Day 3: Get Organized!
Organizing your coupons will either make or
break your couponing experience. But don’t worry – we have a few
different methods to help you keep all of those little slips of paper
organized.
FILE BOX METHOD
Introducing the compact, easy-to-use, feather-weight file box.
All you do is:
- Get a box -- make sure it’s divided on the inside by either folders or tabs.
- Pull all of the inserts out of the newspaper and plop them in a file folder.
- Label each tab or folder with the date and name of the insert.
Since we list the coupons with this info, it’ll make finding them a
cinch. For example, when you see this coupon matched up with a sale on
Yoplait at Target, you’ll know if came from the June 8th SmartSource.
$0.40/6 – Yoplait Yogurt Cups from SS 6/8
Voila! You’re organized.
BINDER METHOD
Of course, if you’re a little more extreme, have more time or just a
stronger desire to be organized, you can always use the binder method.
1. Organize by Category
Organizing by category takes more time up front, less time shopping, and
at one time was the most popular method amongst Krazy Ladies polled on
our website. It requires a few hours of time each week to clip and
organize all your coupons.
You’ll use baseball card holders to store the clipped coupons. 60 pages
is probably enough, and these run about $5 for a package of 30.
After you’ve purchased your card holders, feel free to use the Krazy
Coupon Lady’s Printable Table of Contents and Category Pages to further
perfect your organization. With each coupon in it’s own slot in the
right category, shopping becomes heavenly.
Download here.
Now your organization is complete, and you’re ready for the real fun: how and when to use your coupons.
Come on over to Day 4: Timing is Everything
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