Holy Garbanzo Beans! If you clip and print coupons regularly, you end up with a ton of tiny little pieces of paper. How do you keep track of all it?
Keep It Simple (KIS).
As with so many things, we find that simple is better. Rather than an elaborate system of sorting coupons by type, or by what row of the grocery store the product is located, we have a simple and effective system that takes just moments to keep up-to-date.
We use a five compartment flex-file. One slot holds the grocery coupons. One slot has Target Coupons. One slot has restaurant coupons. One slot has department store coupons. And that leaves one slot for any surprises!
After that, it’s easy! We print out our grocery list. We then grab the coupons out of the Grocery slot and sort through them super-quick. First sort—toss anything that has expired. Second sort, look for coupons related to what is on this week’s menu.
Drop in a pen and your mobile shopping office is ready to go!
Department store coupons and restaurant coupons can wait for a sort when you are going to the mall or headed out on a trip. Easy, cheesy!