Another Way to Organize Coupons!

Shana from MyMemphismommy sent this to me. This is how she organizes her coupons. I believe I have 2 more for you that I will be highlighting this week.

As you can see there are many different ways to organize coupons. I have a few other ways to highlight. Then I will put a link to all of them up on the side under Resources. I will be highlighting my way last. There is no right or wrong way. The important thing is what makes it easiest for you.

What I take in the store with me...... Coupon map, getting the coupons into the envelopes

Shana's way of organizing coupons:
I keep everything with me (except my home-made coupon map). In my plastic accordion folder(2/$3 at Target), I keep a calculator ($0.99 at Walmart), scissors, a pen, a small pad of paper (to write down prices) and address labels (for in store contests) For my coupons, I keep my coupons in small envelopes. I probably have over 40 envelopes labeled. I keep those coupons divided into household and groceries, I keep them all in alphabetical order.

I also have a a folder "on file" where I place my inserts, coupon booklets, mailed coupons, before I get to put them in an envelope. I try to weekly cut the coupons I know I will use and I place them on my coupon map (categories match my envelopes) this makes it super fast to get all my coupons in my envelope. I NEVER spend more than an hour a week organizing my coupons.
With envelopes it makes it very easy to just go through a few envelopes at a time and pull out expired coupons. It took me a while to create my system but it is so easy now and I find my coupons in the store, SUPER FAST.

A few things to note:

I have an envelope labeled: Today's list, I look at the store's weekly ad and pull coupons out and have them ready.

I also have envelopes for stores I frequent for their store coupons: CVS, Kroger, Walgreens and Target.
I never cut coupons out of the Target mailed to my home booklets, I place manufactor's coupons on top of them as I find matches.
I also have a FREE and BOGO (Buy one Get one Free) envelope that way when I see a BOGO sale I can quickly see if I have coupons that match.
I also have a shoe box where I disregard coupons that I won't use and try to give these away to friends and at coupon workshops

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