Each couponer develops their own way to stay organized and I have tried many myself, but you have to develop your own strategy or tweek someone else's. My preference is to review the ads online each week and then copy and paste the items into a word doc on my computer. My memory is terrible so this helps me keep straight the exact item that is on sale and the price. Then I go thru my qs and add them onto the list I created and this helps me have an idea of how much I going to spend over all before tax. No major surprises at the register! I keep my qs two different ways. Every Sunday, I clip the ones I know I am going to use and then leave the rest of the flyer intact. Clipping every q is too much to organize and not clipping any, for me at least, is too time consuming to rummage thru the flyers to get the one I want. So I have my list and I have my q's - time to shop! To save time in the store, I pull out the qs I'm planning on using and put those in my purse before I go to the store. No need to rifle thru them in the store since I already have them printed out on my paper! I still bring my binder with me on the off chance there is an in-store special I can take advantage of. These techniques also help me stay focused if the dreaded kiddos have to tag along. I make this a rarity because they can add to your OOP with impulse buys. If you have to bring the little ones, do yourself a favor - bring them a snack and small toy from home to help keep them entertained. My older DD really likes to help collect the blinkies as we go thru the store!
Good luck and happy savings!
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