How To Organize (Coupon Categories)

I use to use a $1 storage box with a lid (Dollar General) so I could carry it easily wherever I go but I outgrew it so now I use a organizer basket ($1.00 Dollar General), 100ct 3x5 index cards ($1.00), and 3 packets of 36ct Post-It Durable Tabs (red, yellow, blue) available at Walmart ($2.67). I highly suggest starting out with a box with a lid. I use a special envelope when I go to the stores but will soon be upgrading to a binder.

Materials Needed:

• A box that will fit index cards preferably with a lid but it's up to you
• 3x5 index cards
• Post-It Durable Tabs (red, yellow, blue)
• Sharpie Pen (to write on tabs)

I have all coupons categorized as following:

The categories I used include:

1. Air Fresheners & Candles
2. Baby
3. Bags
4. Baking
5. Batteries
6. Beverages
7. Bread
8. Candy & Gum
9. Canned Foods
10. Cereal – General Mills
11. Cereal – Kashi
12. Cereal – Kelloggs
13. Cleaning
14. Condiments
15. Crackers
16. Dairy
17. Frozen
18. Health Food
19. Hygiene – Dental
20. Hygiene - Deodorant/Wash
21. Hygiene - Hair
22. Hygiene - Personal 
23. Hygiene - Shaving
24. Hygiene – Other
25. Jelly / Peanut Butter
26. Laundry
27. Makeup
28. Meat
29. Medical
30. Misc
31. Office Supplies
32. Outdoors
33. Paper Products {T.P., etc.}
34. Pasta
35. Pet supplies
36. Rice
37. Salad Dressing
38. Sauce
39. Seasonings
40. Snacks
41. Toys
42. Vitamins

Additional categories I made for specific stores {that I keep in the back of the basket} include:

I labeled all store tabs in blue and to the left, Target in red, and Publix in yellow.

Target and Publix received their own categories since they always release tons of store coupons.

• CVS
• Dollar General
• Dollar Tree
• Family Dollar
• Target
1. Apparel
2. Baby
3. Beverages
4. Grocery
5. Hygiene
6. Househould
7. Makeup
8. Medical
9. Misc
10. Paper
11. Pet
12. Snacks

• Publix
1. Baby
2. Beverages
3. Baking
4. Batteries
5. Beverages
6. Canned Food
7. Cereal
8. Condiments
9. Crackers
10. Dairy
11. Food Misc
12. Frozen
13. Hygiene
14. Household
15. Makeup
16. Medical
17. Misc
18. Meat
19. Outdoors
20. Paper Products
21. Pet
22. Sauce
23. Snacks
• Walgreens
• Winn-Dixie

Other categories I made for Restaurants and Entertainment {that I keep in the back of the basket} include: Blue tabs to the right.

1. Entertainment
2. Restaurants - Chinese
3. Restaurants – Fast Food
4. Restaurants – Mexican
5. Restaurants – Pizza
6. Restaurants – Subs/Sandwiches/Bagels
7. Restaurants – Other