Coupons are only useful if you can find them when you need them, right? The method you use to organize them should be a help and not a nuisance. I bought a little plastic coupon organizer at Target for $1.00. I arranged my coupons in the following categories:
Spices/condiments
Baking goods
Cereal/Breakfast items
Dairy
Frozen foods
Canned goods/helpers
Household cleaners/products
Beauty Products
Snacks/Treats
Baby items
Miscellaneous
My method works fairly well, but there are times when I am at the store and see an unadvertised special and want to find a coupon quickly. While I know which category to look in, it does take a minute to thumb through every coupon in that pocket.
A dear friend of mine said that she puts her coupons into a small photo album with pockets. That way she can quickly flip through the book and find the coupons she wants. This method will be most effective if you do not have a large volume of coupons. It can be time consuming to put them in the sleeves, and you may not be able to quickly organize them into categories (unless you attached divider tabs on the sides of a few pages).
If you don't have a coupon organizer or a small photo album, you can use envelopes that are categorized; however, you run the risk of misplacing an envelop or having coupons fall out.
If you have found a great way to organize your coupons, I would love to hear about it.
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