This week Paul and I have the privilege of attending Save Up ’11 in New York City by Savings.com. This is my 3rd year as a Deal Pro and it is really such an honor to work with the Savings.com team. Savings.com is the premiere online retail coupon codes site and all around Savings and Frugal living site. They are dedicated to helping you save money, and providing you with the tools to do that.
Today 40 other bloggers and myself are sharing their “Savings Story” with you and the Savings Community.
My story is really simple. I decided as a teenager that I would never buy anything full price. My parents did not buy things for us like other kids got. I had to buy my own clothes, many toiletries and personal items and any extras that I wanted. Not because they couldn’t afford it but because they are frugal themselves. I always had a job and with little spending money I searched for deals to purchase things myself that my friends parents bought them. I found the many times if I looked really hard I could pay much less and have 2 of one item for what my friends parents paid for one.
This continued through college and into the early years of our marriage as a young family. I stayed home with our children and many times money was tight. I wanted to have nice things for my children and for my home, so I spent my time researching and digging for the best deals possible.
It was only a few years ago that I realized not everyone shopped this way, and soon MyLitter was born, I was a Deal Pro, and I love every second of helping my readers/friends find the same great deals that I look for all day long.
Today, if you RSVP HERE, you can have the chance to win an iPad 2! At 12:15PM PT/3:15PM ET on Thursday, October 13th, Savings.com’s DealPros will be leading live streaming sessions from Save Up ’11 in NYC! Jenny Martin from SouthernSavers.com will be leading a grocery couponing session at 3:15PM ET, and three DealPro presenters will be sharing their Savings Stories (how and why they came to live a frugal lifestyle) at 4:15PM ET. The presenters will be Donna Freedman from Surviving and Thriving, Andrea Deckard from SavingsLifestyle.com and Paul & Tiffany Ivanovsky from IHeartTheMart.com and MyLitter.com.
If you want to watch Paul and I speak for about 10 minutes you can go HERE and see us live today!
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Anything that can be destroyed WILL be destroyed!
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The resident Labradoodle, Miller got his name because Mom won and got to name the baby! Need something chewed up? He'll take care of it. Especially if it's expensive..