Smarty pants

A consignment store in Idaho to sell kids stuff. For more info check out their website

... the rest of the story ... on the coupon book anyways :-)

I've also labeled some of inside sections of the book ~ the post-it note tabs work really well for me, I can re-arrange thing easily when I need to.

In the very back section I keep all of my Register Rewards organized by date ~ always in easy view to check expiration dates, and to get to quickly when I'm paying.

I also keep my grocery lists at the back ~ I usually like to keep running lists for the stores I shop at. I also keep some envelopes in the back for things that I am specifically looking for -and- also store specific ones that I know I'll be using when I'm in a particular store.

So that's my coupon book ~ I know the pics are a little dark, it was pretty late at night when I took these a few days ago ~ but I hope it gives you some ideas on creating your own.

My Coupon Book

Over the past few weeks a few friends have asked about how I organize my coupons and about my coupon book ~ so here it finally is! I really thought about what I would carry around with me ... I just knew I wouldn't want to carry around anything too big ~ and I also wanted to like it and have it be pretty ... I really like this retro design :-)

It's a photo album that I found at Target. It is a little less than 8x9 inches in size. When I'm carrying a bigger bag it fits inside ... and when I'm carrying a smaller bag it's really easy to hold. I used a sharpie to label post-it note tabs with sections that would make sense for me ... things like Fridge/Freezer/Baking etc ...

It has a band that goes around it to help keep it closed when I'm not leafing through it.

And this is what it looks like inside.

I'll post a few more pics in the post after this ...

New Couponer Tip #1

Open a separate and free e-mail account just for printing coupons and promotions. You will receive a lot of extra e-mails and you probably don't want these in your regular e-mail account. All these extra e-mails are good to look through though - usually they are more coupons or a heads up on promotions that might be going on -but- if you have them in a separate e-mail account you can just do this when you've got a few minutes.

See this post - I've listed a few suggestions for free accounts.