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Bottle Cap Coupon Board

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Bottle Cap Coupon Board

(This is what I have hanging in my kitchen to keep coupons organized for shopping trips. It’s a twin of one on the other side of the wall, which holds bills awaiting payment)

You will need:

  • Magnetic whiteboard (about $10 at Walmart)
  • Way to hang the board (I used two Hercules Hooks, but you might want to use something more stable because the magnets will pull the board away from the wall when you try to lift them)
  • Two packages of magnetic clips (about $2 ea at walmart)
  • Package of craft bottlecaps, make sure they are the flat-backed ones(varies…$2-5/dozen at Hobby Lobby)
  • Glue (I use one of those purple-to-clear glue sticks because they dry quickly without a mess)
  • Package of 1″ epoxy stickers (about $3/dozen at Hobby Lobby)
  • 1″ round hole punch (I got mine at Hobby Lobby for around $7, but they might be cheaper elsewhere…mine was worth the investment because I also make jewelry and hair bows like this)
  • Hot-glue gun with sticks
  • Color printer and at least one sheet of paper

Directions:

  • Start out by choosing a location for your board and hanging it. As I said earlier, the magnets will pull the board away from the wall a little, so make it as stable as you need it to be. Since the clips will angle the labels downward, you might want the board a little above eye level.
  • Copy and paste the logos from the stores you normally go to onto a blank Word document. Resize them so they are tiny (about half an inch wide) and print them out. You might have some trial and error trying to get them small enough. Keep them all in a row along the margin so they’ll be easy to punch.
  • Center the hole punch over each logo and punch them out. Use the glue to attach them to the front of each decorative bottlecap. LET THEM DRY. It’s tempting to do the whole thing quickly, but if you don’t let the glue dry the epoxy caps won’t attach right!
  • When all of the logos have been glued into the bottlecaps, carefully place the epoxy caps over each and press firmly to get any air bubbles out.
  • Use the hot glue gun to glue the bottlecaps to the clips. Don’t be stingy with the glue, because these will be under stress as you clip and unclip things. I attached mine and then went back over them until the entire tab was covered.

  • Place the clips and use to plan out your shopping trips! This way you can just grab your coupons and go.

Did you know?

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Did you know?

A few weeks ago, my 2 year old daughter got into my coupon tote,  and DUMPED ALL MY INSERTS OUT, all over the kitchen floor!!!  I was DEVASTATED!!!
I file them as soon as I get them so I know when they’re from , and use post it notes on the dividers, with the date on them…

I was POSITIVE I would NEVER be able to sort them all out and get them back in the right order….. Well, as I was sitting on the floor with Inserts all around me, I picked one up and noticed, in tiny writing on the crease, or “binding”, that there was a DATE!!!

So I looked at all of them, SmartSource, P&G, and RP, and sure enough, they all have it!!!

(pictured above, one each of RP, SS, and P&G, with the date circled in red)

I went from devastated to ecstatic in seconds!!! Other than the 2 inserts that actually flew all over, the rest took SECONDS to pick up and put back in the right place!!!

Now for those of you that already knew this, LOL YOU ARE QUICKER THAN ME!! But for those of you that didn’t,  don’t feel bad… I have been couponing for a YEAR and just found out!! I am sharing this so that everyone knows what to do in the case of the 2 year old Destroyer VS Your Coupon Inserts 🙂




Shop the Sale/Coupon Cycles

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Shop the Sale Cycles at YOUR Grocery Store

Do you buy your groceries as you need them? Or do you shop your stores Sale Cycle? Have you noticed in your couponing efforts, certain coupons come out at certain times of the year? This is a GREAT example of how the stores sales run also. Certain sales, at certain times of year!

If you understand how the Stores Sales Cycles work which usually pair up pretty good to the Coupons that are released, you will be able to build a  nice stockpile in no time!

Currently as I type this, It is almost Summertime, Which means Coupons for Condiments are coming out soon, (Ketchup, BBQ Sauce, Mustard, etc.) which is good for my family, because we only have three bottles of  BBQ Sauce left from last Summer. Did I mention all the BBQ Sauce I bought through out last summer I did not pay ANYTHING for, and in fact many were $$MoneyMakers$$ when I paired a good sale with a Doubled Coupon.

YOU CAN DO THIS ALSO! Start shopping the Sales/Coupon Cycles and you will save a GOOD AMOUNT on your Groceries each year!

January: January is usually the Month for Diet and Health and Wellness! You will see a lot of Diet Foods, Granola, Vitamins, etc. January is also Super Bowl, Which means you will find Coupons for Dips, Chips, Crackers, etc. With it being the Winter Months, you will also still see Hot Beverage Coupons, like coffee, tea, hot cocoas, and so on.

February: February is a HOT MONTH! Valentines Day, National HOT Breakfast Month, and National Canned Food Month! Expect to find Chocolate Coupons, Waffle, Breakfast Sausages, Aspirin, and lots and lots of Canned products, Fruits and Veggies especially.

March: March is National Frozen Food Month and time for SPRING Cleaning! You will find a large variety of Frozen Meal Coupons, Pizza, Frozen Veggies, Popsicle and More. You will also find many Cleaning Supply Coupons and sales to match. GREAT time to stock up on these if you have the room! Watch your sales, and you can get them for next to NOTHING!

April: April is a little slower when it comes to coupons! You will see some Egg Coupons, Candy Coupons, Organic Foods and Kosher product coupons, but when it comes to April, it is a slower month for Coupons.

May: MAY IS HOT! You will start to see the Condiment Coupons, Sun lotion Coupons, Bug Spray Coupons, Soda and bottle water coupons, WAIT THERE IS MORE… Hamburger and Brat Coupons (Grilling time) baked beans, hot dogs, paper and plastic plate coupons! You get what I am saying! It is also Cinco De Mayo, so watch for Tortilla and Salsa Coupons. I LOVE MAY COUPONS!

June: June is National Dairy Month. It is time for Milk, Cheese, Ice Cream, cottage cheese, and many, many more. These items are a little harder to stockpile…but REMEMBER you can freeze Milk and Cheese!

July: July is a continuation of June. A LOT of meat coupons, condiment, items like that. GREAT time to have a FoodSaver on hand!

August: August means BACK TO SCHOOL, which means you will find GREAT Sales on School Supplies and even Coupons to use on them! At these prices it is the perfect time to stock up for the year! Let’s face it, those pencils the kids go through FAST! Back to school also means “Lunch box” items go on sale! Juice boxes, Snack Packs, Peanut Butter, Fruit Snacks, and so on.

September: September is a continuation of Augusts Back to School sales, AND lets add Tomato Items. Spaghetti Sauces, Soups, Canned Tomatoes.  Time to stock up for those colder days and be ready to make Spaghetti and Chili!

October: October means it is time to get ready for the baking season! During October you will see lots of Sugar, Flour, baking powder, baking soda, etc. Coupons. You will also start to see Gravy Coupons, Stuffing Coupons, more of these starting to pop up.

November: November is the time for Seasonal Sales and Coupons. Baking items, Holiday Foods, Crackers and Snacks, Turkey, and more. (IF you are going to stock up on Flour, FREEZE or Refrig. it to keep away the pantry moths)

December: In December you are still going to see the “Holiday” sales, but you are also going to start to see cold cuts, soda coupons, and “celebration” type sales and coupons start to come out. I always stock up on my chips and jars of dip during this time.

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