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OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOK
The NEW 2025 Our Town Coupon Book is now available for $20 with FREE shipping! Regularly $28. Save $8!
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The NEW 2025 Our Town coupon book has hundreds of coupons for Northeast Ohio area restaurants, fast food, drug stores, movies, golf courses, pizza, dry cleaning, wineries, entertainment, stores, and more! The BEST coupon book available in the area! It’s like getting hundreds of Groupons, but for the price of one! Now on sale for $20 (regularly $28) Plus FREE shipping! Some restaurant coupons are good for up to $36 off! The book can pay for itself with just one coupon! The coupons are good through Dec. 1, 2025! A great bargain! Keep a book in each car.
* RESTAURANTS – Get over 100 offers for dining! Some of the buy one get one free Restaurant coupons include Chagrin River Diner, Red, Wine & Brew, Don Tequila Bar & Grill Mexican Restaurant, Oriole Cafe, Paws, Mallorca, Burgers 2 Beer, Corso’s Italian Restaurant, Frankie’s, Fiesta Jalapenos, Houlihan’s, Mahle’s Restaurant & Lounge, Ballantine, Local Tavern Fish Bar, TOLI and more!
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* ENTERTAINMENT – Coupons for museums, local attractions, sport-related attractions, game rooms, and much more! Deals for Atlas Cinemas, Fun-n-Stuff, Rollhouse Entertainment, Pioneer Waterland and more!
* WEST SIDE MARKET – Find offers for businesses at the iconic West Side Market.
* FAST FOOD/PIZZA/CASUAL RESTAURANTS – There are tons of “two for one” or “50% off when dining alone” offers at fast food restaurants, pizza restaurants, and neighborhood favorites. Find coupons for Arby’s, Burger King, Denny’s, Hardees, Long John Silver’s, Orange Julius, Sonic, Taco Bell, Around the Corner Saloon & Cafe, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, IHOP Restaurant, Muldoon’s Saloon & Eatery, Spats Cafe, TJ’s on the Avenue, The Well, Wild Goose and tons more!
* WINERIES – Many coupons for wineries from across Northern Ohio including Ferrante, Paper Moon, Hundley Cellars, Debonne Vineyards, and Old Brooklyn Winery.
* GOLF – Coupons for dozens of green fees & driving ranges, including Erie Shores Golf Course, Pleasant Run, Powderhorn, Pine Ridge, Lost Nation Golf Course, and Vermillion Country Club.
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* MISC. COUPONS – Find coupons for IGA (five $5 off $20 purchase coupons)! Get a $40 gift card at Discount Drug Mart with a new or transferred prescription coupon in the book (have them honored as competitors coupons at other pharmacies).
* SAVEAROUND APP – New app loaded with tons of additional coupons from SaveAround!
* The 2025 Our Town coupons are good now through December 1, 2025!
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SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLET
UPDATED! Get the Savvy Shopper Booklet and learn how to save tons of money! The booklet has over 200 pages with thousands of money-saving tips. Great for someone just starting out or wants to learn more ways to save money. Only $13 plus get FREE shipping! Learn to save thousands and thousands of dollars!
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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COACH OUTLET
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RESTAURANT.COM
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MAGAZINES.COM
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LEGO
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FLORSHEIM SHOES
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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!
APRIL
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 – Cutting the Cord Class – Aurora Community Education – 7:00 pm – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
JULY
Saturday, July 26, 2025 – Couponing/Savvy Shopper Class – Aurora Community Education – 12:30 pm – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
Saturday, July 26, 2025 – Travel Affordably Class – Aurora Community Education – 3:00 pm – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
AUGUST
Saturday, August 2, 2025 – Couponing/Savvy Shopper Class – Pickerington Sycamore Branch Library – 12:30 pm – FREE!
Saturday, August 2, 2025 – Travel Affordably Class – Pickerington Main Library – 3:00 pm – FREE!
Saturday, August 23, 2025 – Cutting the Cord Class – Aurora Community Education – 3:00 pm – FEE – Register at https://aurora.activityreg.com/selectActivity
SEPTEMBER
Monday, September 15, 2025 – Couponing/Savvy Shopper Class – Akron Summit Library – 6:30 pm – FREE!
NOVEMBER
Monday, November 3, 2025 – Couponing/Savvy Shopper Class – Barberton Library – 6:30 pm – FREE!
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!
CHIPOTLE
Wear a hockey jersey to Chipotle on April 21, 2025 from 3 PM to closing for a BOGO entrée at participating locations, including burritos, bowls, salads or tacos — dine-in only. The offer is limited to five FREE menu items per transaction. Each complimentary item requires the purchase of an entrée of equal or greater value (excluding kids’ meals) and may only be collected by the jersey-wearing customer.
BUFFALO WILD WINGS
Is your cholesterol too low? No worries, you can beef them up with this new deal. Buffalo Wild Wings is offering all-you-can-eat deals on wings and fries starting April 21st. Every Monday through Thursday, customers can get boneless wings for $19.99 and traditional or mix and match wings for $24.99. The offer is available for dine-in only and will be available for a limited time, according to the chain.
The chain is offering Buffalo Wild Wings Rewards members deals and discounts all month, including a free sandwich when they spend $15. Additionally, starting April 21, customers can receive a free dessert with a $10 purchase.
PINSTRIPES
Kids eat free at Pinstripes all day from April 21 – 27 with the purchase of an adult entree. Dine in only. Up to 4 free kids meals
APPLE TV
Limited-time offer for $2.99/month. Offer expires on April 24, 2025. Offer for eligible new and qualified returning subscribers redeeming on eligible Apple devices or where a subscription to Apple TV+ is billed directly through Apple. Offer not available if you are eligible for a three months free Apple TV+ offer or your subscription to Apple TV+ is billed through a third party or your mobile wireless provider. Other new subscribers may receive a 7-day free trial. Plan automatically renews at $9.99/mo. after offer period until cancelled. Terms apply.
LOWES
Lowes MyRewards members can get a free annual plant on May 2nd or 3rd. Must reserve a time slot to pick up the plant. Sign up for free at https://www.lowes.com/u/register?
Also get:
Earn points and get rewarded
Member only deals
FREE Standard shipping starting at Silver Key status
Access to FREE Member Gifts
AMERICAN AIRLINES FREE WIFI
Beginning in January 2026, members of American Airline’s free loyalty program will have access to free Wi-Fi on most of its flights. Free Wi-Fi will be available on 90% of its fleet.
Delta Air Lines added free Wi-Fi on most flights in 2023. United Airlines will offer free Wi-Fi with some of its fleet equipped by the end of this year before eventually rolling out to every plane. JetBlue was first to offer the perk, offering it since 2013.
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
Free comic book day is Saturday, May 3rd at participating locations. Comic book stores will offer multiple comic books for free! Find them at https://www.freecomicbookday.com/StoreLocator
For more information go to https://www.freecomicbookday.com/
ARE YOU OWED MONEY?
Want to find out if you’re owed money? Ohio has simplified claiming money owed to you on their updated claim site. You may find out you’re owed thousands! You may find relatives, friends, or coworkers on the site too that are owed money.
Unclaimed (or abandoned) money and other assets not used for a length of time or whose rightful owner cannot be located are turned over to us after a specific period of time has passed. A bank account, rent or utility deposit, uncashed check, undelivered stock certificate or uncashed insurance policy are some of the unclaimed funds that come to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Unclaimed Funds. If there is no activity in the account for a period of time and the company cannot reach the account owner, the funds are reported to the Division for safekeeping.
Click here to find out if you are owed any moolah: https://unclaimedfunds.ohio.gov/
You can also check other states for unclaimed funds at https://www.missingmoney.com
EARTH DAY DEALS
Earth Day is April 22. Find Earth Day freebies here: https://thekrazycouponlady.com/tips/money/earth-day-deals
FAMILY DOLLAR SOLD
Family Dollar has been sold it to a group of private-equity investors for about $1 billion. Dollar Tree bought Family Dollar in 2015 for about $9 billion. Quite the loss.
Dollar Tree also said it expected a roughly $20 million per month impact from new tariffs as much of what they sell is made outside of the U.S. The same issue will affect stores like Wal-mart and others that sell many items made in China and overseas.
ECONOMIC TURMOIL
After the U.S. economy was going in the right direction it took a U-turn recently. The world economy is in turmoil with the on/off/on/off tariffs imposed by the U.S. The stock market dove after tariffs were applied to most every country including islands with no population of humans and except Belarus and Russia. The odd thing is they aren’t even reciprocal tariffs. They are tariffs on a country’s trade surplus with the United States. Many of the countries had no tariffs on the U.S., but were still hit with tariffs by the U.S. For historical reference, the similar Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 brought the U.S. into a Great Depression.
The push to deport immigrants, illegal or not, and foreign students with valid Visas have decreased the labor force. Enough so that Florida wants to enact a law to allow 14-year-olds to work overnight. Immigrants make up about 20% of the U.S. workforce. With baby boomers retiring in droves and the number of births declining there could be a huge shortage of qualified workers. Cheap labor was the main reason companies took their manufacturing overseas, so a smaller labor pool will increase labor costs for companies making it more of a reason not to reshore their manufacturing.
Safety nets Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security have been mentioned as being on the chopping block. DOGE savings targets of $2 trillion have been lowered to $150 billion, hence part of why other areas are being targeted for cost reductions. Much of this is being done for an eventual tax break later this year, mainly for the rich.
Regressive taxes, such as a flat income taxes and a proposed federal sales tax, will affect the poor and middle class more adversely than the rich because it’s a higher percentage of their income. For instance, a person making $40,000 per year pays the same sales tax percentage as a person making $40,0000,000 per year. Social Security taxes are another example. If you make $176,000 per year, your Social Security tax is $10,918. If you make $10,176,000 per year, your Social Security tax is still $10,918. Progressive taxes, of which income taxes are, tax the rich more in order to balance out regressive taxes.
Eliminating income and overtime taxes has been proposed. However, that income will have to be replaced. Income taxes accounted for 49.3% of total government revenue in fiscal year 2024, so where will the difference be made? It’s a bit of a shell game. In the end will people end up paying more, especially the poor and middle class? Time will tell.
Here are the ramifications of the recent economic decisions:
1) The increase in tariffs on other countries will mostly be passed onto the consumer (look for prices to skyrocket at Wal-Mart and Dollar Stores as much of what they sell is from China).
2) Unemployment will go up since spending will go down as companies tighten up their spending due to economic uncertainty.
3) Farmers will have a glut of crops because nations outside the U.S. will stop purchasing many U.S. products. Wholesale produce prices, especially on grains and nuts, will decrease putting farmers at economic risk.
4) The stock market will crater and stay down unless the tariffs are lifted. It’s gone down nearly 20% from its high this year.
5) The tariffs won’t get lifted because the economy is being intentionally crated with the tariffs to fund a tax decrease for the wealthy and businesses.
6) Gas prices will decrease due to a decrease in demand because the economy will be, if isn’t already, on the brink of or in a recession.
7) The Fed will not decrease the interest rate because inflation will increase. If anything, they will increase it to temper inflation which will cause mortgage and credit card interest rates to increase.
8) Consumer Confidence is way down, according to recent surveys meaning that consumers will decrease spending.
9) Economists have predicted the upcoming GDP will be negative. The main indicators of a recession is if there are two quarters in a row that are negative.
10) The lifting of regulations to spur business spending will increase pollution and safety risks, including with airlines along with financial risks. Maximum overdraft fees have already been lifted.
11) Social programs, such as Food Banks, will struggle to provide for the needy with funding being pulled.
12) Tourism to the U.S. will drop significantly with the tightening of restrictions travelling to the U.S. and disrespectful behavior towards other countries.
13) Students populations at U.S. colleges will drop with the questionable practices of free speech and possible deportations.
14) The potential for manufacturers building plants in the U.S. will be squandered because of the uncertainty of policies that keep changing.
15) Should manufacturing return, workers will be in short supply with Baby Boomers retiring and limited amounts of immigrants to provide cheap labor.
16) The dollar is at a three year low, making travel to other countries more expensive.
Even Ohio has been trying to alter the way taxes are apportioned. Back around 40 years ago nearly all libraries operated without a levy. Now over 200 of the 251 library systems in the state levy a tax. Ohio is trying to take away funding from libraries again which then moves the burden back to taxpayers to make up the difference. Plus many public schools are being funded less in favor of for-profit private charter schools of which their owners give out political contributions to their benefactors. Follow the money as they say. The federal government is trying to do the same by privatizing federal government services such as the Post Office and Space programs which will benefit the private business owners and increase costs to the public. For instance, the Post Office operates as a non-profit. Businesses don’t operate without trying to make a profit, so beware of these initiatives. Even the IRS is planning on eliminating their free tax filing.
The hope is to reshore manufacturing with many of these moves. The problem is with all the volatility businesses will be less likely to invest in new factories. Foxconn and Lordstown Motors are examples of how businesses that were touted to bring tons of jobs to the U.S. ended up not producing anywhere near the jobs they said they would create and even though they got tons of money from the U.S. to do so. In the meantime, batten down the hatches on your spending. Things may get pretty rough.
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