*This is my old binder, but the method is the same! I now have designed and sell my own binders!
I used a Case It brand binder (find some at that link on Amazon!) that has 2 rings inside. One is a 2 1/2 inch ring and the other is 1 inch ring.
The left section is bigger and holds all my coupons for groceries or things I might find in a grocery store. The right side I use for everything that I buy at CVS or Walgreens. Toiletries and Pharmacy items.
I love this binder because it has so many pockets and zipper bags. I keep store circulars, grocery cards, coupon books and scissors here.
PUT YOUR NAME IN YOUR BINDER! Just incase you loose or forget it in the cart, make sure someone can get it back to you!
I use baseball card holders to store my coupons. I have a few clear CD pages in here but those are just in the back for really big coupons I can’t fold. I cut and put all my coupons in at one time.
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This method is best for me. I love to be able to flip through the pages and see exactly what I have, it also makes pulling out expired’s easy. My sections of the binder are labeled like the isles of a grocery store. I sit my binder in the child seat of the cart ( if a kid is there I have to put the binder in the cart) than I as I walk down
the aisles I just flip to that section of the binder and can easily see what coupons I have.
These are the categories that I have in my binder.
First section:
- Dairy
- Snacks
- Baking
- Canned
- Deli
- Boxed
- Frozen
- Drinks
- Cereal
- Cleaning
- Non-Food
- Pets
- Mom/Baby
Second Section:
- Deodorant
- Teeth
- Shaving
- Lotion
- Shampoo
- Make-Up
- Pharmacy
- Paper
Places to buy supplies. I would estimate it to cost about $40 to put together a good binder.
Binders:
During the back to school sales try Target, Walmart, Walgreens and the Office Supply Stores. Or check out Amazon.
Baseball Card Pages:
I get mine at Walmart, they are about 35 for $5.98. They are located in the front of the store by the baseball and Pokemon cards. Target has a bigger pack for about $15 but they are always sold out. I have heard that people get them at the Dollar Store but I have looked for a year and have never seen them.
Page Dividers:
Again, usually Walmart. Just make sure you don’t use the paper pages, they will tear in no time. Get the plastic pages. I used a label maker to label mine.
Part comedian, part Dad, part athlete. He will boss around your children while they play ball.
Just as angelic as she looks, this girl could easily raise a Village by herself, and all the children would grow up to be President.
Self proclaimed, she would be a webkinz dog. Because, "they're cute, and puppies are too. And they're sweet and they always get along with other puppies."
This mini-Martha Stewart can handle ANY craft you send her way. She isn't all bows and rainbows, she's got karate kid moves!
Not "Pick-Me-Up" like caffeine, she wants you to pick her up! AND NOW!
Anything that can be destroyed WILL be destroyed!
Practically Perfect in Every Way for now! Nicknamed "The Panda" she is rolly polly and lives by the motto, "the little one, is KING!"
The resident Labradoodle, Miller got his name because Mom won and got to name the baby! Need something chewed up? He'll take care of it. Especially if it's expensive..
i found baseball card sheet protectors at my $ store. they didn’t have a specific place though, they were kind of tossed in with the school teacher type supplies-ya know that ABC banners, chore charts and calendar die cut things…it was a huge mess at my store and the baseball card holders were just mixed in with everything. so i can imagine not finding them if it’s like that everywhere.
I found baseball card sheets at my local comic book store for .25 a sheet…i found that to be the best in my area..I too tried the dollar store and found nothing…is it a Dollar Tree you go to?
you can get the baseball pages at hobby lobby $6/30. . then use a 40% off and they get even cheaper.
Tiffany, is there a certain price point on the binder that I should be on the lookout for or is it more of a get it while it is a available situation?
If they are around $20 or under I am really happy!
K thanks
I bought my double binder like Tiffany’s at Wal-Mart for $14.97 I believe. They have them right now as they are getting ready for back to school.
mine is also the “case it” brand
How do you organize your coupons once they are in one of your different sections (do you alphabetize them)?
No I just put them in where ever they fit!
Where did you get your binder. I currently have to zipper binders that I take with me plus I have a 2yr old daughter and I would love to have just one binder
I purchased mine at Office Max and it was $22.94 although mine has 1 large ring. They has the 2 ring binder as well for about $2.00 more. I bought mine a few months ago so they may be cheaper since it that time of year again.
Thank you for showing this “dual” binder. I spotted one at target and haven’t seen one since. you rock!
Remember the Target coupon for $1.50 off Mead cloth binders! They don’t have the dual ring, but I’ve had to go with separate binders for food and non-food anyway. Plus, I personally think the Mead ones seem to be a better quality.