If your new at couponing think of unused spaces in your home. In our family room under our stairway we have a closet that we store our personal items. Prior we used this closet to store our movies and music DVD’S. Until…..I started couponing.

Here’s my to do list. I keep a list on the inside of the closet. It helps me to see what items I’m getting low on. This also helps me keep an inventory count on certain items.

On one of my field trips to the flea market, I came across this hanging rack for only .75 cents. I had plans for this great thrifty find.

At the time I only needed to hang just a few  razors. This is what I used when I first started couponing.

This is where it lives with the rest of my stockpile.

 

The purpose of stockpiling is so that you do not have to pay full price. Especially, on expensive items such as razors, body wash, shampoo, and bar soap. You don’t want to pay sale price either. A particular item may go on sale once or twice a year so you will want to stock up to maximize your savings.

 

Stockpile when it’s free or close to it. Personally, I stock up when prices are 75% or higher. You want to take advantage of groceries at the very lowest price. Stockpile the quantity that will last your family until the next sale cycle.

 

 

Organizing with baskets are great especially if you are short on space. I purchased these Martha Stewart fabric drawer baskets from The Home Depot for $6.00 each, with your military discount for an extra 10% off. Personally I don’t use them often simply because of out of sight out of mind rule. If I don’t see it I will forget to use it.

 

Running out of shelf space I had no choice but to use these stylish pretty baskets.

Consistency is one of the keys to being a successful couponer. If your serious about couponing it will take about 3-4 months or less to build a stockpile. By your 4th month you should see the savings.

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