The first step to being successful in coupon shopping is to GET ORGANIZED! There are many methods you can use to organize your coupons. I am sure everyone will come up with their own unique way to organize but here are a few suggestions. The first method is the bin method, the second is the binder method, and the third is my own personal method.
Bin Method
1) File all coupons in bin by using folders with the dates you recieved each newspaper.
2) Most websites refer to coupons by telling you the date (1/18/09) and what coupon stack its in (SS =SmartSource)(RP=Red Plum)(P&G= Proctor & Gamble).
3) Once you know where to find the coupon by date and stack you can clip coupons and get ready to shop!
Binder Method
1) Buy or find a binder and put baseball card holders inside
2) Clip all coupons from newspaper or printables and organize according to category and type.
Example: You would have a baseball holder for cereal and then organize the cereal according to brand such as Kellogg's, Post, Quaker, Etc.. and add these to the different baseball holders
3) Before going to store pull out all coupons you think you will use.
4) Take the binder with you to the store incase you forget or find other deals.
My Method
1) I found an old picture book and organized my coupons in this. The pages are wider and coupons fit easier
2) I then organized my coupons by putting different colored paperclips on the ends of the pages to represent different categories such as freezer items, breakfast, baby, household, etc..
3) I put a color coded key on the first part of the book so I would remember which paper clip is for what type of items.
4) I clip all coupons and organize into the book
5) Before I go to the store I pull out what coupons I want to use and put them in envelopes for the different stores I will be going to.
6) The picture book is fairly small so I always take it with me to the store too.
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