Well, I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I have tried the Binder Method with a Case-It binder and baseball card dividers and it was an absolute mess. I just do not have the time or patience to sit and insert each coupon into those little baseball card holders. I work full-time, and it is just not feasible for me to invest this kind of time while trying to work, run a blog, and a non-profit ministry.
So, my words of wisdom to you would be….IF you are going to go with a Case-It type binder and baseball card holders, make sure you have the time to coupon using this style. It is more time intensive. Plus, my perfectionistic personality could not stand how I had to bend the coupons! (I know this must sound silly). However, I had to cut the coupons even closer to get them to fit properly, and this just took WAY too much time for me.
So, right now, I’m back to my old coupon holder as shown above, and I feel MUCH better! It’s much quicker for me to find my coupons, and I’m not lugging that big binder into CVS or my other stores anymore! I feel like a free woman!! Remember, the Case-it method may only be best for people with certain amounts of time and patience! I know many couponers who swear by that method, so I’m not doubting it, I just don’t think it’s for me! 🙂
I use the same thing as you and love it. I can’t imagine having to put each coupon into a specific spot. My folder fits into my purse along side my wallet which is great for taking along with me shopping.
Is that expandable with separations? That would be perfect for me! I have mine in envelopes inside a plastic bag….LOL! I don’t care, I save money! That looks more like me, less like a homeless person…..give! Where do you buy one, and is there a coupon to get it?
I’m so glad to see someone else ditching the coupon binder! I always feel like the store cashiers are giving me the evil eye when they see me plunk the binder down in my cart lol. It’s like “oh great, ANOTHER crazy coupon lady”. I can be way more discreet with a small coupon organizer I can hide in my purse!!
I also work full time and don’t have time for the binder. What was I thinking? I can’t even find time to put pictures in a photo album! I don’t like bending the coupons either. I’m still working on a set-up that makes me perfectly happy but I know it’s not the binder.
i started using a coupon binder a few months ago – so far for me, it seems to be working pretty good…. 😀
I ditched my binder and have been woefully negligent in clipping coupons lately.