Becoming A Coupon Superstar Day 4: Coupon Organization

Now that you know where to get coupons from you'll need to know how to organize them all. Because let's face it they are no good to you if you can't find them quickly and easily. There are several ways to go about it and you may find that you try a few before you find the one that you like. Remember there is no wrong or right way, it's all about what works the best for you and saves your sanity.

Coupon Box- Just what it says a recipe box, storage container, or a plain old box categorized with dividers or envelopes. To read more about this system or to see an example go here.

Accordion Folder- The coupons are cut out, categorized and then simply placed in the accordion folder. Some people will have for food and one for everything else. Others like to have one for each store and only put in them the coupons they will be using for that trip. To learn more about this method go here.

Filing System- With this method the coupon inserts are kept intact and filed by date (some cut out the coupons they know they will use). They are then cut out as needed. For more info on this idea go here.

Professional Coupon Systems- The Couponizer is somewhat like a binder. It contains 18 category pockets, customer loyalty sleeves, coupon tracker, scissors, category cards to use when clipping and sorting, and it's own carrying bag. Check out their site site to find out more.

Coupon Binder- For this method you will need a sturdy binder preferably one with a zipper (you don't want your coupons flying everywhere when you drop it), baseball card holders, dividers or tabs. The coupons are then cut and placed into the baseball card holders according to your sorting preference. Some people do categories, some alphabetically, others by insert & date. You can clip all your coupons and place them in your binder or only those you know you're likely to use, but keeping the others, or not. Again, it's all about preference.

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