Now that you have started gathering coupons you will need to get ORGANIZED! This is the most important part of your couponing wealth. You will become very discouraged and if you are not properly organized. You will see.
There are so many different ways to organize your coupons. I personally recommend a binder method.
Binder method - Category. I have organized by products by category. I highjacked my husbands baseball card holders and insert coupons in them. I can see what the product is, expiration, and amount all in one look. This is more time consuming at home. Every Sunday night, after kids are to bed, I sit in front of the TV catching 
up on my favorite shows and organize my coupons. (So I spend as little time in the grocery store.) Shopping with children I find this the best method. The upside of this method is that you can quickly go through your coupons at the grocery store. Most coupon sites tell you which coupon to use with the date it came out, so I can go to that week and flip through them until I find the one I need. This method works for me, because I like to clip as I go at the grocery store. So, once I put my product in the cart, I cut the corresponding coupons and put them in a separate envelope.
up on my favorite shows and organize my coupons. (So I spend as little time in the grocery store.) Shopping with children I find this the best method. The upside of this method is that you can quickly go through your coupons at the grocery store. Most coupon sites tell you which coupon to use with the date it came out, so I can go to that week and flip through them until I find the one I need. This method works for me, because I like to clip as I go at the grocery store. So, once I put my product in the cart, I cut the corresponding coupons and put them in a separate envelope. Binder method - week. Each week you pull inserts apart and group by page. Then I put each page in it's own page protector. This method allows you to clip as you go at the grocery store. Most coupon sites tell you which coupon to use with the date it came out, so you can go to that week and flip through them until I find the one you will need. This method is not so time consuming up front but you will take additional time at the grocery store clipping.
Boxes. 
You can use anything from a carry all file box, shoe box, recipe box. This method is good, because you can choose a size that will work for you. You can select a size that will accomodate what you want. Then, use tab dividers to separate your categories or separate by the weekand then cut, clip and sort your coupons within each category. Make sure each index divider is tabbed so you can mark the sections.
Coupon organizer. These are great when you are just starting out and not have alot of coupons. You can shove this in your purse and always have them when you need them. The downside is that it doesn't hold many coupons and will become combersome when you begin to accumulate more. It is also hard to see what coupons you have and find it tough to flip through in the store.
You can use anything from a carry all file box, shoe box, recipe box. This method is good, because you can choose a size that will work for you. You can select a size that will accomodate what you want. Then, use tab dividers to separate your categories or separate by the weekand then cut, clip and sort your coupons within each category. Make sure each index divider is tabbed so you can mark the sections.Coupon organizer. These are great when you are just starting out and not have alot of coupons. You can shove this in your purse and always have them when you need them. The downside is that it doesn't hold many coupons and will become combersome when you begin to accumulate more. It is also hard to see what coupons you have and find it tough to flip through in the store.
There are many different ways to organize. The best way is to pick out what works for you. Please submit any different ways you organize your coupons and what works for you. We would love to see what you can do.
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