Thought I would post some pics of my binder. I get a lot of attention when shopping with this thing! It has a long strap so I can hang it from the shopping cart when not in use. And when I need to open it, it sits perfectly in the shopping cart seat! Its always filled to the brim!
I purchased the binder from
Case-it. I got the Extra-Large 4" D-Ring binder, which is for an extreme couponer like me. I dont see it on their site anymore so I hope they are still going to carry it. Another option would be the 3" Large binder which is for a moderate couponer.
Enjoy!
Here are my replies to everyone's questions in one place:
When I file my coupons weekly, I scan for expireds. Also, if I have 2 different Huggies coupons, they each get their own spot.
My out of pocket was more than 95% off the retail! So I spent around $2150 which was about $175 a month! I received quite a few RX gift cards throughout the year for CVS. I also had several yard sales which the money that I made I rolled back into CVS. You have to take into consideration that I have supplied my home with all of the basic necessities and even food from CVS for an extraordionary discount! I have saved our family a tremendous amount of money. I still blow my mind thinking about that!
The way I shop is I make my list and do all of my shopping. Then when I am done, I pull my coupons. As I am shopping I make notes on my list if I decide not to get something or I come accross something that I needed that was not on my list. I usually park my cart in a low traffic area so I am not in anyone's way. I flip open my binder in the seat and pull the coupons I need. It is so easy! Also, a lot of times I come accross some clearanced items, so at that point I flip open my binder and see if I have any coupons for those items. If so, I go ahead and pull those coupons.
I dont alphabetize each coupon, Only by the letter. So all the A's go togeather. I dont alphabetize the A's. Now that is just too much work. All I do is clip my coupons and alphabetize them on my desk. Then I start at the beginning and start flipping looking for an empty spot in the A's then the B's and so on. As I do this, I also scan for expireds and pull them out. It honestly does not take a lot of time and and so incredibly easy to find coupons while I am shopping.
They are baseball card sleeves. I actually got mine at Target. They were right by the registers with the other Baseball collector stuff.
I keep it very simple, alphabetical order from A-Z. No categories or anything.
I do keep a small accordian file that I keep my ECB's, WAGs and HT coupons in.
Jan 13th 2010 - My binder started to rip and become ratty:
So, I asked DH for one for Christmas. Well, he game me money instead so I could buy what I wanted. Well, it came in the mail today! I couldnt wait to get my coupons into it! I Love it!!!!
