{Couponing help anyone?? Part THREE}

Welcome to part THREE of my blog series!

If you're just joining us, this is my FIVE part coupon help series! Here are the topics, along with the first and second topics that has already been covered, just click on any of the previous segments to head directly to that post.

Part ONE: Coupon Lingo and More

Part TWO: Getting Started/Collecting Coupons

Part THREE: Coupon Organization and More (covering in today's post)

Part FOUR: Learn How To Navigate Coupons Sites/Blogs

Part FIVE: Wrapping It Up! 

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Now that you have your coupons, how do you organize them?

There are three different ways you can organize your coupons...

#1 - The Filing Method

- - This method is best for those of you that aren't sure if you want to get heavily involved in couponing or just want to start out small, then work your way up. I personally never tried this method, because I knew I was going to absolutely want to learn how to coupon, no matter how long it took me to figure it out. I jumped straight to the next method...

#2 - The Baseball Card Holder Method - with a fast way to clip those coupons

- - You can find the baseball card holders in most office supply stores or office supply sections in your grocery stores or you can even find them online for some great prices. Check out Amazon.com for bulk sets.

- - You can see how Monica, from Fabulessly Frugal., organized her coupon binder HERE but I organized mine a little differently (when I actually used this method - I use a different one now) to cater to my family's needs. My organization went like this...

• Main tabs (with sub tabs underneath):
• FOOD
•  Baking Goods/Cooking
• Beverages
• Frozen
• Refrigerated
• Canned
• Boxed
• Pantry
• PERSONAL CARE
• Body Care
• Feminine Hygiene
• Shampoo/Conditioner (Hair Care)
• CLEANING
• Air Fresheners
• Laundry
• Cleaning Supplies
• OVER THE COUNTER (OTC) MEDS
• GAMES/TOYS

 - - Here is a picture of what my binder looked like...

**If you want to organize your binder differently to where it makes more sense to you, I ENCOURAGE it! :-) I know that there are some couponers out there using this method, that organize their binders according to the order of the aisles in the store that they shop at the most**

#3 - No Clip Couponing or "Clip-less" Couponing Method {what I'm doing now}- with how I  organize printable Internet coupons.

**I don't recommend taking on this type of method until you become SUPER comfortable and organized with your couponing, know how to navigate couponing blogs like Fabulessly Frugal., understand all the "lingo", and have some successful shopping trips under your belt to get the hang of things. Like I mentioned before, I started couponing with the baseball card method back in Aug 2011 and I JUST converted my binder to the "clip-less" method last weekend**

- - Here is what my binder NOW looks like...

You might notice that my binder has a few different things going on. In the front, you'll see my "clip-less" organization with the inserts divided/stuff in the sleeves and then behind that, you'll see that I still have all my tabs from the Baseball Card Holder Method. Since I just started this new method, it's going to take some time for my clipped coupons to disappear. However, I don't plan on FULLY getting rid of the baseball card holders because that's how I'm going to choose to organize my printable online coupons.

You'll need page/sheet protectors like these for the "clip-less" method...

I'll stop here for today! :-) I just really want to say THANK YOU for those of you that are taking the time to read this! I worked really hard to put this series together for you and I really hope that you can take something away from it! I know how much I appreciated having the help to get started and I hope you feel the same :-)

Please don't hesitate to comment on this post with any questions or concerns, etc (I can directly reply to your comments as long as your blogger account isn't set as "no reply blogger" - take a look at my comment form to find out more details on that). Or, you can email me directly at cblakley0531@gmail.com - Just in case your email gets sent to my SPAM folder, write "Couponing 101 Post" in the subject line so I know you're not a spammer :-)

**Disclaimer: I was in no way paid by FabuLESSly Frugal to write this series for my readers. I honestly just love couponing and this site THAT much. I wanted to share all my new knowledge with you!**