Couponing 101: Organizing Your Stockpile

Now that you’ve started to use coupons to stock your homes with your favorite foods and cleaning items it’s time to really think about your stockpile.

It is important to be realistic with the amount of space that you have and can devote to your grocery items. I am lucky enough to have a full basement with plenty of space to store my items but if you don’t have this luxury you can be creative without making your house look like the

local convenience store.

• Storing items under beds and in closets is a great way to keep organized and to maximize your space. If you are going to do this I highly recommend keeping your items in Rubbermaid plastic totes that are labeled with the contents. The totes help to keep critters out and the labels will keep you from having to rifle through each bin trying to find what you need.

• Also keep your like items together. I have all my cat and dog food together on one shelf, all my paper goods on another, all baking items together and so on.

• Keep your items stocked with the older items towards the front; although most canned goods and other stock up items have lengthy shelf lives, you don’t want to use all the 2013 dated items while the 2012 sit and wait to be used.

• Lastly decide what minimum and maximum of each item you want to keep in your stockpile so that you know when it’s time to stock up and when you can focus on another item. This will also help you from having to eat cereal three times a day for 4 weeks to make room!

Best of luck to all of the new and newly energized couponers out there.

Please feel free to let us know if there is anything you would like to see me cover for you regarding couponing. 

It has been my great pleasure to share my saving tips! ~ Marsha

Guest Blog Post from Family Made Simple fan, Marsha Giroux. Marsha, the mom of Harry, 2 ½ and Sophia 1 resides in Rhode Island.