I keep mine in a couple pouches. One for food divided up into different caregories, and another for non food items (baby products, cleaners, hyg prod, etc..) divided into categories. I make my list for the store, and then pull out those that I will use, and then take them in an envelope so they are flying around everywhere.

I agree Happymom - we have very few stores here too. Walmart, HyVee and I have also shopped at CashWise. Non of which (that I am aware) double coupons at anytime

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Well...I am the coupon queen! I carry mine around all organized in a Longerberger basket. We don't have double coupons in this area of Minnesota (to my knowledge). I shop in Owatonna, Waseca and Mankato. Please let me know if you know otherwise. I get my coupons from the Sunday paper and online. I have a hard time buying something without a coupon and I stock up on what-ever is on sale and that's what we eat. I just spent about 3 hours on Sunday clipping and sorting and disposing of the expired. It takes alot of time but I think that it is worth it.

Mammaflemming???? Where do you live? I am from Waseca

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Happymom! hee...hee...I'm from Waseca too!

I was gonna ask the same thing too Small world!

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Very small world! My dh was just talking about a Hollandale this morning! He saw a Tractor there that he liked! I was waiting for someome to say that they saw me out with my coupon basket! lol!

I spend about an hour or two once a week going through my coupons. I don't save mega bucks, but last months I saved about $70 for the month, which is good to me. (Thats not counting Similac checks and price compairing at Walmart with other places)

My main coupon source is the Sunday paper. Once in a while I find them in magazines or promo materials from manufacturers, but I don't count on those.
Over the course of a week, I spend maybe an hour working on coupons. It doesn't take me long to clip ones for the products we actually use or are willing to try, and it doesns't take all that long to file them in the accordian folder. The bulk of the time is to go through the supermarket sales circular and see what's on sale this week so I can match those sales up with my coupons.
Before I hit the grocery store, I have a detailed list with the coupons I want to use. I also pull coupons for things I could use or am running low or coupons that are about to expire. My toddler doesn't allow much time in the grocery store, so I don't get to use the coupon collection as efficiently as I'd like.
About once a month or so, I go through the whole coupon folder to discard expired ones and to remind myself of what I have in there.
Sometimes my savings amazes me; sometimes I don't do well at all. I just figure that every little bit helps.

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Oh, and there is a Magazine called "All you" that always has about $40 or more in coupons in it.