You’ve no doubt noticed Yazmin Cruz’s byline on BargainBabe.com during the past year. Now, Yazmin is taking on a bigger role compiling some of the weekly coupon roundups, such as Monday’s drugstore coupon roundup, Wednesday’s grocery coupon roundup, and Friday’s blogosphere roundup. She will also be helping me manage advertising on BargainBabe.com and continue to lead our social media outreach.
I’m excited about Yazmin’s growing role on BargainBabe.com and hope you are too. Welcome aboard (again) Yazmin!
Michelle's ice cream-filled freezer!
I recently talked to Michelle of WickedCoolDeals.com about the safe way to buy coupons on eBay, putting four kids through college, and the 20 jars of peanut butter in her pantry. Michelle, 46, is a marketing consultant, stay at home to four kids, and blogger who lives in Connecticut. I edited and condensed this interview. How did you get into saving money? I had four kids in five years. I was shocked to learn that we were spending close to $1,200 a month on food and baby diapers. We were both working. When you’re busy you don’t really know how much you’re spending unless you look at it. I said this is ridiculous. I became a student of how am I going to get this expense down. What were some of the first changes you made? I started reading blogs. I had no idea you could print coupons online. Where do you print coupons online? Coupons.com is the best. I like SmartSource, RedPlum. I also go to manufacturer websites. I’ll do a Google search for a coupon. Where else do you get coupons? We get two (more…)
Me and a scruffy stuffed bear at a restaurant in Breckenridge, CO.
I recently returned from an intense two-day Savvy Blogging Summit in Breckenridge, CO where I met dozens of other bloggers and learned how to be a better blogger. My to do list has 56 items on it so I’ll just share a few changes I want to make.
- tell more stories, including reader successes and failures (email me yours!)
- make technical changes to improve site speed and usability
- share more of my own financial challenges, changes, and decisions (hence my post on nontraditional banks)
- create new tabs for popular topics like groceries and freebies
- expand my presence on Facebook and on Twitter (see poll below)
What changes would you like to see on BargainBabe.com?
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