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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Organizing your coupons

01/18/11

We've both tried several methods for organizing our coupons, but the most convenient and "shopper friendly" method for both of us has been the good old-fashioned "binder" method. We both have large 3-ring binders that are filled with baseball card sleeves. You can divide the binder into as many sections as you want and then simply place your different coupons in each slot. This method makes every coupon extremely easy to view, which is great when you're at the store or trying to purge all of your expired coupons.

Jenna's binder sections:                                            Stacey's binder sections:

Dairy                                                                        Air Freshners
Meat                                                                          Baby products              Meat
Frozen Foods                                                            Baking                          Mens Hair/Body
Drinks                                                                       Beverage                      Pasta
Personal Care                                                           Breakfast                      Pet 
Shampoos and Hair Products                                   Canned                          Razor/Shaving
Paper Products                                                         Cleaning                       Snacks
Snacks                                                                      Condiments                   Teeth
Baby Items                                                               Dairy                            
Baking                                                                      Drug/Medicine
Sauces and Canned Goods                                       Frozen
Pets                                                                          Femcare
Pantry (things like pasta, tuna helper mixes)            Hair Care
Breakfast Items                                                        Kitchen

We each also have a seperate coupon file folder for when we go to the stores. These are plastic, fit in a purse, and you can find them at Target in the dollar section. Before hitting a store, we make our lists, gather our coupons, and put them in their designated section in the file folder. This way, when we reach checkout we don't have to search through our binder to get our coupons together. They're already in order and ready to hand to the cashier.

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