FYI and Coupon Book

$10 in Betty Crocker coupons..you have to sign up for their web mail but if you don't like it you can always cancel it. I find their emails helpful, time saving and often they have coupons in their web mails.
This and other coupons are on a site called Penny Pincher. I have used this for sometime now and think its worth signing up for.
http://mailcenter2.comcast.net/wmc/v/wm/4908E18F0004E1710000395122058863600A0007999D0A080C0E0A9D9F0E?cmd=Show&no=57&uid=59277&sid=c0
Give it a try and see what you think. I do not link very many sites from here but this is one I think is worth the mail.

FYI: Anyone who is doing a lot of couponing on the web may want to think about getting an email address only for coupon/saving sites and web mails. I did this a few years ago and it saves a lot of headaches. Sometimes you may sign up for a site that will just fill your mail box with junk and sometimes your husband or kids or others who share your email will delete that coupon that you have been waiting for. Setting an email only for coupon and saving sites has worked well for me. Twice a week I set aside an hour or so to go through all the things in the mail box and as I said its working for me.

I got a few emails today asking how I keep my coupons. There are so many ways out there and there is always just sticking them in your pocket and going (I would suggest you not do this one) you will have to test a few and find what works well for you. Below is how I do mine and few I have tried in the past and a few I know of others doing.

1) SAVINGWITHASMILE way is to keep them all in a binder using baseball card holders and photo book refil sheets.
First you need to buy a binder with a zipper (important so coupons do not fall out). I paid $3.00 for mine after the back to school sales and know you find them on the internet for $10.00 and under, Staples is another place to look. I then divide the book into sections using regular notebook subject dividers. Some of the sections I have are Hair, Soap, Lanudry, Baking, Drinks, Canned, Frozen etc. You will find what works well for you. (if you want a full list of what I have let me know and I will email). Then I buy baseball card holders (the cheeper the better I like Walmart) most of your coupons will fit into these and you can put one facing each way which will give you 18 coupons per sheet. You will need to fold some of the coupons to get them to fit..but trust me its the best way to keep them all with you all the time. I use photo replacment sheets also for large (full page) coupons and others that just will not fit into the card holders.

2) MAKE A LIST AND TAKE Many people only take the coupons they think they will need. They sit down check out the ads and match coupons to what they want that week. They then only take those coupons and off to the store they go. (It never failed when I did this that when I got to the store there was an in store special of an item that I had coupons for but they were home..it did not take me long to figure out gas was lot more costly then taking all my coupons with me)

3)COUPON FILES There are 'coupon' files that you can pick up at most $-stores and Walmart, K-mart etc. These look a bit like a walet and they have are divided into about 1o slots for the type of coupons. (this is what I used when I first started but often could not find the coupons I wanted and never knew just what I had and often missed sales because of that)

4) SHOE BOX I have seen many people with shoe boxes. They divide the box into the same things you would use in #1 and it does fit nice into the front of the cart. If you have kids or drop this I see where you would have a mess on your hands, but the concept works well.

5) WHOLE INSERTS I have to say I have never done this one and do not understand it well. The idea is you use a coupon company like "couponmom" where you put in your area and the stores you shop at and she will send you a list telling of the best sales and what week the coupons you will need came out. You then pull the insert from that week, clip the coupon and off you go to store. I am sure this must work as many use it but its not something I wanted to do. Firs,t I am not going to PAY someone for something I can get for free. On many sites you can get the best buys in your area with out paying. Second, as I said before I think you miss sales not having all your coupons with you. Third, were is one going to keep all these inserts for months?

Hope this was of help. If you have more questions or if you would like help setting up a book let me know and I see what I can do.