This week, I'll answer two e-mails from readers with stockpiling issues.
Q: "I enjoy your weekly column and am fascinated by all the deals you manage to put together. Do you have any advice for the single people who don't cook for large families or who don't have the capacity to store multiples of products as the current coupons require? Any thoughts on couponing and the single lifestyle?"
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