March 2010 - Cbgo

[bugface711]

It is with great pleasure that I announce our March 2010 Moderator of the Month

cbgo

Susan is a co-mod in our Walgreens forum. Members have been mentioning how fantastic Susan is in Walgreens forum, for a long time no. So much so that she was our member of the month back in September of 09.

Susan has been a member of Hotcouponworld since August 2008.

Thank you Susan for all that you do, both in the Walgreens forum and across the board.

Here is a little bit more about her:

Name

Susan

Moderator for the following forum(s)

Walgreens

Age

Do I really have to say?

Home State

Texas

Marital Status

Single

Kids

Nope.

Pets

One adorable rescued St. Bernard, Buffy.

Little Known Factoid

cbgo stands for Craig Biggio, my favorite baseball player ever.

Favorite Money Saving Tip

I try very hard to keep my overall OOP as low as possible, rather than worrying too much about how low it is for each transaction. For example, at Wags and CVS there is frequent need for fillers either to meet the total required for a $5/25 type coupon or to meet the coupon/items requirements for RRs. I used end up getting some silly cheap filler in order to have a super low total for that transaction. Now, I try to find a good deal on food or something else that I would be buying anyway that I don't have coupons for. So, instead of spending $.29 on something I don't need, I may spend $.59 on something that I will use. Since I have started doing that my overall OOP has decreased and my food stockpile has really grown.

Budget

I don't have a strict budget. I usually spend about $100 a month.

Stores I shop

Wags, CVS, Randalls, HEB, Dollar General and Family Dollar.

Coupon Organization Method

I staple and clip the coupons that I need and put them in my binders, filed alphabetically. I have one binder for HBA and one for food. I match up like pages and staple them and file the rest of the inserts by date.

Best Advice to Newbies

Don't try to do too much too soon. It takes awhile to learn all the store rules and how coupon friendly your stores are. Others have recommended starting with one store and then adding more stores as your skills and knowledge increase. I could not agree with that more.

Subscribe to the weekly ad and deal threads in the stores that you shop so that you will be alerted to any problems with a deal or new ones that have been discovered during the week.

Also, the mods have spent a bunch of time putting together FAQs about every store. They are a great resource. They really can help you keep from making some very expensive mistakes.

[kval07]

Woo hoo! Congrats cbgo!

[chitownmelli]

YAY!!! Great job!!!

[cheynesnana]

Woo Hoo! Congrats!!!

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Great job CBGO! It is nice to learn a bit more about our mods! Thanks for all you do here at HCW!

[Mikki 316]

Congratulations, Susan!

[nrpeace17]

Congrats, Susan. You sure do a great job in the WAGS forum!

[irishlass]

Congratulations

[ocean_brez]

Congrats!!!

[zoeys_mom]

Congrats to a fellow Texan!
and I have Cy boo's autograph(at least that is what it looks like when he signs)

Got to meet him in Corpus Christi in the early 90's BEFORE he was ALL THAT (hmm, gotta find those pics now!)