My New Best Friend.

Last night I discovered a new electronic device that is going to help me save even more money! My iPhone. Now I know not everyone has an iPhone, but this post is for all of you that do or will in the future have one. Last night while doing some research on new apps, I discovered some new coupon apps that are great. Best of all, they are all FREE!!!! So what is there to lose to try them out.

Before we get to my newly found coupon apps, lets start with the one I already have. Cellfire is another free app that has electronic coupons you can download onto your Kroger, Tom Thumb, and other store's savings cards. You have to register online for an account before you can use the app. But once that is done, it is very convenient to use. Now with Cellfire, they have a lists of coupons to choose from, but unlike the other apps I will write about, you have to pick which store to use your coupon at. For example, on Thursday Tom Thumb and Kroger both had General Mills cereal on sale. I checked to see which cereals are on sale at which stores. Then I checked my Cellfire app for any coupons to use. I noticed that I had Cellfire coupons for Reese's Puffs and Banana Nut Cheerios. Kroger did not have these on their cereal sale, but Tom Thumb did. When I went to select these coupons, I made sure to select them under the Tom Thumb tab instead of the Kroger tab. After selecting my coupons, I was able to use them in 5 minutes. Cellfire also has coupons for picture packages at Sears. Sometimes, there are coupons for Payless Shoes.

Last night while searching my phone for new apps, I saw that Coupons.com has an iPhone app. I couldn't resist, so I downloaded it to check it out. I have to say, I am glad that I did. It has all the coupons you can get off their website plus more. It also gives you the option to print the coupons you selected from your phone. Now in order to do this, your printer needs to be able to connect to Wi-Fi network. If have a cheap, basic printer like me, the app gives you the option of emailing your selected coupons to your email account. So when you are on your computer you can just print the coupons out from your email. This app also has electronic coupons that you can select to put on your savings cards. Now unlike Cellfire, you cannot use your Kroger card, but it will take my Tom Thumb card. The app also has local coupons for businesses in your area. I cannot wait to try these coupons out!

After checking out the Coupons.com app, I noticed that it was recommended for me to get the Grocery IQ app as well. The Grocery IQ app syncs with the Coupons.com app. Like Coupons.com, they have coupons you can print off and electronic coupons you can select. Another thing they have in common is that I could only register my Tom Thumb card. Something that this app has that the other's don't, is that it can store your grocery lists. It can also keep tabs on the items you buy a lot of and how much it costs at your favorite stores. You can share your list with other people who are registered with Grocery IQ. There is also bar code scanning option using your phone's camera. I noticed there is much possibilities with this app, but it looks like it will take me some trial and error to figure out what all I can and want to do with this app.

I checked out the Groupon app, and to my satisfaction, it now included deals for my area. Before when I would look at this app, it only had deals for Dallas and not Fort Worth. As more people started using Groupon, there seemed to be a need to add more areas. The app is pretty simple, you buy a deal and the app will store the deals you buy. That's it.

I did check out the other coupon apps that were available to me, but they just didn't seem to get good ratings or the other apps I had accomplished what they did. Now if only Shortcuts will release an iPhone app, I will never have to use a computer again to find my coupons. In the words of Kip from Napoleon Dynamite,"I love technology!"