly, I don’t always get my money back every month in coupons.
Instead, I now print out the available coupons as I need them on scratch paper. And if I need more than one or two coupons on the same item, there are enough sites that allow me to print out 1-2 for each site. That is more than enough to stock or give away to others who may want them.
This though means I need to have a regular schedule of checking the site for coupons I would need before the expiration date, but with time and discipline I’m sure I will build a habit.
I have to say that it is nice not having the clutter of the paper around the house, not having the added weight in the trash bag and now having the 3.25 a month left in my account. It’s not a big impact but who said all the changes have to be big, even little things can be a big relief.
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Dawn C. is site owner of Frugalforlife.com where this is a repost from: No More Sunday Paper. Dawn is residing in Colorado with her spouse, Teri, of 11 years.
We don’t use enough coupons for it to be worth that. Most of what we buy is never on sale—like veggies or meat. There might be a discount but never a coupon so we have to do it in-store. Plus we get a store circular in the mail.
Exactly! I canceled the Sunday paper, too, when I realized I only read a few pages of it and threw about three pounds of paper directly into the recycling bin. Why should I pay to have advertising delivered to me, particularly when 99.9% of the ads are irrelevant to my needs? If I want to buy something, I’ll figure out where to get it, thanks. Few of the ads actually consist of coupons, and those that are are usually sent in the junk mail, too.
After a while I canceled the weekday local rag, too. Its content is mostly infotainment; the paper laid off its investigative reporters several years ago and no longer reports real news. Now all I get is the NY Times; I can get the Play-Nooz off the Internet. Free.
Like Vicky above, I only read The New York Times and although it sets us back at least five bucks each Sunday (and doesn’t have coupons), it’s worth the money! Reading online just isn’t the same. The Gray Lady is our Sunday morning ritual. That said, Jeanine still subscribes daily to the Los Angeles Times… and we occasionally clip the coupons. Not often enough though to make the paper pay for itself.