Coupons can save you a lot of money, but it can be difficult to use them if they aren't organized. Properly organizing them will help ensure that they don't go unused or expire. This is a guide about making a coupon organizer system.
Does everyone remember the old "tickler file"? Basically, it was a index card box that had a chore or project on each one. You simply opened the box, did what was on the card, then put it in the back of the box. The next day, you did the same. It was named so you "tickle" your memory.
You can make coupons the same way. For all the coupons that expire for that week or month, put them in the front of a Dollar Tree divider file. They have nicer, larger ones at Walmart that I actually recommend more. Divide your coupons not by what they are, in each divider, but by what month they expire. Then, inside each month, you can divide by dairy, meat, veggies, etc.
Another hint is to never go shopping hungry and when you can, shop the perimeter of the store first where everything is fresh.
This makes you an "ubercouponer"!
Hope it helps.
By Sandi from Salem, OR
I have found it easiest for me to organize my coupons by the type of packaging whenever possible. I have categories for:
I simply remember how it's packaged and go to the appropriate section. This frees me from trying to remember if I filed the coupon for jelly under baking, other, or something else.
By Leslie T. from New Orleans, LA
Here is a coupon solution that I use. I have a regular notebook, for which I purchased baseball cards sheets. I separate the coupons by month and category (meat, drinks, makeup, etc.). When I am ready to go shopping all I have to do is take out what coupons I am using for that day, paper clip them to the sales ad and I am finished. I also keep the notebook in the car for the unexpected.
By Georgetta from Waterloo, IA
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