Works for Me Wednesday: Coupons Part 2

I thought I'd share Part 2 of my coupon organizing... this is the part that might confuse some, but It Works For Me!

I currently use these three organizers for my couponing. The little binder came from Dollar General 6 years ago - it's about to fall apart but I keep taping it back together! It's a handy little tool that I always take with me shopping!

This coupon organizer has categories to store the coupons. I then sort my coupons within the category so all of one type of coupon is together. Example: Dental care, hair products, etc. The blue folder holds store specific coupons and rainchecks along with a slot for Free coupons. I usually sort out my coupons for a shopping trip and place them all in the compartment for that store.

I use this black recipe box to organize my extra coupons. I have it labeled and store coupons that I rarely use and extras... my little coupon binder was busting at the seams until I added this. It's been great to have so much room for my coupons. I can cut out all coupons just in case and have plenty of room to store them.

Currently this system works for me. I like that I only take the small binder and small folder to stores and leave the file box at home. It's somewhat hard to juggle coupons, shop and entertain a toddler. :) Check out Part 1 of my coupon organizing here.

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Works For Me Wednesday: My Coupon Organizers

I thought I would share my somewhat complicated coupon organization! I know it sounds complicated and confusing but it really works for me! I’m going to break this up into two posts to make it a little easier to understand my insanity. :)


Here are two of my organizers – these are check organizers from the Dollar Spot at Target. The red one holds my coupons for mall shopping, etc. Living in the “country”, I keep this organizer for when we make trips to the city. I have it organized by store, American Eagle, Victoria’s Secret, Hobby Lobby, etc. It’s mainly for frivolous shopping! When I get a coupon in the mail, I can just stick it in my organizer.  I also keep my rewards cards in this organzer.

The yellow organizer holds our restaurant coupons. I was always sorting through coupons when we were going to go out to eat or order in. I finally stuck them all in this so we can grab it if we’re going out to eat, but it’s handy for ordering in pizza.

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Works for Me Wednesday: Secret Weapon Notebook

This is my first time to participate in Works for Me Wednesday! You can check out more here. I do realize I am a little late on my posting - I worked today at my old office so I'm a bit behind on everything!

Remember this mini notebook I made myself? Well, it has become a handy dandy little device in the world of high tech gadgets. Here's how I made it work wonderfully for me!

I measured each of the rooms in my house and did little non-scale non-perfect layouts of each room writing in dimensions... I put dimensions for windows, blank walls, etc. This is great when I'm shopping in the big city. If I find the perfect fabric for some of the curtains I've been meaning to make (for years), I know exactly how much fabric I need. If I find an oversized piece of art for dining room, I know exactly what will fit. It was perfect when I found my anniversary gift (picture to come soon!). I had the salesman measure the hutch and I looked to see where in my house I could squeeze it in!

I have also taped the paint chip for my craft room in it so I can look for green accessories and make sure they don't clash.

I jotted down my nephew & nieces' sizes in it as well.. because when you have 1 nephew and 5 (almost 6!!!) nieces, it's hard to keep track of their sizes. I'm just proud of myself for keeping track of their birthdays!

I keep this in a pocket of my purse so it's always with me. When I make my all-day shopping excursions to the city, this is so wonderful to have! I used to ponder and ponder if I should by this or that, would it fit, would it match, how much fabric do I need, what if it's too small or too big...... This makes my shopping trips much easier!