My New Coupon/Shopping Notebook

Earlier this year, I bought a zippered notebook for my shopping/coupon notebook. After several instances of accidentally dropping my notebook at the store and coupon sections scattering across the floor, I decided it was time for a change! Actually, hubby was with me when it happened and he decided it was time for a change-lol!

Sorry for the grainy pics-new camera and not quite used to the settings on it yet :) Anyway, this is the zippered notebook I purchased from Walmart. It was about $10 and well worth the expense! See that CVS card peeping through the front zippered pocket? In there I keep, along with my CVS card, all my RR Rewards and ECBucks. It keeps them all in one place and safe for me.

Now, this little pouch opens.

And inside are insert for putting pens, maybe an id card in case you accidentally leave your notebook at a store (I have never, ever done that-no, not me!!), or whatever you can think of.

And, there is yet another zippered part in the front where I place my scissors and calculator. In my old notebook, these items would always fall out while I was shopping. Now, they stay sage and secure and my kids no longer take my scissors, even though they know they are in there-another plus!!!





                                                                     Now, the inside:

Over to the left, you can see there are file spaces inside. I place current coupon sections inside here. Old sections go into my larger file I leave at home. You can also place coupon booklets from say Walgreen's or Right at Home. I even carry my sales ads from other stores in these, and just clean them out when the sale is over. This way, if I need to compare prices, or comp ad, I have the ads safe and secure :)

Here is a view of the whole inside. To the left, those files I was just telling you about. On the right is where I hold my shopping lists, and my plastic coupon holding inserts.

And, this is where I keep those clipped coupons. I organize it to how I ship-sections for Health & Beauty, Dairy, frozen, and meats, Pets, Cleaning supplies, etc....I also have a section for just store coupons like Target, Walgreen's, etc...

And, this is the back of the inside. Another area to hold my pens (which is where I usually place them so they are easily accessible. And, an area to hold things like a calendar (see those papers peeking out from under the black/gray section?).

Hope this gives you an idea of my shopping notebook. It has truly been so much easier for me to use it to shop verses the old one I had (you can see it here ).

Get Those Coupons Printed and Barilla Coupon is Back!!

Head on over to Coupons.com and start printing out all those coupons you were wanting before they are gone! Those Kashi cereal coupons will start to come in handy with some good Kashi sales coming up next month :) Also, there is a reset on the Barilla pasta sauce coupon-$1 off! I found it under zip code 90210.

Hi Everyone!!!

I am so sorry for being so absent this month! It really flew by! I have been busy with my kids, hubby had a vacation this month, and I have been helping a friend's son after school. I felt totally disorganized and rundown! So, I plan to start a new month, well, and a new year to boot, with promises of being more organized! I also have some great things to share with you next month, so keep watching! You can't beat freebies and these will be free for you!!!

So stick around and keep an eye out :) I also plan to share some other great recipes, money saving ideas, homeschool fun, and many other things! It's going to be a great year!

Great Palmer's Coupon for $2 off Palmers Face Product

Go to Palmer's and register for a free account. They will send you an email for a printable coupon for $2 off any Palmer's Cocoa Butter Face Product. Some of these products are right around $2 (one is about $2.17) at Walmart, so you can get a great deal with this coupon. Or save for a sale at CVS or Walgreen's :) You can print this coupon multiple times. When I got my email, I clicked on the little link below the picture of the coupon and went to the site to print it off.