Showing posts with label Coupon Binder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coupon Binder. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

My Coupon Binder

This is an older post but I have had a several people ask me about the binder this week so I am re-posting to show those asking how to fill your binder. Please feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions. Hope this helps!
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When I first started to use coupons I kept them in a envelope labeled for each department. I soon got tired of standing in the dairy department looking through 30+ coupons for a particular yogurt coupon or for a coupon for butter. I soon realized the envelopes had to go so I started looking for ideas from others who coupon and came across the coupon binder. I converted my coupons into the binder and I LOVE IT! It saves me so much time and money because everything is right at my finger tip! It did take some time to put all the coupons in the binder but that was my own fault because I collected a few months of coupons before getting organized with the binder. Now that I have it, I just put my weekly coupons in and pull the old ones out. I only coupon about 3-4 hours a week (including shopping, filing and clipping coupons) but it saves me hundreds a month so its worth my time. I mentioned to my honey that I wanted to start a binder and he came home with this cute pink binder and it made my day!
Thanks Honey!
In my binder I keep a few items. I keep the zipper pocket with pens, a calculater (missing its in my purse) and sissors, On the left side of the binder I keep Rain Checks, a file folder with sale adds for the week, and in the pink pocket I keep coupons I want to make sure and use that week.
Since we have boys in our house its nice to have something pink!

I purchased baseball card holders and they work fantastic to hold all my coupons! I divide the pages by department. In my binder I have Baking Supplies, Beauty, Breakfast, Can Goods, Cleaning Supplies, Dairy, Drinks, Frozen, Pet, Produce, Meat, Medication, Snacks, Other.
Make up a list that is convenient for you and fits your style, there is no right or wrong way.
If it works for you then its the right way!

In the back of my binder I keep a section for other coupons such as
craft store coupons, drug store, toy coupons etc.
I hope this was helpful for you getting your binder started. Let me know if you start a binder and let me know what works best for you. Happy Shopping!!


Thursday, October 1, 2009

Love My Coupon Binder!

Its the first of the month so time to print new coupons!!! I've been so busy the past two weeks working out of town that I have fallen behind in clipping my coupons. This weekend I get to stay home so its time to restock my coupon binder so I can plan a shopping trip. First step is to clean out the old and file the new! I had several coupons that were expired so I took about 15 minutes to pull them out and take them to the burn pile. It always feel good to organize, even if its just my binder!


Because I've been busy the past few weeks I did not have a chance to clip my coupons so I just put them in a file folder (note to self, get a cuter folder!) and saved them to be clipped later. My boys would be happy to help me clip but I like to do it so I have a mental note of what coupons I have. I see them when I clip them then again when I file so I get to see them two or three times before going into the binder. This really helps put them in my memory bank.

Wow! So much better and ready to file!

Got to love progress! I've got to get a cuter folder!!
ahhhh, filed and ready for my shopping trip!
If you would like to read about my binder go here
It saves me a ton of money every week!
Go here and here to print coupons and save for your family too!
I would love to hear about the deals you find this week!
Stay tuned for my Deal of the Day!
Happy Shopping!