View Full Version : How do you organize your coupons?


Sari
04-24-2006, 01:19 PM
I just bought a $3.00 organizer at Wal-mart, but maybe there's a better way?

Lorri
04-24-2006, 02:08 PM
My coupons are in a three ring binder with page dividers. Each divider is labeled with a category ie...Dairy, frozen bread, frozen vegetables..etc.
I use baseball card pages to hold my coupons. It helps if you organize your coupons by layout of the store. I also have mine divided by food and non food. All of my food coupons are in the front as close to store layout as I could get them. and my non food are in the back organized by medicines, dental care, make up, shampoo and hair care, bath soap, laundry, paper goods...etc.
Hope this helps.

AmyBoz
04-24-2006, 02:24 PM
I have a coupon box that I bought a few years ago. The coupons are categorized by type of product. :D

Mojjo
04-24-2006, 02:31 PM
I have a box too (think tackle box) and it's broken by category too

QuilterMom
04-24-2006, 02:43 PM
I used to have a 3-ring binder with the baseball card pages for inserting the coupons (was great because you could see them all at once). When we made the switch to organics using coupons became a rarity so I now just keep them in a small wicker basket and take only what I need to the store with me based on the sales.

i.m.cheap
04-24-2006, 03:17 PM
I use a three ring binder also. Mine is set up much like Lorri's. I do recommend a zippered binder.

NoDebtMom
04-24-2006, 04:16 PM
I have the generic, cheap cardboard accordion type thing. It isn't ideal. I hope to upgrade to a binder soon.

ewokgirl
04-24-2006, 04:40 PM
Coupons are supposed to be organized??? ;) Mine are all shoved in an envelope. It makes it very hard to find what I need. I should probably take some advice from the other posters here.

brainyblonde
04-24-2006, 08:09 PM
I have been using an old baby wipes container with envelopes as dividers. (My babies are now 17, and they think it is funny that I still have this.) I do pull my coupons to match with sale items and keep those and my free coupons in a separate pouch. (A freebie from Swanson.) I keep both in a small tote bag that I take with me shopping.

frugal1
04-24-2006, 09:07 PM
I also use a 3 ring binder that has pages similar to the baseball card holders. My binder was rescued from the trash, it was practically new. A teacher was cleaning out her class room for the summer last year. I like that I can see the coupons easier than an accordian type holder. Mine are organized almost exactly like Lorri's.

LadyNada
04-24-2006, 10:32 PM
I use the accordian-style file system too. Each one is labelled for the specific types of coupons I use -- Grocery, Entertainment, Car, Health and Medication, Cosmetics, Household, Restaurant, etc.