[Vegas1]

Hey there fellow couponer! I use a 4"binder and took some of my free ziploc bags and 3 hole punched them. My binder has a slot at the back of it that is perfect to put all of my rebate forms I print off in. If I carry them with my coupons and have overage to cover I can pick one out and still get my money back out of it instead of buying things I don't need. At the front of the book, I also have a ziploc bag for each store. While I'm looking in each stores forums and find a good deal I take the coupon and right away put it in that stores slot. Then towards the end of the week, I collect the notes I wrote for each store, put them in the appropriate ziploc bag. It keeps me from forgetting about great posted deals.

[leapinglizards]

Originally Posted by cscott31626

I use a binder-style photo album from Walmart ($5). I put tabs on the photo pages to keep me organized (dairy, frozen foods, laundry, cleaning, paper products, etc). Extra pages can be moved as needed. I put like q's in the same sleeve with the first to expire on top. I clipped a pencil case to the inside front to hold small scissors, extra tabs, etc. The album sits in the child seat of the shopping cart and I can flip thru as I shop. Q's that I know I will use on this shopping trip are placed in the pencil case ahead of time. Of course, my children are grown so I don't need the child seat for its intended purpose.

Very smart!! Great ideas!! Thank you for taking the time to help me!! And how organized! I also like the scissors part! I really have to learn to carry the whole thing with me, rather than just take a handful of q's for items that I am going to the store for then; as twice already, I have come across items that were on sale & I had q's for, but didn't have them with me. (Was able to go back to the store another day for the items, but would have been nice to have had the q's with me.) Still learning so much!!

Thank you again!!

[leapinglizards]

Originally Posted by Vegas1

Hey there fellow couponer! I use a 4"binder and took some of my free ziploc bags and 3 hole punched them. My binder has a slot at the back of it that is perfect to put all of my rebate forms I print off in. If I carry them with my coupons and have overage to cover I can pick one out and still get my money back out of it instead of buying things I don't need. At the front of the book, I also have a ziploc bag for each store. While I'm looking in each stores forums and find a good deal I take the coupon and right away put it in that stores slot. Then towards the end of the week, I collect the notes I wrote for each store, put them in the appropriate ziploc bag. It keeps me from forgetting about great posted deals.

Oh my gosh!! These ideas just keep getting better & better! How do you all come up with them? I love the (free! ;o) ziplock baggie idea for the stores; & also about keeping on top of what good deals are at what stores! I jot down notes all the time, but I have to keep them organized in a central place, as they always wind up somewhere on my kitchen table or desk; & never with me when I need them! I also like the part with the rebate forms, so, as you said, you don't wind up buying things you don't need!

Thanks again for taking the time to share all your great ideas with me!! It was a tremendous help!

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This has been a great source of information! Thanks for posting this.