Greatest Secrets of the Coupon Mom [Paperback]

Stephanie Nelson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2005

This book doubles as a user's manual for the author's interactive website on sharing ger grocery shopping secrets plus heart-stirring stories from the receiving end of America's food pantries.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Author Stephanie Nelson received her BA degree from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland and her doctorate from the University of Chicago. She is the author of "God and the Land: the metaphysics of farming in Hesiod's Works and Days and Vergil's Georgics" and of a forthcoming work "Aristophanes' Tragic Muse: comedy, tragedy and the polis in Classical Athens." She is an Assistant Professor of Classics at Boston University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: DPL Press; 1sr edition (October 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976079127
• ISBN-13: 978-0976079125
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Couponing Method I've Found, November 8, 2005

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Teresa Stowell (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Secrets of the Coupon Mom (Paperback)

WOW!!! Stephanie has really done a great job putting this method to paper. I had tried clipping coupons in the past, but found more had expired before I realized. Plus the cutting and organizing took more time than the actual shopping. BUT NOW..... I have to look no further than this book for another method. I have actually been able to create shopping lists and clip coupons in about 15-20 min. When I checked out, I was able to save anywhere from 40-60% on my bill! It was fun and exciting seeing the savings! It actually makes shopping fun to do.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best book I have read on saving money, October 26, 2005

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a concerned parent "cmives" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Secrets of the Coupon Mom (Paperback)

This book is great! I learned a lot more than I already knew about saving money, and believe me, I am a "bargain shopper", so that was surprising to me.
I also love that it is encouraging people to donate to their local food pantry instead of HOARDING all their great deals for themselves. There are so many couponing systems out there that don't encourage people to "share the wealth" but rather to stock up and hoard way more than their family could ever use.

Additionally, Ms. Nelson's website is very helpful and FREE. I love that she does not charge people to use her information. Some other sites charge money, which I find really ironic. She truly does all of her work for the sole reason of helping people, not to make money off of the people who are trying to save money.

You can tell that Ms. Nelson really has a passion for helping people save money, help others and take care of their families.

If I could give this book more stars, I would. I am glad she wrote a book and I hope she writes more. Her way of saving money has really changed my life. I know it can change yours!

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Such sane and easy words., November 26, 2005

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Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Secrets of the Coupon Mom (Paperback)

I began the book last week. In it, I found such sane, easy, and simple ideas that I am amazed her strategy did not occur to me. Duh! "Use coupons while the item is on sale." It more than DOUBLES your savings at the check out, if not makes the item(s) free! Double-DUH! So simple!

This is but one peace of sane advice from the coupon mom. It was like reading a mystery, learning who did it and why, and wanting to hit myself in the forehead. All the facts were there. Only the "coupon mom" figured it out and published it so that others, such as myself, could learn.

This book will probably pay for itself in one, single trip to the grocery store. NO KIDDING! Highly recommended!

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.