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Coupon storage is so important! I tried 3 systems before I ended up with one that works for me.
I have the CaseIt 5 inch zippered binder with a 3 inch set of rings and a 1 and 1/2 set of rings(I think it's one and one half). It cost $25. I got it on the case it site.
Next I got Avery inserts. They were a PAIN to find as they are discontinued but I wanted the ones that have 3 sleeves per page as well as a one inch end for labeling the coupons. The top one on each page has to have a paper clip put on it as the coupons want to slide out...a NIGHTMARE I do NOT want to ever have to deal with in the middle of CVS! LOL.
I have 3 groups- Grocery, HB and As and Household.
They are separated with hard plastic color dividers that have plastic pockets on each side .
The first page of my binder has slots for "This Week" then "Check Out" then "Refile". As I shop I slide the coupons, my store card, and my CVS or other store bucks into the "Checkout" so when I get to the checkout they are all there waiting for me.
Refile is for any coupons I decide not to use although I always try to go ahead and put them back into their real "home". This week is for any deals going on I want to make sure I remember as this binder is HUGE to almost bursting.
I keep all my weekly store ads, my stockpile list, ( still a working list that needs a lot done to it) and my pricebook which has barely even gotten off the ground--a true monster.
A zipper bag for pens, scissors, sticky pads, and paperclips etc.
Notebook paper to keep up with how much I am spending to stay on budget.
I am thinking I need another notebook for just groceries. I tend to do household and HBA's at one time and groceries another but my dd always goes with me so we could benefit from a 2 binder system. I do know I want to get the PriceBook into its own binder. It is huge and covers around 12 seperate stores. Huge.
I tend to usually get 4 papers a week. 8 if it is a good coupon week. Dd cuts them for me and places them in one of the 3 categories and I separate file them and file them. once a month we check for expired coupons and on the last push of the month we pull all the coupons that are about to expire by the end of the month and try and work them.
So what is your system?:grball:
I have the CaseIt 5 inch zippered binder with a 3 inch set of rings and a 1 and 1/2 set of rings(I think it's one and one half). It cost $25. I got it on the case it site.
Next I got Avery inserts. They were a PAIN to find as they are discontinued but I wanted the ones that have 3 sleeves per page as well as a one inch end for labeling the coupons. The top one on each page has to have a paper clip put on it as the coupons want to slide out...a NIGHTMARE I do NOT want to ever have to deal with in the middle of CVS! LOL.
I have 3 groups- Grocery, HB and As and Household.
They are separated with hard plastic color dividers that have plastic pockets on each side .
The first page of my binder has slots for "This Week" then "Check Out" then "Refile". As I shop I slide the coupons, my store card, and my CVS or other store bucks into the "Checkout" so when I get to the checkout they are all there waiting for me.
Refile is for any coupons I decide not to use although I always try to go ahead and put them back into their real "home". This week is for any deals going on I want to make sure I remember as this binder is HUGE to almost bursting.
I keep all my weekly store ads, my stockpile list, ( still a working list that needs a lot done to it) and my pricebook which has barely even gotten off the ground--a true monster.
A zipper bag for pens, scissors, sticky pads, and paperclips etc.
Notebook paper to keep up with how much I am spending to stay on budget.
I am thinking I need another notebook for just groceries. I tend to do household and HBA's at one time and groceries another but my dd always goes with me so we could benefit from a 2 binder system. I do know I want to get the PriceBook into its own binder. It is huge and covers around 12 seperate stores. Huge.
I tend to usually get 4 papers a week. 8 if it is a good coupon week. Dd cuts them for me and places them in one of the 3 categories and I separate file them and file them. once a month we check for expired coupons and on the last push of the month we pull all the coupons that are about to expire by the end of the month and try and work them.
So what is your system?:grball: