The first thing, maybe even before you get your coupons, is you need to figure out how you are going to organize your coupons. You don't want to have a stack of coupons sitting in the corner waiting to be cut. You want to look at the big picture. Will you just be trying out couponing, but aren't really committed to it. Is this something you could see yourself doing for a while? Once you answered that, it might help you come to the conclusion of how you should store your coupons. I have tried three different ways file folders, coupon box and binder. I will go into more detail on each.
File Folders
- Get some manila file folders
- Separate your coupon inserts by type: Red Plum, Smart Source, P &G and Printed
- Decide if you want to file the inserts by type or by type and date
- Start filing
Coupon Box
- Purchase or make some dividers which you will use to break your coupons up into categories or alphabetically
- Cut your coupons. I would recommend cutting your oldest insert first
- After you cut your coupons decide sort them into your prospective categories.
- File
- Take your box for a test drive on a shopping trip (use it at your must shopped at stores)
- Ask yourself if your coupon box makes sense the way it is
- As you shop more you might find you need to make more categories for your coupons
- Don't be afraid to totally revamp your coupon box if you find you have outgrown it or it's just not working
Coupon Binder
- Purchase a binder that you like
- When purchasing a binder think about if you drop it will all the sheets fall out. (I recommend getting a binder that zips)
- Purchase baseball card sheets, or some sort of insert that works for you.
- Purchase or make dividers to separate your coupons into categories.
- Organize in a way that works for you
- Instead of shifting all coupons to put new coupons in think about inserting a blank baseball card sheet.
You should be all set to start your couponing journey!
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