I don’t have time to create categories, but one thing I have done is cut strips of colored paper and fastened them with good, durable tape to the inside of the back. If a coupon is set to expire within the next few weeks, I tape one of the strips to the page where that coupon is, with the tail end hanging down from the bottom like a bookmark. Those are the ones I will look at first on a shopping trip, to minimize waste. When the coupon gets used (or thrown away upon expiration), I can return the strip to the back of the book to use again later.

I also move coupons up toward the front to prevent blank pages. Usually I don’t fill all the pages, so I use the page at the very back for specialty items, such as rental-car discount coupons, which usually don’t expire for a long time.

I have just created a {simple} downloadable grocery list: http://crazy-organized.blogspot.com.

I used to use them for recipes, sometimes require you to rearrange or re-copy the clipping before it will fit in the book. It’s small, cheap, see through and splash proof.

I use a similar book to hold receipts. I buy/return quite often. I label the pages by store. This ensures the receipts are available for easy retrieval when needed.

Will do my coupon book tonight.

Thanks Unclutterer

This one offers a list of 74 grocery-related coupon sites.
http://www.tiphero.com/cat2_9002_groceries.html

This one offers various LOCALIZED coupon categories (including groceries) based on your Zip Code.
http://www.valpak.com/coupons/.....729C5DE1D2

I’ll make an exception when a coupon comes along for some staple I use, such as milk or margarine, but these are rare. Then I’ll either store the coupon in my wallet or staple it to the grocery list that we take with us to the store.

The coupon must be for a “significant” amount (at least 75 cents) or I don’t bother with it because my time is too valuable to waste fussing with coupons!

All my grocery coupons go in a business-size Tyvek envelope that lives in the office. When I make my shopping list, I’ll check the envelope to see if there’s something I can use.

Costco coupons are another matter. When the booklet comes, I clip everything I can use, add the items to my list, and stick the coupons in front of my bills in my wallet so they’re there when I need them. Same with coupons from Office Max, J.Jill, and other places I shop regularly. Right now, I have about ten Costco coupons and a J.Jill coupon in there, which is about the max I ever have at any one time, so they don’t take up that much space.