My New Coupon Binder!

My first coupon binder bit the dust. The rings have been stretched out for the last few weeks, and it made it hard for me to flip back and forth without the pages coming out of the binder. I’m glad I had a zipper binder, so I could zip it up and deal with it later! Today, I’m going to show you my new coupon binder!

New Coupon Binder Needs

I’ve been looking around for the perfect binder. I wanted a larger one first and foremost. My previous binder was a 1.5″ binder. I wanted at least a 3″. I also like the zipper pockets in the front flat so I could store everything I needed: a pen, a mini calculator, and a small pair of scissors. My old binder had a card slot so I could put my CVS ExtraCare card in there, so that was nice as well. A binder with lockable rings was key because coupons can get heavy. Of course, I want it to last longer than the cheap one I got at Target. It was great for my first binder, but now I know what I want!

Zipper Binder

I purchased the Case-it 3 Inch Zipper Binder. It doesn’t have all of the things that I was looking for, but it has most of them. It also has a removable expandafile that is on the inside of the binder. My last one had the expandafile on the outside, and the button popped off really fast.

It doesn’t have a card holder, but it has a mesh zipper pocket on the front of the expandafile. That will work. This binder has a handle on the spine and comes with an optional shoulder strap. I don’t think that’s going to be necessary, but it’s funny! It’s a serious coupon binder!

DIY Coupon Binder Dividers

I did a little reorganizing. I have the same sections as the last Coupon Binder, and I’ve added a section for Walgreens. I’ve also put quick tabs throughout the grocery section for different groups of items. I made my own tabs instead of using the ready made tabs. They didn’t stick out enough between the baseball card sheets.

It’s not totally done. I need to get some thicker business card sheets. The ones that I have are really flimsy. I use those for gift cards and store coupons that I get in the mail.

Well, what do you think? Want more couponing tips? Check out this post and this post to learn how to coupon! Also, don’t forget to check out all of the different pocket pages that I use to organize my coupon binder!

Happy Couponing!