Comments on: NBC4 Coupon All-Stars News Segment

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 03:18:27 +0000

Yay! Great interview, T!
-Amy

By: Tara Kuczykowski

Tara Kuczykowski — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:28:22 +0000

Thank you so much for your kind words, Janet. I just want to be clear that I do earn an income from Deal Seeking Mom -- in fact, I'm still the sole income provider for our family. However, I would never do so at the expense of my readers, and I'm committed to sharing a variety of ways to save, whether I earn something from it or not.

By: Tara Kuczykowski

Tara Kuczykowski — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:21:28 +0000

Good point, Jennifer -- I didn't really write about it at the time because it was such a painful experience and, frankly, I was a little embarrassed that we got to that point. Looking back, I can see that while we weren't meticulous about our finances, there were plenty of circumstances that were beyond our control.

I'll see if I can compose something, but in the meantime maybe you can find something to help you here:

http://dealseekingmom.com/how-to-survive-job-loss-or-layoff/

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:02:56 +0000

Tara,

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for all that you do! If it were not for you then our family would still be in debt. I love that you keep doing all of this free!
I hate the sites that state that they are doing this type of thing as a ministry but really it is just a way for them to make more income for their families.
I always thought ministry work was work done for free out of the goodness of your heart.
Tara thanks for all that you do out of the goodness of your heart. God will bless you and yours many times over.

By: Tara Kuczykowski

Tara Kuczykowski — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:16:39 +0000

I'm so glad to hear that, Matt! I really think there are a lot more guys that stop by, but they seem a little hesitant to comment...

By: Tara Kuczykowski

Tara Kuczykowski — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:14:07 +0000

Oh, believe me -- it does not look that way 90% of the time. It seems like as I'm cleaning up the kids are dragging everything back out...

By: jill

jill — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:55:11 +0000

Awesome interview! I also visit your site daily! Your site has helped my family save so much money and my daughter appreciates it as well because it allows me to stay at home with her and not work.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:53:29 +0000

Great job, Tara! I liked that you advocated for the common sense approach to couponing, to stay balanced. Would love to hear more about how you managed to keep your house during tough times, as we are in that place now. Thank you!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:48:27 +0000

well done. ...i have to admit that I frequent the site almost daily and I'm a dude from Oklahoma.

By: 40 plus with 3

40 plus with 3 — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:04:52 +0000

I love your site and your house is so clean / organized !
Thanks for sharing.

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:56:30 +0000

I follow around 4-5 blogs a day for couponing, but yours is probably the BEST! Keep up the good work!

By: Food on the Table

Food on the Table — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:20:25 +0000

Great interview, Tara! As you can probably tell from your loyal band of followers, you are a true inspiration. Thank you so much for brightening many days for many people.

By: Felicia

Felicia — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:20:07 +0000

Grear job Tara. Thanks for all that you do. May you and your family continued to be blessed. I have joined several coupon sites but I must admit that yours is my favorite :)

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:51:24 +0000

Your blog is my favorite. I have no idea how you find the time to do what you do with 5 children. Thank you for all you do to help us save and provide for our families.

By: CATHY

CATHY — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:37:48 +0000

we appreciate you being the voice of reason after watching the extreme couponeers last night, most of it was disgusting.

By: Rock and Roll Mama

Rock and Roll Mama — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:35:22 +0000

I think it's awesome, you! You're very natural on camera- NOT an easy skill to master. Rock on! :)

By: mary

mary — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:45:39 +0000

I saw you on the early morning news Tara!
I appreciate everything you do for us. You rock!

By: Am y

Am y — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:37:16 +0000

Awwww!! This is great! You go mama! I check your site every day and I love it! We're one of those family's that is just trying to keep afloat and your website helps us to do that! =)
~Love, Treg, Amy, and baby Anistin

By: Tara Kuczykowski

Tara Kuczykowski — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:10:37 +0000

I already had a relationship with them because I actually used to do an appearance every other week on the 4:00 show, but then they canceled that time slot. But in this case it was setup through Coupons.com because they were looking for an Ohio-based blogger to comment on why Ohio had three cities on the list of their "top 20 coupon-using" cities.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:09:47 +0000

Thanks for the video. Useful tips!