I fold them and tuck them into the big side pocket of my handbag. However, they don't live there - when I get home I take them out and file them in my "receipt folder" -- one of those inexpensive 5"x7" expanding pocket files. It has 7 pockets, and each store has a pocket.

When shopping I fold my receipts and put them in the zippered section of my wallet. I take them out every couple of days and log them in my expenses book and check register. My DD scoffs at this degree of record keeping, but it 1) keeps me sane, 2) helps me track where every penny goes, and 3) I love practical math.

Scoffs! What a great word.

I put them in the bill fold and at sone point take out and put in a file. i used to have a few, but i find one is fine to shuffle through.

Every so often i will thin the herd.

Side story: it seems more often that THE one receipt I need, is somehow not in there!

When using a wallet that does not have a separate section that I designate for receipts, I will fold them and place behind the bills.

My procedure is much like Bunny's but since I don't use a debit card (either credit or cash) no need to transfer to a check register but I do save the credit receipts to check against the bill.

As for scoffing kids, mine do everything online and surely think I'm a dinosaur. Maybe I am. But I like knowing where I stand monetarily. Close is not good enough. It's how I was taught and also comes from doing books for a business. It's how I/we taught our kids but didn't stick to the came degree with them.

Accumulate in my wallet, then remove to my desk. Every few days they're entered Into Quickbooks, then matched to the cc bill. Also a holdover from owning two businesses, it just works. And when DH says "the fuel pump I bought in June 2019 is still under warranty", I can hand him the original recept in two minutes or less.

I put the receipt in my wallet until I get home (or look at the wallet again LOL). Receipts are then put in a receipt pocket (a smaller expanding file). I buy much more on-line than in actual shops, so I print out my receipts and also store a copy in a desk-top folder.

The Mr. has a business and we do similar for it. Receipts are kept in files though. I do the monthly books, the accountant does the yearly stuff. : )

I stuff receipts in a purse or wallet or in the original package, take them home, put the ones involving warranties or possible returns into file boxes and shred the rest. Almost all my purchases of any significance are by card of some sort, especially in these Covid days, so the physical receipts don't actually matter that much for tracking expenditure since the transaction is already on record with my bank by the time I get home.

I like knowing where I stand monetarily

Exactly. I want to know how much I've spent and on what. I never have to lie awake at night wondering where the money went. I know exactly where it went.

@Bunny during our early lean years, I knew exactly where the money went but still sometimes would lie awake at night! wondering what to do!

@DLM2000-GW too true. No guarantee it was spent wisely or within budget.

I barely ever use cash, just my bank card & Paypal, and I purchase more online than in person, so every purchase is electronically recorded, and a number of stores now will email you an e-receipt. Paper receipts go in the trash, unless they're for services & major appliances, and those go into file folders. I do staple the purchase receipts to the owner's manuals as well.

The receipts for big items I have no problem with. It's walking out of Sam's, TJ Maxx, kids consignment stores, etc where they give you the receipt and push you forward that I have issues with occasionally. The receipt got shoved in my wallet , purse, coat pocket and where is it now and which item is it on this electronic receipt that I need to return. I try to scribble something on the top of the receipt if I am buying a gift.

Heaven forbid you buy something at Hobby Lobby and need to return it. You will never figure out which item it is on their receipts.

I have a Ziploc bag in my car for those kind of receipts. I empty out the bag about once per month.

I take them out of my pocketbook and put them in a decorative box that I keep on my dresser. Periodically, I go through them and through out the ones not needed. If there are any that I want to keep, I file them.

Standard small receipts go into my purse pocket. Every week or two I move them to a ziploc bag labeled by the month, these are kept in my desk for easy access when reviewing credit card statements. After a three months the receipts are recycled.

Paper receipts that need to be kept longer for warrantied products and such, are either attached to the product warranty or filed in the appropriate category folder in my file cabinet.

Oh, jill, thank you! Everyone here seems more organized in this area than I am; it's the one area I haven't nailed down. At all. I throw receipts in my purse, and at home they find their way into a drawer...a disorganized pile. Ouch. I always mean to reconcile with the CC statement, but I just pay it off every month and never check if my returns have been credited as a disorganized pile is too daunting to deal with so I don't. I've been thinking I need an effective system, and thank you RNMom, as I think jill's method will solve my issue!

RN, I think we have the same VB wallet/coin purse, etc. Does your's have the two little twist clips on top, and a place for your drivers license? I love mine!

I confess, I don't routinely reconcile credit card statements, certainly not with receipts. The bank notifies me of any credit card purchases over $100, so I know right away if something has been charged to my card in error, but otherwise I just take a quick look at the online statement now and then. I do keep receipts for things under warranty but I just don't see the point of keeping receipts for things like groceries or restaurant bills. Admittedly, I don't have to worry about budgeting so that makes things easier.

I am beginning to get into the habit of simply scanning the warranty-type receipts. Easier to organize and store them in an electronic rather than a physical file these days, and I've yet to encounter any problem with producing the scanned version. In fact, most companies I've dealt with ask for a scanned copy for warranty coverage anyway.

I shove them into the pocket of my purse that has the currency. When it seems like I have too many in there I pull them out and throw the ones I know I don't need (groceries and the like) and pile the rest (clothing, household, etc.) on my desk until that pile starts to bother me. Then I go through and decide if there are any I really need to keep longer term and toss the others. If it's something really important I put it in the receipt file in my file cabinet. The remainder sit in a pile on my desk until I decide they're no longer needed. I don't cross check with my debit card as the amount debited from my account has never been wrong any time I did check. I don't really put anything on my credit card except online purchases and I have no paper receipts for that stuff.

I do much like 2katz4me does. I regularly review my credit card bill for discrepancies, but don't reconcile with actual receipts except for major purchases and returns. I used to match every receipt, but in all the years only found 1 double-charge from a restaurant. It doesn't seem worth the time for me, anyway.

I've worked mostly contract work during my career and grew used to fluctuating income. I'm frugal and live below my means, so while I never know exactly how much I have, I know it's enough.

Oh, and I hate math.

When I buy something I’m not sure about, I keep it in my wallet where the bills go, so I have it handy if I need to return the unsatisfactory item. Everything else gets stuffed into my purse (an ancient Brahmin favored over newer ones). Once in a while when my ourse gets too messy, I let the confetti of receips rain down and discard those not needed anymore.

I think I am going to try the plastic bag method mentioned by Zalco and see if that helps keep them handy. It sound like a practical way to keep them organized for all of those short term receipts.

DH and I are both retired financial people. What we had been doing forever, is recording the receipts (almost always using credit card) and then when the monthly bill would come in, keeping them all together and file away. Now that just about everything is online and we don't get our credit card bills via mail, on paper, we pretty much only keep the receipts for a while ( like Nuts mentioned for the ease of return). We no longer save the receipts (yes we used to staple the receipts to each monthly bill) as we realized that just about everything is available online.

It's really cut down on paper storage.

True story- when we were downsizing and preparing for the move, the shredder was super busy. We (well DH really) had saved utility bills, phone bills, etc etc for years and years.

I should also mention that we check the online postings to the credit cards pretty often and do have alerts set up so if anything curious comes up we are on it.

I should add that I don't keep receipts for consumables (eg groceries) but only from stores that I might make a return - like for clothing or hardware (I tend to buy supplies for projects then change my mind or don't use); and as others have mentioned, receipts for anything that is warrantied, or that I just want to recall/document when/how much purchased (household fixtures, appliances, electronics, power tools) are kept with the warranty or owner's manual or a specific envelope for house improvements.

Forgot to mention that I have set up my bank and credit card accounts to send me email notifications for every transaction, so when I go through my inboxes every morning, I can see deposits, charges, debits, credits & balances and cross check any questionable amounts with my accounts. I have a number of credit cards, but I rarely use them and stick to my bank credit/debit card for everything, which makes things a lot simpler.