I am almost all caught up with clipping and filing all the back coupon inserts. I have gotten some things for free and am managing to save again. A lot of people get into a savings slump, but it's what you do with the slump that matters most.
I felt like I was continually wasting time flipping through coupon inserts to see if I might possibly have a coupon. I also wanted to bring my coupon inserts with me while shopping. You know there are times that you add to your shopping list while at the store, but how do you know if you have a coupon for the added item.
I had a light bulb go off to make finding coupons in the inserts waiting to be cut easier. I grabbed a sticky note pad, a pen and my inserts. I went page by page in the coupon insert and wrote down the names of each coupon that were still good in the insert and then stuck the sticky note to the front of the corresponding insert. While shopping or gathering my coupons for a shopping trip I can now glance at the covers of the inserts I have not cut yet to quickly see if I have a certain coupon. This majorly cuts down on my preparation time and in my opinion makes couponing easier.
Here are a few pictures of inserts I have yet to cut.
