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From Penny Pincher to " Coupon Queen " !!
By: Melissa Garcia, Tue Jun 20th, 2006
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 of
two children ,Taylor my daughter and Ryan my son. I got married
in 1995 and we decided to have our first child 6 months
after.Thats when my husband and I decided that I was going to be
a stay at home mom. My husband bought us a computer and soon we
got the internet. Boy did that open a whole new world to me! I
soon started chatting with moms who clipped coupons,sent in
refunds and frequented freebie boards.
My husband thought I was silly. The first month I would save
over half on my grocery bill, the second month I was bringing
home receipts showing him how I got stuff free at the grocery
store. I think he must have feel out of his chair when the third
month came along and I came home and the store actually had to
pay me to shop there (sitting here laughing and reminicing all
these 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 my
own website online! My site started out small but quickly grew
to over 2,000 people now both men and women and we are growing
larger everyday.
Everything is growing so quickly that even my children have
stepped into help. My children set down with me and help me
sort, staple & cut my coupons. They are learning the value of
saving money. Of course daughter is picking up on it faster than
my my son. Ryan will say mom can we get that and Taylor will say
"Not unless mom has a coupon for it" LOL!! I do alot for people
and Im very envolved in my childrens activities. Im one of those
people who can't say no LOL and sometimes I feel stressed and
under appreciated. I know there are other people out there like
me and that is another reason why I started this website.
Everyone I know calls me the "Coupon Queen".. My husband is so
proud of me that he carries a picture around of me standing next
to my free stuff!!.Why even our local news station has called me
to do SEVERAL interviews which you can see at
http://www.channeloklahoma.com (do a search for coupon queen) My
dream now is to go on the "Oprah Show"!!!
We will be starting some coupon classes and also hope to get
involved with the battered womens shelters soon!! We hope this
gets 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 Major
companys online with no strings attached!! My mailbox is always
filled with goodies. Also did you know there are online sites
that will give you FREE Gift Certificates just for registering
and visiting there online merchants, no purchase necessary!! I
have 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 from
major companies offering free stuff like FREE Movie Tickets just
for sending in upc's from their products.Dont forget getting
your groceries at 70 to 80% off using coupons! We show you how
to get the best deals!
We also have a shoppers alert board Where people post about good
deals they find online like office max offering a $20 off any
$20 purchase you just pay shipping. Target is one of our
favorites. We teach women how to REALLY shop targets clearance
section. We are usually the first ones to find the deals as
sometimes we find out about stuff thats on clereance before its
even marked!!! You should see my gift closet. I already have
most of my Christmas shopping done!! We help each other out when
we find an amazing clearance sale like $60 karioke machine that
I got for $9 or the $100 pokemon gameboys that were not marked
clereance but rang up $10 or $15!!!!!
Oh and you cant forget saving money around the home. We have
remedies you can make at home like Homemade baby wipes and dryer
sheets.Learn how to make your household items last longer. I
also talk about sweepstakes! I have won a trip to Cancun and San
Antonio.I have won birthday partys for my daughter, 2 cases of
cereal ,$100 in groceries and many other items!! My family and
friends call me the FRUGAL QUEEN!!!!
Kathie is our Technical Liason and Graphics Coordinator and with
out her I don't know what we'd do. So if you like what you see
give 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 forget
to donate to you local shelter!!!
To find out more go to: http://www.morestealsanddeals.com
About the author:
Copyright Bio: Melissa Garcia CouponQueenofok@aol.com
Edmond,Oklahoma
You may use this article for free for non profit as long as you
keep its authenticity and you email me to let me know where it
will be posted or published as I would love to let my readers
know.I have a pic that would go great with this article if you'd
like to email me for it.
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