[pennywatcher]

I tried leaving my inserts all unclipped, but that didn't work for me. Once I started getting multiple inserts, clipping them all didn't work either from both a time and space consideration. So now I have a hybrid system.

I have the big index card box that goes into the store with me, and I have a portable file box that generally stays home. I buy 2-4 papers on Sunday. Those coupons get clipped and filed in the index card box. It's extremely rare that I ever need more than 1-4 coupons for an unexpected purchase.

Any other inserts I get after that get filed (without clipping) in the file box (e.g. under "01-07 V1"). If a great sale comes up, and I need multiple coupons, I'll pull them out of the file box and clip them.

I'm moving from the index card box to a binder once the page inserts I ordered arrive. Once I do that, I think the index card box will be used as a temporary sorting area. I'll make up dividers that correspond to each binder page. I'll sort my pile of clipped coupons into the index card box. It's quick and easy to slide coupons in behind the dividers of the index card box (one handed, even). Once the big pile is presorted into the index card box, I will take each little pile out of the index card box and sort it into the pockets on the appropriate page of the binder. It is an extra step, but I think I'll be happier doing it that way than flipping back and forth in the binder to file things.

I agree with BzyBee. Get "caught up" with this week's inserts and move on from there.