Meet The Frugal Chick

This week on Hampton Roads Topics, I chat with Laura Oliver, the self-described "frugal chick" you've seen on WVEC-TV Sunday mornings.

Laura tells me she was born a penny-pincher and says she loves finding and talking about ideas on saving money.  Her relatives, who Laura says were becoming weary from all of the money-saving advice, pleaded with her to direct her energy elsewhere.  And thus the blog, www.AFrugalChick.com, was born.

Her blog has become a very popular destination for people looking for cost cutting ideas.  Page visits to her site have multiplied by six times over the past year. 

Saving money at the grocery store, she says, takes practice, planning, and knowledge of store policy.  All grocery stores accept coupons, but Harris Teeter, Farm Fresh and Bloom will double those coupons up to .99 cents every day.  She says double coupons at those stores can usually make the brand name item as cheap as or cheaper than the generic version.  Laura outlines the coupon policies of each grocery store on her website here.

Hampton Roads Topics with guest Laura Oliver will air this Sunday morning, June 19th, at 6am on these stations:  92.9 The Wave, Star 1310, ESPN Radio 94.1 and 97.3 The Eagle.

Link:
www.AFrugalChick.com -- Laura's blog