Learning the couponing lingo

Have some of you been searching other money-saving sites (good for you!) and been confused by seeing the posts smattered with "RR", "ECB", "manny" or "Q"? Well, thanks to some help from The Centsible Sawyer, here is your Couponing Lingo breakdown:

* Q: coupon
* manny: Manufacturer's coupon; different than a store coupon
* ECB: Extra Care Bucks - CVS "money" printed on receipts to be used like cash in store
* OOP: Out of Pocket; actual cash paid
* Peelie: Peelable coupon located on packages
* RR: Register Reward - Walgreen's "money" printed on receipts to be used like cash in store
* Overage: a negative amount produced using coupons (example: buy 1 Crest toothbrush for $2.99, use a $2 manny and a $2 store Q for a $1.01 overage)
* BOGO: Buy One Get One FREE!
* 2/$5: This means 2 items for $5 (of course there could be other numbers like 3/$10 means 3 items for $10).
* $1/2: This means $1 off of 2 items, in other words you must buy 2 items and then the coupon will work (of course it could be different numbers like $2/1 means $2 off 1 item).
* wyb: when you buy
* Catalina: thin paper coupon that prints out from a separate machine (like at grocery stores)
* MIR: Mail in Rebate
* FAR: Free after rebate
* SS: Smart Source (coupon insert in the newspaper)
* P&G: Proctor and Gamble (another coupon insert in the newspaper-once monthly)
* RP: Red Plum (coupon insert in the newspaper)
* exp: expires (usually followed by the date of expiration - like on coupons)

I will be posting this lingo dictionary on the blog side bar so it will be handy for you to refer to when you are reading future posts.