Yes, I am a coupon clipper. It drives me crazy to pay full price for anything! When I need something (other than food), I will first check my local freecycle group. My next step is to check Craigslist and finally I will look for a coupon. There are so many sources for online coupons, and even on Facebook there are groups like FreeSnatcher that alert you to free samples and other deals. Just this month, I received a free beach towel (from a trivia contest on Facebook), a shampoo sample, a laundry sample, a free bag of pretzel M&M's and I have more freebies on the way, including a full size Suave Shampoo.
But back to coupons! I am an organizational freak! And there are so many way to organize your coupons. I started with a small file box and index card tab dividers. I have to say, at first it worked fine, but now I'm finding it a bit of a hassle...it's just hard to see what I have, and it's hard to pull them all out in the middle of the grocery store with kids telling me to look at this and 'can I have that'. I have seen women using 3 ring binders with clear pages to organize and since I am a lover of 3 ring binders (I use them to organize everything that is paper) I think I like this method. I found this website... http://http://moneysavingmom.com/2010/05/31-days-to-a-better-grocery-budget-finding-a-coupon-organizational-system-which-works-for-you.html through a fellow homeschool mom and I love it!!! Great tips and other organizational info, including videos on how to use coupon organizers and choosing the method that works for you. Take a look and let me know which way works best for you.
I think I'm going on over to my freecycle group now to look for baseball cards pages to fit in my 3 ring binder...lol
Happy savings!
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