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I am a stay at home mom with four wonderful kids. I have been married for over 10 years to my best friend. I am head over heels in love with him. He always supports my crazy "thrifty adventures". We have a lot of fun together.

I was raised on a small dairy farm. Where I learned very young, the value of hard work and how to be thrifty in all areas of life. Growing up our meals were made from scratch. Only on special occasion would we get name brand cereal, chips, or any other fancy treats. Now that I am a Mom with my own budget, the basic foods always comes first. I too make most of our meals from scratch and take pride in feeding my family a well balanced healthy diet.

I enjoy seeing how far I can make our budget stretch, and when I take the time to match sales with coupons I am able to get all those "fun & fancy" items that would other wise be out of my budget. Being thrifty has always been a way of life for me, but it has also become a real joy.

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FREE COUPON CLASS 1/24 ~ Grab your seat now ** Now FULL

Class is now FULL!

I am excited to let you know I have teamed up with the Idaho Statesman again and will be offering a FREE COUPON CLASS on January 24th. We have 215 seats   but they will fill up quickly so you will need to RSVP to reserve your spot now!!!

 

When: Tuesday January 24th
Where: Courtyard by Marriott – 1789 S. EAGLE ROAD, MERIDIAN… Near Eagle and Overland Road

Time: 7-8:30 pm

Register online at idahostatesman.com/signup or a direct lick here


Any reserved spots not filled just prior to
the start of the class will be
opened up for attendees that do not
have a reservation.

Adults only please

 

***If you are having a hard time registering you can call the Idaho Statesman to register.

Free Coupon Class 1/24 A Thrifty Mom ~ Meridian Idaho

I am excited to let you know I have teamed up with the Idaho Statesman again and will be offering a FREE COUPON CLASS on January 24th. We have 215 seats   but they will fill up quickly so you will need to RSVP to reserve your spot now!!!

When: Tuesday January 24th
Where: Courtyard by Marriott – 1789 S. EAGLE ROAD, MERIDIAN… Near Eagle and Overland Road

Time: 7-8:30 pm

Register online at idahostatesman.com/signup or a direct lick here


Any reserved spots not filled just prior to
the start of the class will be
opened up for attendees that do not
have a reservation.

Adults only please

***If you are having a hard time registering you can call the Idaho Statesman to register.

Did you sign up for our Coupon Class – Win a signed Bobby Flay’s book plus more prizes

BOBBY FLAY Throw DownWhere are you tonight? Want to win a signed copy of Bobby Flay’s book “Throw Down”? Or how about a gift card to Winco? Or many more prizes? If you signed up for our Coupon 101 class tonight starting at 7pm – Make sure you are there or you will miss out more then learning to coupon!

For directions and info read here

Free Coupon Class 1/11/12 in Meridian~ Grab your spot now!!!

I am excited to let you know that I have teamed up with Debt Reduction Services and  I will be offering another FREE local coupon class on 1/11/12 .  Class is over half sold out, but we still have 100 open seats, but the won’t last long so hurry and save your spot.

WHAT: Couponing Class
WHEN: Wednesday January 11, 2012 7:00-8:30pm
WHERE:  Courtyard by Marriot Hotel (1789 S. Eagle Rd, Meridian)
COST: Free (Non-perishable food item donations accepted but not required)

All collected food items will be donated to the Oasis Food Center in Caldwell
Idaho and used in their food pantry and children’s weekend backpack program.
Class size is limited to 250. Reserve your spot by emailing you and your
guests names to Couponing@DebtReductionServices.org. One guest per person

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Save Lives Save Money online Couponing 101 class video

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As many of you know, we have been hard at work the last year trying to get our Coupon Class on DVD.  I will be honest my drive at first for making this class was sparked after talking to one of my fellow bloggers and hearing the huge success and financial gain they had from their own Coupon DVD.  I filmed our own class, found a marketing company and we were well on our way.  But then we seemed to hit one road block after another the whole plan was just put on hold for awhile.

In my heart, something never felt right.  I did not know if it was my own lack of self esteem and did not feel like “my class” was worthy of teaching others to save. Or if it was the fact that I did not feel what I had to share with others was worthy of a DVD…. so I drug my feet.  Then this summer we did our first big giveback event, “Save Lives Save Money”.  At this event we were able to gather over 50 units of blood for the American Red Cross, and 4 huge bins of food for the Idaho Food Bank.  This event we did it in honor of our son Matthew who was born missing the left side of his heart (hypoplastic left heart syndrome).  It was a blessing to do good in honor or him.

If you have attended my  coupon class I take a minute to tell you how and why we started our blog.  It was a way to give back to our friends and family and those “heart moms” who lovingly served and gave to us in our time of need.  Little did we know it would become our full time job and help thousands  of  families save money daily.

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One night I was laying in bed not able to sleep, trying to solve all my troubles in the quiet of the night.  My little Matthew was sick that day and I was really worried about him.  I laid in the darkness with my hand on his little chest, so I could feel his heart beating…. praying to my Father In Heaven to once again watch over and protect my sweet little boy.  My mind raced with the many trips to and from the hospital and how blessed we are to have him well and at home.  All at once I realized that I  wanted to go in a totally different direction with my Coupon Class DVD.  I started my blog to give back, I teach my classes to the community for free to give back…. and this online coupon class should continue with the same spirit in giving back.

So, we decided to start a Non-profit Charity called “Save Lives Save Money.org”.  We hope to offer support for families with medical needs.  We also hope to be able to offer families both financial and emotional support as they care for their little ones.

I pray that most of you will NEVER have to  personally  know the heartbreak of almost loosing you child.  But, for those of you who have been there… you know that nothing else matters.  But often life makes you make those hard choices, like only one parent being able to be there for surgery because you can’t afford the extra plane ticket.  Or not being able to afford a medication to make your little one well.  We are in no means going to be able to “save the world” but we hope to make small differences in others lives one step at a time.

So we are excited to let know, on this Thanksgiving day we will  be able to share our full length coupon class (1 hr 15 mins) with all our readers.  You can watch it online,  Instead of selling our class on DVD we are offering it as an online video.  In order to access the online class we ask that you give a donation to Save Lives Save Money charity.  We know that budgets are tight so any donation is welcome, but we ask you to open you hearts and know that these funds will go towards helping others in time of need.

Like many donations, this too may be a tax write off for you. Please talk to your account or tax professional for more info.

After completing the Donation below, you will be taken to the Couponing 101 Class video

For a $5 Donation:

 

For a $10 Donation:

 

For a $15 Donation:

 

For a $20 Donation:

 

If you feel the need to donate more:

Dont forget if you registered for the Couponing 101 class tonight

Don’t forget about the Couponing 101 class tonight. Seats are full, so come early to get a good seat. it is full for new entries unless you are are already on the waiting list. See you in a few!

A Thrifty Mom FREE Coupon Class 11/16 ~ Now Full

Update*** class is now full. Registration is now closed.

I am excited to let you know I have teamed up with the Idaho Statesman again and will be offering a FREE COUPON CLASS on November 16th.  We have 215 seats (currently only 120 left)    but they will fill up quickly so you will need to RSVP to reserve your spot.

When: Wednesday, November 16th
Where: Courtyard by Marriott – 1789 S. EAGLE ROAD, MERIDIAN… Near Eagle and Overland Road

Time: 7-8:30 pm

Register online at
forms.idahostatesman.com/couponclass


Any reserved spots not filled just prior to
the start of the class will be
opened up for attendees that do not
have a reservation.

Adults only please

***If you are having a hard time registering you need to click the down arrow to select the event, the coupon class will pull right up.  If you are still not able to sign up you can call the Idaho Statesman to register.

FREE Coupon Class October 6th in Meridian

I am excited to let you know I have teamed up with the Idaho Statesman again and will be offering a FREE COUPON CLASS on October 6th.  We have 215  seats but they will fill up quickly so you will need to RSVP to reserve your spot.

When: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
Where: Courtyard by Marriott – 1789 S. EAGLE ROAD, MERIDIAN… Near Eagle and Overland Road

Time: 7-8:30 pm

Register online at
forms.idahostatesman.com/couponclass


Any reserved spots not filled just prior to
the start of the class will be
opened up for attendees that do not
have a reservation.

Adults only pleas

Support Our Troops coupon drive- Local and National

Come see me today at the Women’s Celebration and enter to win this FREE  Coupon Binder and a $50 Albertsons Gift card.  

I am excited to let you know that I have teamed up with the Idaho Statesman in a Support Our Troops Coupon Drive.

I will be at their expo booth collecting expired coupons to send to Military Families. They can use these coupons in the over sea commissaries up to 6 months after they expire. For more info on this program check out TroopCoups.

Just for stopping by you can enter to win a Case-it Coupon Binder and a $50 Albertsons Gift Card!!!! 

Date: Friday 9/23/2011

Time: 3-6pm

Place: Woman’s Celebration in Boise, Idaho Statesman Expo Booth

What: Bring your clipped coupons sorted into two groups “food” and “non food”

We will also have information about our upcoming FREE  COUPON CLASS  on October 6.  Come by the booth and be the first to sign up!

START GATHERING THOSE EXPIRED COUPONS!!!! (please only bring newly expired coupons within 45 days)

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For our national readers we want to invite you to be part of this event as well.  You can ship your recently expired coupons (clipped sorted into two groups “food” and “non food”) in a flat rate priority mailer to this address:

Schilz
PSC 76 BOX 5322
APO AP 96319
We have been matched up with this base, and these families are excited to receive these coupons.  I hope we can shower them with coupon love!!!
For our national readers, if you send coupons to this address, please leave a comment below and you will be entered to win a $25 Olive Garden gift card… we are doing this on the honor system since I will not know if you shipped them or not.

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