Comments on: Ask the readers: When do you clip coupons?

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:35:48 +0000

I clip coupons Sunday morning before church. It helps me focus on my family, our needs and the great resources God gives us to provide for our family. My husband usually helps with the sorting and listmaking and my twelve year old looks for expired coupons as we go. We have everything together so we can run by CVS on our way home to snag deals while they are in stock after church.

By: Amiyrah

Amiyrah — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:14:03 +0000

I clip on mondays and then organize into my accordian file throughout the week. Since I send coupons to a few internet buddies, I get those piles together during the week also. Because I schedule one time during the week when I JUST clip and nothing else, the coupons don't overwhelm me.

By: Amphritrite

Amphritrite — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:02:01 +0000

Generally, I clip and sort throughout the week, and then on Friday evening or Saturday morning, I sit down and use the circulars to make a list. From that list, I use Hot Coupon World's database to ID any coupons that match and decide whether those "deals" really are deals. Then, it's a simple matter of pulling them from my expanding file and paperclipping them to the list that they match. All in all, clipping and sorting into the file is the longest part, so I do it here and there, whenever I have time.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:34:43 +0000

Sometimes I clip my coupons during my 10 minute break at work.

By: MoCat

MoCat — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:53:01 +0000

I have an hour commute on the train every work day. Usually I am able to cut the coupons going one way and file them in my binder going the other way. I also match deals up when I’m done sorting.

I find that it is a lot easier to pick up the few free/close-to-free items in the city drug stores. When I get home to the suburbs, I can pick up the grocery items.

By: Lea Ann

Lea Ann — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:35:18 +0000

I clip Sunday Paper coupons and write out deals for grocery and CVS Sunday early a.m., alone, in the kitchen while watching “CBS Sunday Morning”, drinking coffee. Husband entertains children in another room or takes them to the park or to Starbucks to get mommy a cappucino. It is mommy’s coupon time and they do not bother me while I put together the deals for the week. I print out and cut out internet coupons about once a week during a baby naptime. I file coupons into my binder during toddler afternoon snack while he is trapped in his high chair and watching “Max and Ruby” . (Without a TV in my kitchen, life as we know it at my house would cease to exist.)

By: TopazTook

TopazTook — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:42:00 +0000

I’ve stopped clipping coupons from the Sunday inserts and, like a previous commenter said, I file them in a notebook binder in page protectors, with the dates noted on them. Since I don’t have time to clip coupons until after the toddler goes to bed, this has saved me so much time! (And it’s easier to find the printable coupons and those from other sources that I still keep in a coupon binder, since there are fewer in there.)

By: Eden

Eden — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:55:41 +0000

My favorite time to clip is in the car lane at school because the 1 year old is strapped in her car seat.
Will be figuring out a new time though since school is out for the summer and we’ll be walking to/from school in the Fall.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:48:55 +0000

I’m de-lurking! Thanks for all the great advice!

I clip coupons on Sunday afternoons with my three girls, ages 2, 4 and 6. My 2 year old gets to practice cutting up the “trash” pieces and cuts out any pictures she enjoys looking at. My four year old practices cutting neatly and my 6 year old helps sort, organize and categorize the clipped coupons. We count the activity as part of our homeschool and my 6 year old has lots of practice adding, reading and learning about saving money! We have a great time together!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:58:26 +0000

I have figured out how to clip them while I’m nursing my twins…works well since I have to spend a lot of time sitting with them!

By: KayleighJeanne

KayleighJeanne — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:15:23 +0000

I do the same thing that Debbie does, and just file my coupons the way they come. I do go through and clip the coupons I will use no matter what, and I do go through the inserts after a couple months and pull out the leftovers that have expired. Much to my husband’s chagrin, sometimes I decide to do this right when he is ready to go shopping.

By: 20 Something Money

20 Something Money — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:04:56 +0000

I wrote about my coupon clipping strategy for tomorrows post. I must admit when I first started clipping coupons it was a total mess around my bed.

Thanks for all the great posts!

By: Janie

Janie — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:19:50 +0000

Our local Sunday paper comes out on Saturday so that night I clip mine after monkey (daughter) goes to bed and I polish my toe nails. While they’re drying I sit on the floor with coupons ALL around me. What better time to do my toes when I know I’ll be still long enough, clipping coupons (and putting them in my binder!!)

By: Today's Daily Dose

Today's Daily Dose — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:29:21 +0000

Umm…does anyone else notice that the names/blog addresses are off from the comments? Just wondering.

Also, Crystal…does HTML code not work in here. I tried to link to something and it came up as just type.

???
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Money Saving Mom here:

The names/blog addresses are under the commentor’s comment, not above as in Blogger.

When you leave a link, you’ll want to leave the full link and it will be hyper-linked.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:59:10 +0000

Oh ladies you are missing the point!! I clip every Sunday morning whilst my husband makes a hot breakfast. I drive to Publix in the morning after sleeping in to get the paper and the mystery item for 1 cent (when you spent $10) and then he makes eggs and toast and juice et whilst talking to the kids. It is my zen time in a week of chaos!!!!!!!!!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:49:55 +0000

I had a doctor’s appt today and I usually have to wait for a while so this time I was smart and brought my coupons with me. I had then all spread out on the examining table while I waited. Got a lot done!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:28:49 +0000

During football or baseball games!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:27:58 +0000

I like to clip coupons while watching either TV during the evenings or during the day if I have time.

By: Life on Seventh Avenue

Life on Seventh Avenue — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:19:23 +0000

I make it a habit to never just watch TV. So I clip and organize coupons while I watch.

By: Hannelore

Hannelore — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:18:12 +0000

I also clip on the way to church while my husband drives and the five little ones are nicely strapped in and relatively quiet. Or like others, in the evenings, or while watching my kids play outside. My 7 year old son is an administrative-guru-in-the-making and helps me clip and sort. All five of my children (two 4 year olds, two five year olds and the 7yr old) like to go into Kroger or wherever and look for the machines and see who can collect the most coupons. It helps having twelve hands and eyes…