Super

Just read that Harris Teeter will be doing super doubles next week beginning 6/23. Get your $1.98 or less coupons ready. They will double up to 20 coupons. I'm not sure how strict stores are about this. I've gone over several times by 5 or so and never had a problem. You can check out Southern Savers this weekend for a match up of some of the deals.

Triple Coupons This Week!!!

A friend passed along some great information to me. Harris Teeter will be doing triple coupons starting on Wednesday! I haven't confirmed this with the store, but I've seen it mentioned on a few sites that seem to be in the know. Go ahead and get your coupons in order and get set for some savings. I love stocking up on items during triple coupons that way I already have it when it's not on sale. So, if you don't regularly get the Sunday paper, you may want to pick one up tomorrow. You can also check out Coupons.com and print them at home. Remember that even ones that say "do not double or triple" may still be tripled depending on the bar code. Look back at my previous post about this if you want more information.

Coupon Notebook

I'm just diving into the coupon world, so I by no means have a perfect system. A couple people have asked me how I set up my coupon book so I thought it time to share. I used a simple three ring binder, divider tabs, and trading card pages. I set it up into categories such as dairy, snacks, canned goods, cereal, frozen, household items, etc. I then put one coupon or multiple coupons that are the same together in the card holders and put the pages in their appropriate category, and it's that simple. I also keep a section at the end for store specific coupons an any restaurant coupons. Right now I have a 2 in. binder, but I think I need to use only a 1 in. binder right now, so I may have to adjust.

I've seen others who group their coupons by grocery store isles. This could work well if there is one store you shop at most frequently.

Another option is the envelope system. Make an envelope for each category you want and group them that way. You can then check the sale ads before shopping and transfer the coupons you want to use into one envelope to take with you. For some this is more manageable.

Here's a good site that spotlights several different ways and how to implement them.

Most importantly is to find a system that fits your needs and is easy to use.

Harris Teeter Triples!

With the help of my husband, Luke, I finally got my coupons organized by setting up a coupon notebook. I was thrilled to see those little coupons so neatly arranged and categorized. Maybe now I could make sense of it all and actually put them to good use. Much to my delight, Harris Teeter just happened to start triple coupons a few days later. It was like a small reward for the work put into organizing the notebook, and boy did it pay off! I went to Harris Teeter on day one of the triples and got some great deals. I especially loved knowing that I actually got some things for free! My total before coupons was $69 and after was $29. This resulted in a coupon high. I went back the next day to finish my shopping. I again saved $40 with coupons. It's amazing what a little organizing can do. If you are clipping coupons but haven't quite been able to maximize their use, like me, I highly recommend finding an organizing system that works for you. It's well worth it! I know there are others out there that are much better and more experienced at this than me. I would love to hear your tips. Feel free to post and share.