How I Organize my Coupons

I got my Sunday paper two days late, unfortunately. So I'm behind on clipping and sorting. But this is a good opportunity to show you how I organize my coupons.

I took advice and free PDFs from The Krazy Coupon Lady and Hip2Save. I keep a categorical binder (as opposed to sorting by insert date). I chose a zipper binder because that's my preference, but I think a lot of people use 2-4" heavy duty non-zipper binders. I use sheet protectors for the cover pages and attached tabs for each easy access. I use baseball card protector sheets for the coupons.

I keep the following extra printouts in sheet protectors in my binder:

• Coupon policies for the stores at which I shop
• Price Point printout
• When to Buy printout
• Sales Cycle printout
• Checkout Checklist
• Ibotta coupon list that I compile once a week before I go shopping

In a pencil bag and in extra pockets in my zipper binder I have:

• Scissors 
• Safety letter opener razor thingy. I have no idea what it's called, but sometimes it's useful for clipping coupons.
• Pencils and Pens
• Calculator
• Pad of paper
• A few envelopes with store names written on them and a few blanks
• All of my gift cards and loyalty cards to various stores
• The weekly sales ads I want to keep stuffed in there somewhere
• An envelope for my receipts

You can add pretty much customize your binder however you want. It's all up to how it will work best for you. My way probably won't work for everyone, but it works for me.