How To Create A Coupon Binder by

[couponmom]

My binder has slots on the inside cover which is great for storing printable coupons. I carry it in a reusable bag and refer to it when I need it and before I pay. I take another thinner binder to keep my flyers in it which is whole punched and refer to it when I need it. I use to take a bunch of flyers to the store but found that they would get all over the place.... I will look into finding 4 x 6 photo sheets and divider tabs. Where can I buy 4 by 6 sheets?

[Sabina]

time for me to rethink my coupon file its starting to fall apart on me

[mrsjanuary]

im so happy this post could help some of you, yay!

[Deal_Princess]

This thread makes me wanna organize my binder.. I have the photo holders for larger and Im gonna go use the baseball card ones for the save.ca n smaller coupons. I need to get a smaller zipper binder I have one of those 5stars from back in my high school days lol but if I remember it was a tad too big.

[ward.mama]

I used the binder system as well. Just bought the zippered one from WM this weekend, though.

I have a couple very vague categories (Baby, Food, Drinks, Treats, Personal Products,Cleaning, Pets, then a non-titled area of store coupons)

At the very front of my binder I have a special little thing going on. LOL

1. I have a little zipper pouch thing from my personal organizer that I never use. I use it to put newly found coupons on my shopping trips. Once I get home, I organize.

2. I tried this next step out last weekend for the first time, and it has worked for me two weeks in a row - with three kids in tow.

I have two sheets from pictures (they are actually 3 high, double sided - so each sheet has 6 slots). I labelled each pocket/slot with a store name (is: Walmart, Zehrs, Zellers, No Frills, Rexall, SDM, Metro, Sobey's, Food Basics, Foodland, a slot for Toonies for Tummies booklet and an empty).

I put my coupons I plan on using in the appropriate pocket.

3. I copy couponlady's "coupons to use" list into Word. Delete the stores I don't have. Then I delete the items I won't buy from the list. I print the list and slip each sheet into a page protector, which then goes directly behind the sheets in step #2.

ALSO, what I do once I am done with the coupon list, I look at the flyers still, add on anything else I want that is advertised and the price (ie: Hot House tomatoes @ $.77/lb)

4. I have a little check list pad my family uses to tell me what we are in need of, so that gets tucked in my side pouch of the binder.

I open my binder and it is all there, shopping lists, coupons sorted by store, etc. And if I come across a great deal, I have all my coupons right there, too.

[kt_9333]

i hope this works... this is my coupon binder

3 ring zipper.. the biggest i could find
all the coupons in the baseball holders are ones i think i can use or know i can use.

there is a file folder system thing in the front
the first file is for coupons i have to cut and file
2nd for coupons i dont use and i trade or give as extras in trade
3rd is for flyers ect..

the basket is my "inbox" it has envies, stamps, other coupons my husband finds around the house LOL ect...

[mrsjanuary]

wow thats a nice looking binder!

[kt_9333]

thank you

[couponjunkie]

i like the basket good idea

[Perogie]

Some of the binders are so pretty!!!! Mine are boring black leather zippered binders that I got at Grand & Toy because I had no patience to go hunting for nicer ones and just wanted to get my binders together. Could have gotten them cheaper too but I just had no patience AT ALL And yup, I have two Have too many coupons to keep in just one Going to the Glebe Garage Sale at the end of the month, if I can find prettier binders maybe I'll get them and sell mine Love the binder idea though, it works the best!!!!!!!!! The binders are just for my trades, I have two small accordian files for my personal coupons that are always in my purse. I take the bus so I can't drag big binders everywhere with me.