This is the couponers most valuable weapon,lol. When you first start out couponing you may think all you need is a envelope or a plastic baggy,lol, let me help you on your couponing journey with this first thought, that ain't gonna cut it. First of all it's not practical, thumbing through coupons and hoping to find what you need through the vast amount of coupons your starting to collect.
Now is the perfect time to start a binder, schools in session and binders are on sale!!! I'd recommend getting getting a binder that has a zipper around the outside, the other will work but your more likely to drop coupons out of it. Along with the coupon binder you get all kinds of great spaces to put your necessary items like, a pen, I always seem to need one to redo my math if I find another deal I wasn't expecting,lol, a calculator, I don't know about you guys but I didn't do very well in math and can not do it in my head so having a calculator of some type is needed your going to be doing a lot of it,lol.
Also handy for your binder is a divider system, it helps to have all of your food items and hygenic items separated so you can easily find them. Again now's a great time to grab these, Walgreens had them for .40 cents this week, look for a deal like that and stock up. How do I divide it up? Welp, this can get really technical or really simple it just depends on how organized you would like to be. I refrained from posting a picture of mine because I didn't wanna scare you into not making one,lol, as I have broken everything down into several categories. To start I would get a general list of sections, Baby (if you need it) Dairy, Household(cleaners, Lysol,ect) Hygienic, Pet, Produce, Pantry and Store coupons (Coupons from Walgreens(RR), CVS,ect). This would be good to start out with.
Now you wanna see mine? Hehe, you would be here all night reading, but I have it broken down like this in my hygenic section, Bodywash, Deodorant, Hair Care,ect. Then in the Pantry section, Bread, Cereal, Chocolate,lol, ect. I break it down like this because when I'm looking for my coupons I want to find them fast and know where they are, plus I'm a organizing freak,lol. Figure out what works best for you and go from there.
Next topic, Can I take it into the store? Of course you can!!! I went to the store with my husband for the first time so he could see me in action,lol and as I was getting out of the car he said, "are you really gonna take that big thing in there?" A lot of people are afraid of embarrassed to take in their coupon binder, I've just gotten used to it, especially after not having and finding deals and not being able to get them, that's a pet peev of mine. I make my list of what I'm going to buy but I always take my binder with me, chances are there's a deal that wasn't listed and if I have my coupon binder with me I'll snag it! Always check the clearance isle, there's almost always something on sale that you can use a coupon with and get for cheap or free!!!
Final Price: $0.45 each when you buy 2
