From Penny Pincher To " Coupon Queen " !!
By Melissa Garcia, Fri Dec 9th
You've heard the the old saying"Nothing in life is free" right?Well not anymore. My name is Melissa Garcia and I am a mother oftwo children ,Taylor my daughter and Ryan my son. I got marriedin 1995 and we decided to have our first child 6 monthsafter.Thats when my husband and I decided that I was going to bea stay at home mom. My husband bought us a computer and soon wegot the internet. Boy did that open a whole new world to me! Isoon started chatting with moms who clipped coupons,sent inrefunds and frequented freebie boards. My husband thought I was silly. The first month I would saveover half on my grocery bill, the second month I was bringinghome receipts showing him how I got stuff free at the grocerystore. I think he must have feel out of his chair when the thirdmonth came along and I came home and the store actually had topay me to shop there (sitting here laughing and reminicing allthese memories while writing this). Well friends and relatives start asking how are you doing this?So of course I got them started and then eventually started myown website online! My site started out small but quickly grewto over 2,000 people now both men and women and we are growinglarger everyday.
Everything is growing so quickly that even my children havestepped into help. My children set down with me and help mesort, staple & cut my coupons. They are learning the value ofsaving money. Of course daughter is picking up on it faster thanmy my son. Ryan will say mom can we get that and Taylor will say"Not unless mom has a for it" LOL!! I do alot for peopleand Im very envolved in my childrens activities. Im one of thosepeople who can't say no LOL and sometimes I feel stressed andunder appreciated. I know there are other people out there likeme and that is another reason why I started this website.Everyone I know calls me the "Coupon Queen".. My husband is soproud of me that he carries a picture around of me standing nextto my free stuff!!.Why even our local news station has called meto do SEVERAL interviews which you can see athttp://www.channeloklahoma.com (do a search for queen) Mydream now is to go on the "Oprah Show"!!! We will be starting some classes and also hope to getinvolved with the battered womens shelters soon!! We hope thisgets you as much enjoyment and money savings tips as we do!! ABOUT OUR SITE: On
our site you can learn how to get FREE stuff from Majorcompanys online with no strings attached!! My mailbox is alwaysfilled with goodies. Also did you know there are online sitesthat will give you FREE Gift Certificates just for registeringand visiting there online merchants, no purchase necessary!! Ihave gotten FREE gift certificates to places like, Toys r us,Target, Walmart, and TJ Maxx. I tell people how to look for offers in grocery stores frommajor companies offering free stuff like FREE Movie Tickets justfor sending in upc's from their products.Dont forget gettingyour groceries at 70 to 80% off using coupons! We show you howto get the best deals! We also have a shoppers alert board Where people post about gooddeals they find online like office max offering a $20 off any$20 purchase you just pay shipping. Target is one of ourfavorites. We teach women how to REALLY shop targets clearancesection. We are usually the first ones to find the deals assometimes we find out about stuff thats on clereance before itseven marked!!! You should see my gift closet. I already havemost of my Christmas shopping done!! We help each other out whenwe find an amazing clearance sale like $60 karioke machine thatI got for $9 or the $100 pokemon gameboys that were not markedclereance but rang up $10 or $15!!!!! Oh and you cant forget saving money around the home. We haveremedies you can make at home like Homemade baby wipes and dryersheets.Learn how to make your household items last longer. Ialso talk about sweepstakes! I have won a trip to Cancun and SanAntonio.I have won birthday partys for my daughter, 2 cases ofcereal ,$100 in groceries and many other items!! My family andfriends call me the FRUGAL QUEEN!!!! Kathie is our Technical Liason and Graphics Coordinator and without her I don't know what we'd do. So if you like what you seegive Kathie a hollar & let her know!!! Anyone can be a " Frugal/Coupon Queen " and we'll show you how!!And don't forget when you get all those good deals don't forgetto donate to you local shelter!!! To find out more go to: http://www.morestealsanddeals.com
About the author: Copyright Bio: Melissa Garcia CouponQueenofok@aol.comEdmond,Oklahoma You may use this article for free for non profit as long as youkeep its authenticity and you email me to let me know where itwill be posted or published as I would love to let my readersknow.I have a pic that would go great with this article if you'dlike to email me for it.
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