They could be described as bargain hunting, penny pinching, thrifty, frugal or economically conscious.

But whatever they’re called, coupon clippers on campus are saving money.

“I buy a paper on Sundays and clip the coupons that I think I would need during the week,” Louisville sophomore Tony King said.

King said he knows people who use coupons for things they don’t need, which could be costly. To avoid that, he makes a list for the week and searches for only those items in the coupon sections.

Web sites also send coupons to people who register with forms that list things they normally buy at the grocery store.

“I get coupons from coupons.com,” Stearns junior Carl Clark said. “I set it up to where it’ll send me coupons over things that I really use.”

Coupon clipping is a habit embraced by some college students who now rely on their own income.

“Since I started working and spending my own money, I’m more conscience of how much I spend on things that I don’t really need or things that could be bought in bulk,” Nashville freshman Courtland Williams said.

Some restaurants and services around Bowling Green offer student discounts, and Clipper Magazine and Coupon Mint are available around campus.

Money-savers from tanning salons, bowling alleys and fast-food chains are often found in dorm and student apartment mailboxes. Some students take advantage of being able to treat themselves.

“Sometimes I’ll run across a Red Lobster coupon and go there,” Clark said. “You have to keep track of what’s in the bank and what you can afford. Coupons help.”

Keeping up with scraps of paper may be a challenge for some, but Elizabethtown sophomore Andrea Daniels is serious about organizing and managing her money.

“I have this little pink plastic wallet that I keep my coupons in,” Daniels said. “I know where they all are, and I’m less likely to leave one if they’re all together.”

Some students are teased playfully by their friends about rarely buying anything without coupons and holding up lines at the grocery store as they search for their stack of clippings. But Williams, Daniels and Clark agreed that they can deal with being called a cheapskate if it means saving a few dollars. After all, it adds up.

“Who can afford to waste money?” Clark said.