Frugal Living Challenge

There was some interest in the challenge so here is the first one. Prepare a coupon holder. I liked the binder idea best for me, but there are a lot of other options, too. Check out www.frugalisfab.blogspot.com for more great ideas. Leave a comment on this post when you have accomplished this goal. Have fun!

More Info On Coupon Binder

I have had a few requests for more info on the coupon binder that I put together. I found my binder at Wal-Mart in their seasonal section. They still have all of the back-to-school items there and had a lot of fun binders for cheap. The trading card protectors I got at Target in their trading card section (baseball cards, Pokemon cards) which is up by the registers. You can probably find them just about anywhere, though. Here are the sections that I divided my coupons in to:

(I listed mine alphabetically)

*baby
*beverages
*breakfast
*canned/boxed
*cleaners
*condiments
*dairy
*deodorant
*frozen
*hair care
*make-up
*medications
*misc.
*refrigerated
*snack/candy
*soaps/lotions
*store coupons
*teeth/shaving

I hope this helps!

Coupon Clipping

I have to admit that I have always felt slightly irritated when I'm at the grocery store and the person in front of me pulls out a fat wad of coupons. The only coupons I ever use are the 40% off ones at Roberts and Michaels. But hey, tough times call for desperate measures. With the high cost of everything nowadays I have decided to join ranks with the tight wads. I mean frugal. I am going to clip coupons! I put together a nifty coupon binder. I have 16 different divider tabs and trading card protectors to store the coupons in. I also found an awesome blog called Being Frugal Is Fabulous. She tells you how to get started and keeps an up-to-date post of great deals and terrific coupons. Check it out! www.frugalisfab.blogspot.com If you are interested in becoming a coupon clipper, leave me a post or shoot me an email. Maybe we can come up with a fun weekly challenge or some such.