Coupon Binders

"So what is the deal with that BINDER!?"

I get that one a lot. It is a school trapper-keeper type binder from a variety store. I bought a pretty deluxe one because it has file pockets, zipper pouches and all kinds of things that are really quite handy in the stores. What is in it? Coupons...in baseball card sleeves. Scissors, a calculator, a sharpie marker, and my lists for THAT shopping trip. I do NOT keep old recipts with me (way bulky) although I do go through them when I go home to see how my savings went.

The idea is to be organized, efficient, and fast. A big bulky mess is not going to save you any time, and might even make it so you miss a deal. Invest in a good one and if there is any feature you must make sure your binder has, make sure it has a ZIPPER!!! ( imagine 2,000 store coupons blowing in the beautiful Idaho wind because you dropped your binder - don't think it wouldn't happen!)

The following clip is from www.pinchingyourpennies.org, and contains a clip from www.youtube.com that a WONDERFUL moderator from PYP has posted. It may help you with your deciding how to handle all those coupons! Take a look! ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcbs...feature=related

KS likes the baggie method. She researches her sale, then makes her list, along with the number of items she will be buying and puts the list, and coupons in a sandwich baggie and tucks it into his jeans and she is hands free to wrestle her kiddo (s) and shop without the bulk. The disadvantage to that is IF there is a good deal she missed, she has to return later with the coupons and do it again.

Both ways work just fine, it just depends on what you want out of your couponing.