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CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! All classes are free unless otherwise noted. Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. I hope to see you there! To view my upcoming class schedule as I add classes please go to: https://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm
At my Couponing/Savvy Shopper class learn how to consistently save 70% and more through couponing, sales, and rewards programs on groceries and toiletries. Find out new ways to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and much more! Discover the psychological aspects of shopping and saving money. Find out how to save too much money!
At my Travel Affordably class learn how to get the best deals on car rentals, flights, cruises, lodging, and transportation. Find out how to save on entertainment and restaurants at your destination. You’ll learn where to find flights to Hawaii and Europe for around $300, Cruises for 80% off or more, free flights, the best places to economically travel, and travel saving secrets.
At my Cutting the Cord class find out your options to getting rid of cable. Learn ways to cut costs. Discover how to get free TV, including using an easy-to-install antenna or free streaming video services. Find out your options for streaming video devices, including Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, or Amazon Fire TV Stick and what shows you can access with them, including live TV and sports. Find out which of the many streaming video services from Hulu, Sling, Netflix, to Disney+ and many more are best for you. Make sense of all the confusion of switching from cable to another service and the technical parameters needed to do so. Find out how much you can save!
JANUARY
Monday, January 27, 2025 – Savvy Shopper/Couponing Class – New Philadelphia Library – 6:30 pm – FREE!
FEBRUARY
Monday, February 10, 2025 – Travel Affordably Class – Kirtland Library – 6:30 pm – FREE! – Register at https://kirtland-lib.libcal.com/event/13884013
MARCH
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – Travel Affordably Class – Aurora Community Education – 7:00 pm – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
Monday, March 10, 2025 – Travel Affordably Class – New Philadelphia Library – 6:30 pm – FREE!
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 – Savvy Shopper/Couponing Class – Aurora Community Education – 7:00 pm – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 – Savvy Shopper/Couponing Class – Cadiz Puskarich Library – 6:30 pm – FREE!
APRIL
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 – Cutting the Cord Class – Perry Library – 7:00 pm – FREE! – Register at https://perrypubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/13603381
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – Cutting the Cord Class – Aurora Community Education – 7:00 pm – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I can tailor the topics to your organization.
If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me. Thank you!
MENARDS
Seeds – 10/$1
GIANT EAGLE
Digiorno Pizza – $2.99 after GE ecoupon
Premium Burger Blend – $1.99/lb
Cherries – $2.99/lb
Blueberries or Autumn Crisp Grapes – BOGO
Through 1/19:
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Snyders or Late July Chips – BOGO
Kelloggs select cereals – 3/$5
Russet Potatoes – 5 lb – $1.99
Ragu – .99 after $1/2 coupon
1/22:
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Belgioioso Parmesan Cups – .99
HEINENS
Dozens of BOGO deals this ad.
FREE CAR WASH
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RESTAURANT 50% OFF DEALS
Find 50% up to 70% off gift certificates at area restaurants at https://www.clipp.com/. Many unique ones that usually don’t offer discounts, including KP Thai, Tricky Tortoise, The Standard, Wayback Burger, Poke Fresh, Raddells Sausage, and others.
$10 COKE, BEER REBATE
SAVE $10.00 AFTER REBATE off the purchase of TWO (2) 15-packs or larger of Coors Light, Coors Banquet, Miller Lite, Miller Genuine Draft or Miller Extra Light or TWO (2) 12-packs or larger of Blue Moon (any variety) (mix or match) OR TWO (2) 12-packs of The Coca-Cola Company products (12 oz. cans only).
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BREMECS
Purchase Bremec Bonds From January 15th Through February 28th, 2025 (4pm E.S.T) at $35 Dollars each. From March 1st through March 15th, 2025 (4pm E.S.T) for $40 each. From April 1 to July 1, redeem each Bremec Bond for $50 in plants, pottery, gardening tools, décor and more. Invest in spring with a Bremec Bond this year.
Bonds are sold in $50 increments, which can be spent periodically or all at once during the redemption period. Bonds are available online in store, by phone or at the location (Chesterland & Cleveland Heights) nearest you.
CAR PURCHASE ADVENTURE
I bought a new car recently. My 2018 Honda CRV needed new tires and some other scheduled maintenance. Rather than spending thousands on maintenance items, I’d rather put the monies into buying a new car. With the threat of tariffs most likely to increase the cost of cars I decided now was a good time to shop around for a new car.
The best to shop for a car is when you don’t need one. That way you won’t pay pretty much any price for a new (or used) car and you’ll have time to get the best price. I still had about another year and a half of an extended warranty on my car, so I figured if I didn’t get the price I wanted I’d hold onto the old car.
I had Honda of Mentor quote a price. I threw out a crazy number and they didn’t balk, but in the end couldn’t get me in the range I wanted. They did keep contacting me to see if I did get the “crazy price”. I think they thought I couldn’t and I’d come right back to them.
Next up was going through KBB to see what price I could get for the car. Plus, many dealerships quote prices after going through the site (https://www.kbb.com). They all sent pricing that wasn’t all that great or didn’t have the car I wanted, so off to my next pursuit to find the price I wanted.
I contacted Honda of Cleveland Heights because they had a deal offering $5,000 over KBB value on a trade-in. That’s a spectacular offer. I called and ask them if it meant what I thought it did and they said yes, if not I’d get even more than the extra $5,000. So I went to the dealership to see what price they’d come up with as there always a chance of hidden costs watering down the deal. That’s when things got all triggered.
I stopped up and they said the deal ended the day before. That was even though the person telling me about the KBB deal earlier in the day. I let them know I didn’t appreciate them wasting my time and marched out the door…knowing I’d be back because I knew now they had to make it right!
They had a new GM, so I contacted him and let him know what happened. He told me to come in and he’d make it right. Sure enough, they gave me the KBB deal, but with some caveats. After doing an appraisal they said I needed new tires and blah, blah, blah, so they had to take that off from the $5,000 offer. They also said the KBB offer I had was a different one than what they go by off their site. Shady again, but they ended up giving me a lot more for my car than any other dealership.
I look at the out-the-door price and it’s ok, but I wanted to get in the teens for my end price and it was over $20K. I saw a price for $995 included in the quote for nanoxide paint and upholstery. I asked what that was and he said it was a price that’s included with the car. Something didn’t seem right, so I did my own research. I find out that it’s a 7 year warranty on the paint and upholstery…in other words, pure profit for them. I told the salesperson to take it out as it was a warranty. He puts me on hold and says that because I’ve been patient they will take it out. Uh huh, more like I caught them trying to milk money out of me. With that taken out the I was getting the price I wanted.
After telling me they wouldn’t get any more CRVs in the colors I wanted they then said they could. As long as I gave them a $500 deposit they could put a hold on an incoming car for the deal I got. Again, never take car dealerships for their word. Push them, push them, push them. They don’t have a bad reputation for anything.
To make sure I was truly getting a good deal I threw the price out to dealerships to see if they could beat it. None could and they all told me I had a great deal. Bingo! Once I hear them say that I know I’m ready to buy it. The one dealership even offered me a job she was so impressed with the deal I got! The Sales Manager said she never lets the Cleveland Heights Honda win a deal over her, but she couldn’t come anywhere near the price.
All the boxes were checked after that visit. I ended up getting the price in the teens that I wanted, so I made the decision to buy the car.
Trade-ins also lower the cost of taxes of a car purchase, so it’s a good idea to trade a car in to a dealership when purchasing a car. I saved around $1,100 by doing so.
The funny thing is I didn’t even test drive the car. The salesman asked me if I wanted to and I said no. It’s a Honda, so I know it’s fine. It was a 2025 CRV EX, so it was the same model, but just a newer design.
I got the car and found out that Sirius didn’t come with it even though it was in my old CRV EX and was the same model. Apparently, satellite radio is waning and people are using their smartphones or equivalents to stream radio. The dealership said I could use my smartphone, but I don’t have an unlimited data package and the app would cost me extra. They even said I could upgrade to the next model. Umm, no I don’t want to pay thousands extra just for Sirius radio. I called around and found Best Buy sells a unit called a Roady BT (for Bluetooth) that I used to pick up Sirius. It took some sleuthing and tinkering to get it to work, but it did. Best Buy charges to install it, but I was able to do it myself.
My salesman didn’t offer that as an option to get Sirius and he didn’t investigate it himself. So yeah, I dinged him on the survey they always send out after purchasing a car. He was young and will learn that if he doesn’t do the right thing to make sure the customer is happy, he won’t get repeat customers that will sustain his career.
Find out what local car buyers are paying for their car using the Consumer Report’s Build & Buy program at https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-prices-build-buy-service/.
SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLET
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Included in the booklet are ways to save on these topics:
Rules for Saving, Shopping Tips, Money Saving Apps, Negotiating Savings, Budgeting, Consumer Protection, Coupons, Coupon Booklets, Daily Deals, Rebates, Best Price & Service Guarantees/Price Matching, Rain Checks, Mail/Shipping Orders, Clearance Items, Returns, Receipts, Warranties, Store Loyalty/Rewards Cards, Gift Certificates/Gift Cards, Freebies, Buy One Get One Free Deals, Store Closings, Dollar Stores, Thrift Stores, Garage Sales/Flea Markets, Outlet Stores, Shopping Club Memberships (Warehouse stores), Auctions, Clothing, Restaurant/Bar Deals, Food & Beverage Deals, Entertainment Deals, Books/Magazines/Newspapers, Birthday Deals, Travel Savings, International Travel, Gasoline Savings, Car Savings, Parking Savings, Home Purchase/Mortgage, Home Maintenance/Items, Home Heating/Energy, Employer/Local Corporation Savings/Discounts, Banks/Payday Lenders, Credit Cards/Credit Scores, Taxes, Legal, Debt Help, Insurance, Children, Schooling, Weddings, Marriage/Relationships, Health, Sports, Jobs, Retirement, Charity, Social, Pets, Haircuts, New!: Cutting the Cord, Technology/Internet/Computers/Electronics, Etc., Phone Savings, Cell Phones, Miscellaneous Tips/Information, Traits of Savers vs. Spenders, Other Money Saving Web-sites
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