anniebananie I have a dh of 17 years, a son who is 6 and a daughter who is 3 (to whom we affectionately refer as Her Royal Highness).  
I live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Central VA, near Mr. Jefferson’s University and Mr. Madison’s Montpelier.  We grow great grapes and make great wine around here.   I have many interests but little time to indulge them.  I knit, I scrapbook, I shuttle my son to swim practice.  I have a full time job (which is not an interest, but a necessity).  I read every night before bed, as it is the only thing that really relaxes me.
         
What originally brought me to Mommysavers, many many moons ago, was the coupon forum.  I found a group of women who had the same passion for paying as little for groceries as possible – I was in heaven!  I then started to become more active on the boards, sometimes causing a ruckus because of my outspoken opinions.  I had to take a break for a while due to work responsibilities, but I’m back now, so watch out! I don’t know if I have a favorite money saving tip, but my philosophy is simple:  Do you need it or do you just want it?  If you want it, then it can wait.  If you need it, then buy it.  My forums: Coupon Trains, Bartering Board, Spending Less Support Group

Bonniebelle38 My name is Bonnie, I'm a married SAHM to 1 ds and 1 large dog! I live in Louisville, Ohio. Other than spending time with my family and friends I enjoy surfing the internet, bargain shopping, reading, watching TV & going to tractor pulls with my ds & dh.

I have been a member of MS for at least 4 years. I really like all of the ladies here, most everyone is very supportive of each other, and I enjoy hearing all of the great advice and different opinions.

I save money by not only having a yard sale once a year, but by taking my family's clothes to my local consignment shop. I also use as many coupons as I can when I grocery shop.

My forums: Freebies, Samples and Offers section and Product Talk.

Claire I am 37, a sahm in NW Florida.  I have been married to my husband, Chris, for 9 years and we have three beautiful children:  Stephen (7), Matthew (5) and Laura (3).  We also have two furry children:  a Sheltie named Peppy (16) and a beagle/rat terrier named Molly (2).  In my spare time (what's that?)  I enjoy cooking, reading, playing the piano, working out and spending time with friends.  I have enjoyed coming to Mommysavers since September 2001 and have learned a lot and met many great women here!  My forums: Chit-Chat, Money Matters, In the News

deemom  My name is Dee, and I'm 33 years old. I've been married 11 years and have 2 girls, ages 7 and 4. I work weekend option as a nurse. I found Mommysavers when I was looking online for other frugal mothers doing the best they can with what they have. My forums: Spending Less and Saving More, Money Saving Tips, and Trying to Conceive, Pregnancy, and Babies

desertmom  Hi. I'm Carol, SAHM mom to two in Arizona. My son is 7 and my little diva is 2. She's my "child of many facets". Happy, warm and fun one second and throwing a screaming tantrum the next. Fortunately, the sweet child emerges more than the devil child. In other words, a typical two year old. My 7 year old is a child with mild Aspergers. He looks and seems typical when you meet him, and is a very sweet little guy. He is what led me to moderate in the Special Needs forum. DH and I will be married 25 years in Nov. '07.

Before becoming a mommy, I was a buyer in the computer and office industry. In other words, I got to spend other people's money, anywhere from $10,000 to over $100 million per month. Needless to say, my budget was cut waaaay back when I left. When I found Mommysavers, I was thrilled to find ways to save money and to find some great friends. One of my favorite ways to save money is simply to stay home. I do that a little too much, however, and it's great to communicate with the outside world via Mommysavers. I have found so many ways to save money on Mommysavers, but also to spend money wisely! To me, frugality is more about having a happy life, being content with what we have, along with achievable goals, than running on the hamster wheel keeping up with what the media likes to sell as a happy life. My forums: Product Talk and Special Needs forums.

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happymom  Hi, I am Sheryl. I am a 43 yr old mother of 7 kids ranging in age from 4 to 21. I also have a 3 yr old grandson. I live in Southern Minnesota where I am working full time at a day center for developmentally disabled adults. I also work part time as a CNA at a nursing home.

I have been visiting Mommysavers for more than 4 years now. My husband heard about the site on a local news cast and suggested I check it out. Little did he know how much it would become a part of my life!!! I love sharing money saving ideas and getting wonderful advice on anything imaginable!

My forums are: Welcome and Introductions, School Aged Kids, Money Saving Tips, and Spending less & Saving More.
 

JeannetteDavis  Mommysavers opened my eyes to all the ways that I was careless with my money. With 3 children (Carson, 7; Parker, 6; and Wyndser, 3) I needed all the help I could get with being frugal and making our money stretch as far as possible. My husband is a warehouse manager for a local beer distributor and I'm a 7th grade English teacher, and we love the tips we get on Mommysavers on ways to cut expenses. I've been active on the board for about 5 years, and it has helped changed my mindset about money. I discovered that I have control over it instead of it controlling me. My favorite saving tip is to buy off-season clearances and tuck things away for the next year, as well as for future gifts. My hobbies and interests include traveling, scrapbooking, crafts, bargain hunting, and Grey's Anatomy. My forum: Online Bargains.

Jnbythesea I'm Jennifer In Wilmington, NC. I'm a SAHM to Jason and Jenna Kate. I've been a Mommysavers member since October, 2004- I love all the great information and ideas we share on the site. In my free time I love to read, organize, scrapbook and eat chocolate chips. My forum: Simple Living

Jodie  Hi there! I'm Jodie (36) from Sacramento Ca. I'm wife to Andrew for the past 12 years and mommy to Riley (7) and Wyatt (4).  I found Mommysavers right after my first son was born. It's been a wonderful place for me to get some helpful tips and make some great friends. My interests revolve around my family, friends, reality TV and coffee. Mostly my life is about children. I am class mom this year, run a daycare and am one of the lead teachers for the Preschool Sunday School class at my church.  My forum: Toddlers & Preschoolers
 

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kellynkay  My name is Kelli and I'm SAHM in southern MN.  I share our farm life with my DH and 4 girls.  If you don't find me paper crafting or hanging with my kids, you will find me in the garden or kitchen cooking & canning.  My sister in law turned me onto Mommysavers about 4 yrs ago and I quickly became addicted to the wonderful ideas on how to stretch a dollar (not to mention the great recipes & awesome ladies).  My best money saving tip... "Shopping clearance is great, but not unless what you are buying has a purpose.  Don't buy just for the sake of getting "a great deal".  My forums: Bartering Board, Cooking & Recipes, Scrapbooking, Photography & Paper Crafts

Kim  I'm 36 years old and mom to Sydney, age 8 and Nicholas, 4.  My husband Scott and I have been married for 14 years. I started Mommysavers in March of 2000.  Along the way I've met some great people and learned a lot from our community of frugal moms.  In my spare time I enjoy reading, photography, cooking and enjoying the simple things in life. My forums: Online Bargains, Forget the Joneses

luvmysoldier I currently live in southwestern NM with my husband and our 5 yr. old daughter, where I enjoy the scenery and history of the area very much! In my spare time I enjoy reading, cooking, and internet surfing - although most of my internet time is spent right here at Mommysavers! I joined MS back in March 2007, and have been hooked ever since! All the great money-saving and simple living tips that our members share here couldn't be more appreciated, as are the wonderful recipes and thoughtful advice.

The best money-saving/frugal advice that I could give to anyone would be to take advantage of what money-saving coupons are out there for what name brand products you already buy!!...To "Reuse, Reduce, Recycle & Repurpose" everything you can!! (Because not only will you help lessen your footprint on the Earth - but you will save money at the same time!!)...and...To at least TRY homemade cleaners!! Much cheaper than store-bought, just as effective, and better for the environment too! My forums: Couponing, Green Living
 

Margieboz_n_boyz  I'm Jess, wife to Tim and mom to Rugby, Riley and TJ.  We live in Western Wisconsin.  I've been coming to Mommysavers since April of 2002, about 2 weeks before I became a SAHM and it's been a lifesaver for me.  There's great PRACTICAL information about keeping my budget afloat, kids happy, and support for me....not to mention some FABULOUS recipes and oodles of great friends.  In my (almost nonexistent) spare time, I enjoy reading and playing on the computer.  Someday soon I hope to start my own business making slideshows set to music and burned to DVD. My forums:  Photography

MegNAbbysMom I'm Amy.  I live in Pennsylvania with my husband of 7 years, Joe, and our 2 daughters, Megan (5) and Abby (3).  I enjoy gardening and canning and spending time with my family.  I first found Mommysavers while searching the web for ideas to become a stay-at-home mom.  I found so many great ideas on how to save and survive on one income that have helped me to finally be a SAHM.  I have also met so many nice, funny and smart friends here at Mommysavers that I enjoy taking to every day.  My money saving tip is to never leave the house without your coupons!  My forums: coupons, coupon trains, and fun & games. 
 

melsb  I'm Melinda from Northern Idaho. I'm a stay-at-home-mom to Liliana (4 years) and Logan (4 months) and wife to David. I enjoy reading, writing, crafts (winter months) and gardening (summer months), right now I am teaching myself to knit.

I came to Mommy Savers back a few months when I was searching around on the internet looking for money saving tips. New to online communities I have really enjoyed this chance to discuss children, husbands, in-laws, money, politics, the environment, and just about whatever else you can imagine. Now days when I'm online my husband no longer asks me what I'm looking at -- he asks what is going on at Mommy Savers!

Missystuy  My name is Melissa, I live in Connecticut with my dh of 10 years and my 3 kiddos. I work full time as a cook in a nursing home, but I'm looking for something else so I can quit and be home more for my kids. My Dh works for Nielsen Ratings, the company the counts the people watching tv, and what shows they are watching. I'm extremely busy ATM with my kids and all their activities, I'm enjoying myself a TON right now coaching one of my daughters in her cheer team.

I have kind of a unique story on how I found Mommysavers. I started with one of those 'stay at home and make money' companies and was gonna give it my best try. One of their ways to 'recruit' people was just to go to busy message boards and 'spam', see if you get any bites. They gave me this HUGE list of places to go to spam my website and Mommysavers was on that list. I came here to start spamming and started reading a few threads. I was hooked right away!! I just couldn't spam because I felt bad about doing that to these people that were JUST LIKE ME. I posted right away and haven't stopped. However, I am no longer with that stay at home company either. LOL You know that saying, if its too good to be true......it probably is. LOL

I would say that everything worth having is worth waiting for. We have been struggling with debt for about 5 years now, ever since we bought our house and started having kids. As HARD as it is, and how much we struggle, I don't think I would change things. We learned a lot about ourselves, our marriage, and how to moderate ourselves so we don't fall into this trap again. We are finally starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel and are looking toward the light. But it doesn't happen overnight, there are no quick fixes. That's why I LOVE Mommysavers so much. I have learned so much from so many people people here and that I have much to be thankful for. I appreciate every single person that takes the time to share their story and advice here with us. My forums: Online Auctions + Classifieds, What's In Store

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Oregano  My forums: Relationships & Intimacy, Your Home: Organization, Cleaning & Decorating

Penelope I have been married 7 years and have 4 kids ages 16, 12, 11 and 3. I am a sahm, who occasionally does some work for my church, and I sell Avon. I have been at Mommysavers for about 5 years. I probably found it by searching for frugal tips. I love cooking and reading. I usually love to scrapbook and make cards, but I haven't been able to find the time since the little one was born. I hope to get back into it as soon as I get the courage to dig out my supplies.

Ryans_Mom10  My name is Maleesa.  I have been a stay at home Mom for 11 1/2 years now and have been married to my husband for 12 years in September.  I am 35, my husband is 37, and we have 2 boys ages 11 and 6 1/2. I have been coming to Mommysavers since 2002. I enjoy gardening, playing on the computer, working in my flower beds, reading and taking pictures. At night you will find me in front of the TV watching reality shows.  I have met so many friends here and learned so much from so many wonderful women. My forums:  Cooking and Recipes, Crock Pot, Desserts, Main Dishes, Salads & Sides, What's for Dinner?

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Starlite I’m 38 years old and I’m a SAHM from Alabama.  I’ve been married for 17 years and have an 8 year old daughter.  I’ve been a member of Mommysavers for 4 years.  I’m always interested in saving a buck, so a friend recommended the Mommysavers’ newsletter to me.  I decided to check out the discussion board and I’ve been here ever since!  We have a group of wonderful, knowledgeable women on here and I enjoy the fact that I can discuss a multitude of subjects with them.  I’ve received some great money-saving and child-rearing advice on here.  I enjoy spending time with my family, reading, and (of course) hanging out on the Mommysavers’ discussion board!  My forums:  Your Home - Organization, Cleaning, & Decorating and School Age Kids