How To Create A Coupon Binder by

[mrsjanuary]

I just wrote this post on my website .com and thought I would post it here for my SC buddies as well




A coupon binder is not for everyone, but if you're like me and have more coupons than you can even count, I would definetely suggest having one. It does take time to set up and organize but it is certainly time well spent.

Here are the supplies you will need:
- Large 3 Ring Binder (zippered is best)
- Baseball Card Sheets (9 pockets on each sheet)
- Sheet Protectors
- Calculator
- Pen
- Scissors
- Zippered Bag (with holes in it so you can put it in your binder)
- Dividers With Tabs

Now, you need to decide on your categories. You may want something like this:
- Food
- Pets
- Baby
- Beauty
- Health
- Misc.

Or you may want to be more specific and do something like this:
- Pets-Food
- Pets-Supplies
- Baby-Diapers & Wipes
- Baby-Food
- Baby-Supplies
- Beauty-Makeup
- Beauty-Hair Care
- Beauty-Shaving
... and so on.

Once you have figured your categories out, write them down on your divider tabs and put them in your binder. Then add maybe 2 or 3 of the baseball card sheets (you can add more later if you need to) to each category.

Now just add your coupons into the proper category. You can fit a few of them into each slot.

I suggest having some regular sheet protectors at the back of your book that hold the following:
- coupon policies
- over-sized coupons
- mail in rebate forms
- bonus point coupons

Put your calculator, pen and scissors into the zippered bag and put that at the back (or front) of your binder as well.

That's it! You're good to go!

[ccmp1974]

Great post for the newbies!!I am a crazy coupon lady with a 5 inch one just like this!! Who ever though one could collect so many coupons!!

[cmontario]

wow great idea thanks for sharing

[lecale]

Wow that looks nice (my coupon wallet just broke today!) hmmm...

[Clippin Coupon Mama]

Thank you so much! I just went out and bought dividers and a zipper binder today and the fiance pulled out some of his baseball card sheets for me! Was a bit overwhelmed on how to start so this REALLY helps me out

[SimplifiedMommyTips]

thanx for posting this , now I have a better idea what a coupon binder should look like, just need to get started with my project , coupon binder it is..

[BCSparkyGirl]

OMG! YOU ROCK!!!! Thank you, That was about to be my next source of inquiries! Damn you guys are good on this site!

[Sunraven]

Great post. I have a coupon binder, my dividers are A-Z though, and filed by brand.

I find that's the easiest for quickly finding a brand/product name.

Another tip is to fold coupons in such a way that the expiry is readily visible so that you can quickly see which coupons need to be "recycled" (just in case Carlyfalls is reading! ).

For save.ca coupons, early expiries goes on top and later expiries beneath, that way they either get used up first or recycled first without having to go through everything.

[ccmp1974]

Here is another great thread link:
http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/64007-h...binder-canada/

[maddie2008]

my mom made hers like this about 2 years ago. she uses one for her usa coupons and one for her canadian coupons. she loves it

[kt_9333]

we should all post pictures of ours... i will soon

[blackpup]

Wow!

[Littlemoe0]

I just got my coupon binder, and it is so much easier at the grocery store. And for my little bag to hold things, I use the pencil case holder from the Chapman's site, perfect size for extra coupons as well. Thanks for showing us Mrs.January, I am still no where nears that organized, but slowly getting there.

[kris10]

thank u!! Wanted to start one but didn't know what kind of sheets to use,all i could think of were regular photo sheets,baseball card ones make much more sense!!

Actually this should be stickied or something,there are ALWAYS people on here asking how to organize their coupons.

[ah2k]

Do you carry the binder to the store every time?
I'm not sure how to go about carrying coupons for "unexpected" sales. lol.