Coupons help you save money on things if you use them correctly. Be careful you don’t simply use coupons for things you don’t need just because you could save cash, though. People who coupon-clip pride themselves on saving money but do they have anything to show for those efforts?

Here’s a great way to save even more money when you use coupons and to do it in a way that is measurable.

When you save money with coupons, what do you do with the money you save? If you’re like most people, that money simply gets spent. If you save $10 in groceries you’ll probably spend that $10 on something else. What if you made it a goal to see how much you could save in a tangible way?

Track Your Money Saving Coupon Use

Every week, figure out what you have saved with coupons and physically take that money and put it in a money jar. Use that jar for something specific such as: something new for the house, to pay down a debt or for your rainy day fund.  If you save $10 a week by using money saving coupons at the gas bar, at the grocery store, the department store and the pharmacy, you can soon see a nice little fund build.