Coupon 101 - Coupon Organization

Coupon 101- Coupon Organization

Here is some quick information on organizing your coupons.

I think that coupon organization is one of the most important aspects of couponing.  You have to find a system that works for YOU! Every system is a little different. I started with envelopes and now use a large binder system.

Coupon Binder System

I use 2 binders currently. One if for food and the other for health and beauty, pet and misc.

Here are the categories in my Food Binder:

First Section:

I have pages for the stores that I shop at frequently. I pull the coupons that I know I want to use at each store and keep them in separate pages. This way I can easily grab them when I am at the store.

Second Section:

I have pages for any free coupons that I may have. I sort them by expiration date. I want to make sure that I do not lose out on the opportunity to pick up an item for free because it is mixed in with all the other coupons.

Here are the additional sections that I use in my binder. There are a lot of them because I find it easier to have them separated when I am in the store. I did not start off with this many sections. It has grown over time as I have been couponing.

-Breakfast

-Pillsbury

-Refrigerated

-Yogurt

-Meat

-Frozen

-Prepared Sides and Rice

-Condiments, Salad Dressing

-Pasta

-Soup

-Baking

-Candy

-Salty Snacks

-Granola Bars and Fruit Snacks

-Drinks

-Veggies

-Fruit

-PB&J/Bread

Health and beauty/misc binder

-Hair Care

-Soap

-Lotion

-Shaving

-Deodorant

-Oral Care

-Beauty

-Pets

-Cold/Medicine

-Air Fresheners

-Fem. Hygiene

-Dish Washing

-Laundry

-Surface Cleaners

-Paper/office

-Ziploc/Organization

-Baby

-Vitamins

-First Aid

-Misc

I use baseball card pages to separate my coupons. I have them in multiple sizes and shapes. If you live in Spokane or the surrounding area NW Sports Cards in the Spokane Valley offers a 10% discount to Tammilee Tips readers. They have a ton of different inserts with great prices.

You can also find baseball card inserts on Amazon. Here are a few of the ones that I use

Card Game Supplies Ultra Pro 100 NinePocket Pages Silver Series

20 (Twenty Pages) - BCW Pro 6-Pocket Page (Tall or Widevision Trading Cards)

20 (Twenty Pages) - BCW Pro 4-Pocket Page (3.5 X 5 Cards, Postcards or Photos)

20 (Twenty Pages) - BCW Pro 2-Pocket Page (5 X 7 Cards, Postcards or Photos)