What would you do with $202?

Spend it on a trip or TV? Treat yourself to a piece of jewelry? Pay down your credit card bill? Put it toward paying off your mortgage?

However you want to use it, you can save that kind of money with the help of coupons. $202 was how much I saved by redeeming coupons at just one store in 2012.

Before you go shopping, head to a store’s website to see what kind of savings you might find.

During quick visits to Target.com, Walmart.com and Kmart.com, I came across pages and pages full of coupons for food, toys and products like light bulbs, paper towels, diapers and body wash. If you’re heading to a store to buy those products, why not look for coupons first? It might take a little time, but it can save you some cash.