(g) Worthless securities (1) General rule If any security which is a capital asset becomes worthless during the taxable year, the loss resulting therefrom shall, for purposes of this subtitle, be treated as a loss from the sale or exchange, on the last day of the taxable year, of a capital asset. (2) Security defined For purposes of this subsection, the term “security” means— (A) a share of stock in a corporation; (B) a right to subscribe for, or to receive, a share of stock in a corporation; or (C) a bond, debenture, note, or certificate, or other evidence of indebtedness, issued by a corporation or by a government or political subdivision thereof, with interest coupons or in registered form. (3) Securities in affiliated corporation For purposes of paragraph (1), any security in a corporation affiliated with a taxpayer which is a domestic corporation shall not be treated as a capital asset.

The coupon clippers tend to go from place to place with  buying or eating the cheapest thing.

@Bradley Jernigan your mileage will vary as in many cases the experience will depend on how well the housing authority that administers the tenant’s coupon is.  

If you buy bonds and clip coupons or get your interest payment, you're not in an active mode there, you're still investing.

Funds are for people who want to clip coupons or at least be totally hands off.

Unfortunately there aren't enough cards that offer a promo like that to be able to purchase something in my area due to higher price points.Until I recently moved, I used to go to church with someone who could have been on TLC's now defunct TV show Extreme Couponing. 

How about a free rent coupon good for any month in 2017.

I could use more energy units to clip coupons, or drive two miles to the dollar store to get lysol wipes for $1 vs. getting them at cvs around the corner for $2, but again, there's a diminishing marginal return with using more energy on things like this. 

We worked our asses off, took public transit to work for 8 years while never even owning a car, ate literally ramen and whatever Restaurant.com coupons could get us on special occasions.

The other new form, Automatic Clearing House (ACH) Recurring Payment Authorization, enables tenants to pay their rent through an automated clearing house (ACH), so they needn’t bother writing a paper check every time their rent is due.ALSO, new in this 12th edition is a coupon which the first purchaser of the book may use to receive free of charge all of the forms in the back of the book in common computer formats, PLUS a trial version of “Pushbutton Landlording®,” the author’s stand-alone program for handling the tenant and income sides of rental property management.https://smile.amazon.com/Landlording-Handymanual-Scrupulous-Landladies-Themselves/dp/0932956378/ref=sr_1_1?