75% of all coupon users are people who fall into the $20,000-50,000 income bracket.

It is amazing that something as insignificant as a coupon, could hold the key to your financial well being. What if you could pay off debt, take a family vacation, or even save for a downpayment on a home? Would you take the time to use that $1.00 off coupon? Well the Coupon Diva is going to show you how to manipulate your grocery budget, and pay as little as possible. You have taken the first step by visiting the site, here you will learn the basics what you do next is up to you. Check the tab Saving Seminars for dates and times.



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Bio

UPDATE!! Hey guys and gals, it has been a while…. 12 years to be exact. Let me catch you up!! I am a single mom of five gorgeous kids/adults and a Gigi to one!! I am the owner of a custom cake shoppe, some of you may know it AVLCakeLady . I am still just as frugal as ever and well to be honest in today’s economy we all have to be in order to survive. I will be updating the blog in the coming month to include, list of local food drives and banks that are open to the pubic. A page to connect with other families for clothing, furniture and household items that are free or for trade. We all need a village, we all need a tribe, and sometimes we all need a helping hand. 

I am always asked how did I become the couponDIVA, and why did I begin to coupon. Well, honestly I began to coupon out of necessity. I found myself in the midst of a divorce, suddenly a single mother of two children that deserve the world. As a single mom without adequate education, and an over abundance or wealth I had to make due. If I couldn't make money grow on trees, I had to make ends meet with the income that I did have. 

I started shopping at discount stores, and to be honest, the selection wasn't that great. After working anywhere from eight to twelve hours a day for minimum wage I really didn't feel like being creative and making odds and ends match. I began to coupon, and in the beginning I did OK, nothing like what I do today. I was a meek person, somewhat shy and intimidated by cashiers, embarrassed because of the stigma attached to coupon users. You know the one, that they are down trodden, poor and living below poverty. However what most people don't realize is that 75% of coupon users have an average salary between $25,000-$50,000.

I started seriously couponing and stockpiling about three years ago. I have always used coupons here and there, but I became dedicated to saving money after seeing a South Carolina mom featured on the local news. I thought, I can do that! So off to the Internet I went, I researched the art of couponing. I watched YouTube videos, I read articles, I weighed the pros and cons of the box versus the binder.

I began with my son's old trapper keeper, it had a two inch ring, a side pocket, and a zippered closure. I filled it with 10 sheets of baseball trading sheets, and I began to clip and print coupons. To think back on that now, it was a pitiful collection lol, but I was saving a tremendous amount of money. I now have a four inch binder that is actually a CD case that is filled to the brim with coupons, all organized with tabs and dividers.


This is the beginning.


I first began buying four papers each week. I saved a little, but I knew that I could save even more with more coupons. I now save a minimum of 60% each trip, and many times more. To make it simple, I want you to think of it this way for every $100 you can keep $60 in your pocket. If for every trip to the supermarket you could buy groceries, and have enough left over to pay your monthly bills or even to pay down debt. Would you pick up a pair of scissors and a few Sunday papers? I know I would, in fact I do every week!

This is the evolution.

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