How do you organize coupons?

Over the last 6 months, I have restarted couponing. Since then I have saved hundreds of dollars using coupons (double & triple!) and store bonus cards.


A little history

When my mother was alive, I remember clipping coupons with her. I was probably about 6 years old. Once she passed away, we never used coupons again. Fast forward 15 years later, my husband (then boyfriend) and I moved in together. We lived in northern Virginia where you get the Sunday insert to the Washington Post on Saturdays! It became my mission to save as much money as I could using the coupons I got on Saturday and my Giant bonus card. My husband thought I was insane when I would walk out of the store saving $40! My record savings back in the day was about $54.


Now...

Once my husband's job took a turn for the worse last year, coupons became my best friend again. I searched online for blogs that would help me organize my coupons. Unfortunately that computer has died and I lost all my bookmarks, but I'm thankful to all the women who helped me. My record savings since restarting was $104!




Tools


my coupon binder
Scissors
fliers
http://www.hotcouponworld.com/
http://www.harristeeter.com/

my binder (I bought new inserts so I can finally reorganize them!)

How do you all organize coupons?

I'll post more frugal/couponing tips in the future :)

Updated: Great Question Treasia!

I do carry my binder with me to the grocery store. My weekly routine is to go thru my sales circular and plan my menu using the sales & coupons. I try not to buy items when they are not on sale and/or without a coupon. Of course there are exceptions sometimes but rare. Once I have my shopping list created and my coupons pulled out of the binder, I’m ready to hit the store. The binder comes with me you never know when there may be a manager’s special, unadvertised sale, clearance, etc! I never used to bring it with me but after seeing something on sale and knowing I had a coupon at home that would greatly reduce the price or perhaps it would be free, I bring it!

There have been times when I am in the store and I see someone who has a sale item in their cart where with a coupon it may be free I ask if they have a coupon. If not I pass it along :) They usually comment about how wonderful my system is and do I save a lot of money. Of course I answer YES!!!

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