June 2009 - mom2lucas

[queenofthehivemomof5]

We would like to announce our Moderator of the month for June, mom2lucas!

Heather is a moderator in our Walmart forum and does a great job! Thank you Heather, and all our moderators for helping to make the community great!

Here is Heathers Mod of the month profile:

Name: mom2lucas - Heather
Moderator for the following forum(s): Walmart
Age: 25
Home State: Tennessee
Marital Status: married
Kids: Lucas (2.5 years old) and Sophie (8.5 months old)
Pets: Tigger (cat) and Peyton (dog)
Little Known Factoid: A member here on HCW helped me find my real-life job right after I joined the site. I will be ever-grateful to her.
Favorite Money Saving Tip: Go to your favorite grocery store late in the evening to score meat markdowns! We rarely get coupons for meat in my area, so this is sometimes the only savings I can find on meat.
Budget: We do not have a strict budget that we follow at this time, but we do have general "guidelines" that we use for where our money goes.
Stores I shop: Ingles, Kroger, Food City, Food Lion, Walmart, CVS, and sometimes Kmart and Walgreens
Coupon Organization Method: I have a small organizer that I carry in my purse with the coupons I plan to use that week and a larger binder that I store all my other coupons in. Uncut inserts live in a box and are sorted by date.
Best Advice to Newbies: Just because you get a coupon does not mean you have to use it immediately. Check the ad previews and sales cycles list first, especially if it is a long-dated coupon. Matching sales with store coupons and manufacturer's coupons is key to stretching your dollar!

It's so great learning a little bit more about our moderators and that is some great advice for newbies!

Here is what a few of our members had to say about mom2lucas:

she rocks the walmart thread!!! would be so lost without her!

She is so positive and upbeat, and I really appreciate her keeping up on the deals at WalMart. Without her, I wouldn't be able to track so many WalMart deals.

Thanks girl!

Heather does such a great job with the monthly Walmart thread. I save tons of money using that thread each month. Without many other store options, Walmart is pretty much the only store I get great deals at.

[cheynesnana]

[Doreen]

[tacatcon]

Well alright! Good job!!!! You are awesome!!!

[nrpeace17]

Yay for Heather, congratulations!! Well done, you deserve it.

[meggers]

[wealthybarney]

Congrats! Wow, Heather-You are such an impressive couponer in your 20's, it is hard to imagine what your deals will be like in 20 years!

[ASweetHeart]

WTG, Heather!!!

[mom2lucas]

thanks guys! I'm honored!

there are lots of people who work on the WM thread, not just me! (I just attempt to keep it organized!) Its member contributed, so if you see a great deal at your local Walmart run on over to the thread and post about it!

[kval07]