It's time for "Works for me Wednesday" over at
Rocks in My Dryer. I have found this to be quite helpful of the past several weeks. You will be amazed at how well thought out these ladies have things. It's always nice to get advice from other (far more organized) people!
Here is what "works for me" this week...my Coupon Binder. If you ever see me out shopping, you will see this red binder in my cart. I don't leave home without it...we would HATE to miss a bargain now wouldn't we??!!
It is just a basic zippered binder...to ensure that nothing falls out. Lot's of times, I'll put the coupons I know that I will be using on a particular trip in this outside mesh pocket for super easy access.
I've got the coupons in baseball card inserts. There are subdivided and color coded by type. I swear I'm not OCD. This is truly one of the only organized things in my life. I'm trying to get everything as organized at this, but hey, one step at a time!!
The inside cover has these nifty dividerish (how's that for a word??) sections. I use them to put the weekly adds, my wallet (that super cute zebra item you see...from Apple Annie's, of course!), and larger items like formula checks.
Here's a good shot of how I use the pages...
I was trying to get a good shot of the divider tabs. The pink ones are for personal items (make-up, lotion, facial, Soap/deo, shaving, hair, dental, feminine), the orange ones are meds (pain, misc., cold/allergy, stomach, vitamins), the green ones are food (produce, frozen, refrig, meat/dairy, beverage, baking, snacks, cereal, canned/boxed, condiments), the yellow are household (house cleaning, home fragrance, dishes, laundry, paper products), and the blue on is baby items.
I also have a CVS Section in the back. This is how I keep up with my ECBs. I have more than this, but I haven't filed my last receipt or 2. Behind this I also have a Kroger section for coupons that are specific to Kroger.
This system makes it SUPER easy for me to find any coupon that I am looking for very very quickly. It only takes about 25 minutes of clipping and filing each week, so I think it is totally worth it. You may need to use a different system, but this one works for me!!
It's time again for WFMW over at Rocks in My Dryer. This week I'm going to talk about my cleaning schedule. Due to budget constraints (medical bills are WAY fun!), we have done away with our bi-monthly cleaning lady. With both of us working full time and 2 small kiddos, there is simply not time for a full cleaning to occur at any one time. So I sat down and thought of all the things that must happen for me to consider the house clean. I divided these tasks over a week (some are every 2 weeks). Then I had Frank choose which things he would be willing to do...you'll see his name written next to his chosen tasks. Now I know exactly what needs to happen on any given day, and Frank is also helping out. It is also nice because I don't have to nag Frank about what he needs to do...it's right there on the fridge in writing! This system really works for us!
It's time for "Works for me Wednesday" over at Rocks in My Dryer. I have found this to be quite helpful of the past several weeks. You will be amazed at how well thought out these ladies have things. It's always nice to get advice from other (far more organized) people! 
This system makes it SUPER easy for me to find any coupon that I am looking for very very quickly. It only takes about 25 minutes of clipping and filing each week, so I think it is totally worth it. You may need to use a different system, but this one works for me!!
If you are new to bargaining and don't know where to begin, gather your goods and head to Kroger!! They are having a MEGA sale, and in my area it is running through April 15. (For me, this means plenty of time for the coupons I ordered to arrive.) The basic idea of the sale is that for every 10 participating items you buy, $5 is deducted from your receipt (limit 3 times per transaction). They have the participating deals divided into 4 groups: $1, 1.50, 2, 2.50. LOTS of these items match up quite nicely with coupons. Today I did one transaction with 30 items, and I actually had coupons for 21 of these items in my binder already. (I'll post about my binder on a later date...it is truly a thing of beauty that I have perfected on maternity leave.) I don't remember the values of all my coupons, but here is the list of what I got for $33.39:
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