Recently, the BeFrugal staff interviewed Stephanie Nelson, the founder of CouponMom.com. After leaving the corporate world to stay home and take care of her sons, Nelson embarked on another mission: helping families like her own stick to a budget and find the best grocery and drug store deals around. With CouponMom.com, Nelson makes it easier and more time efficient for bargain hunters to locate the best deals around. CouponMom.com allows you to find all the weeks best grocery deals in one place. You can make your search even easier by narrowing it down to a specific store, state, or region. In addition to offering great deals, Nelson offers advice on how to make the most of her site. She continues to provide tips for savings minded individuals through her various print, TV, and radio appearances.
Nelson's motivation doesn't stop at helping consumers find deals. She also stresses the importance of performing charitable works for others. She started a program called "Cut Out Hunger," which encourages shoppers to look for coupon deals on items that local food pantries are in need of. With coupons, you can often pay next to nothing for canned foods or other non-perishable items, so shoppers are not only saving themselves some money, but they are reaching out and helping others.
If you find yourself wondering just how the Coupon Mom finds the time to manage a website, offer savings advice to consumers, make a handful of media appearances, and be a great mom, check out the full interview transcript from BeFrugal's conversation with Stephanie Nelson.