Comments on: Repurpose brag books for coupons

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:59:27 +0000

Great idea! I have a big binder now and it’s just too big.

For those cooking from scratch – do you grow all the ingredients, too? I don’t buy prepackaged meals, but I do buy bread, beans, yogurt, sour cream, milk, butter, eggs, cheese, peanut butter, etc and all with coupons. Plus, I don’t actually pay money for things like toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, deordorant either.

By: geegarland

geegarland — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:14:26 +0000

In response to those that said they cook from scratch…ME TOO!! Which is exactly why I never wanted to clip coupons…until I tried http://www.thegrocerygame.com for a free one month trial. I didn’t realize all the things I could save money on! Rice, beans, pasta, canned tomatoes, tuna, aluminum foil, ziplock baggies, cleaning supplies, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo/conditioner, face wash…you get the idea. So now I’m sold. I do cook from scratch, but there are a lot of things out there that I’m paying significantly less for because I cut coupons and match them with that weeks store circular. I have seriously cut my grocery bill in half since doing it this way.

By: Ian Stanley

Ian Stanley — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:54:39 +0000

For those in the UK, TESCO will accept any coupon as long as they sell the item.

So what you may ask, TESCO will accept them even if you do not have them in your basket. So take along ALL your coupons and have them scanned in at the till and save ££££

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:04:37 +0000

This is in my top 5 best ideas for the year – thank you SO MUCH. My coupon brag book is going strong and my coupon use has increased greatly, now that I’ve ditched that silly, clumsy compartmentalized thing.

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.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:25:04 +0000

Thanks for the great idea. When I first read the tip I didn’t think it would be of use to me, because I don’t tend to use coupons often. However this year I purchased an Entertainment book (basically, a book of coupons for buy-one-get-one-free meals at various local restaurants), and decided I needed a better way of keeping the coupons at hand without carrying the whole book with me. Luckily, this post was stored somewhere in the back of my mind, and I found a small photo album that I was able to repurpose. Now I can carry just a few coupons around that I know I will use!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:42:58 +0000

I love this! It would keep them so organized, plus the little brag books are small enough to fit in my purse.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:52:06 +0000

I too cook mostly from scratch and do not use a lot of coupons out there. I do however keep close watch for the ones I will use, especially on non-food items. If I can save money on my non-food items using coupons and sales, that gives me more money to spend on the foods I do buy. I have been using a small photo album for a while now and it works great for me.

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[...] Repurpose Brag Books for Coupons Teri, at Unclutterer, has an idea for unused “brag books”: keep coupons in them! If you have some laying about the house, this is a great way to use them. [...]

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:21:10 +0000

The brag book is a great idea. I’m struggling with all kinds of clutter right now — from e-mail to coupons which I frequently clip but sometimes let expire because they are tucked away and out of sight. I’m definitely going to use this idea. Thanks…

By: Gina

Gina — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:24 +0000

What a great idea! I currently just stick them all in an envelope – this is so much easier!

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

By: Luisa

Luisa — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:47:26 +0000

Brag Book Repurpose #4

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.

By: Traci

Traci — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:32:11 +0000

Brag Book Repurpose #3

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

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:13:36 +0000

I have tried several methods. First the little coupon books that have all the sections in it and it would fit in your purse, the only problem is that it did not have enough sections so I started carrying two of them. Then i went to a filing system which does not work well for clearence items because it would take too long to find it plus who wanted to carrying in a filing box. Then I got smart and I now have a 3 ring binder that zips closed with baseball card sheets in them and dividers sectioning off each of my catergories. Each coupon has it own section and this makes for the fastest coupon shopping EVER! Yes it is takes time to get them all in there in the begining and yes it cost a little more to get started but to me my time with my family is way more important plus if you find something on sale and you want to check to see if you have that coupon it does not take you minutes to go through a whole section of coupons but only a couple of seconds to see if you have it. My friend liked it so much that she too has changed and I think my aunt who couponed years ago wants to do it again after seeing my method! Seriously after you take the plunge and change you will want to kick yourself for not doing it sooner!
When you go into the store all you do is open your binder and sit it in the child seat and start flipping away when you are ready.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:59:46 +0000

Picked up a brag book at Michael’s yesterday for $3 and today it is all complete and looks very similar to your pic’s above. Thanks for this great idea…the old system was about 8 envelopes labeled in a box. This new system now has 24 holders and I used my labeling machine! Thanks again Unclutterer!

By: LL

LL — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:13:16 +0000

Genius.