OK, but here's a few details you probably don't know or don't factor in:
1. Most of these women also have children, especially small children. When you factor in the expense of child care, gas, and clothing (either a uniform or to update your professional wardrobe), there will be VERY little left of her income, especially if she works a minimum wage job.
2. Most of these women also have a blog, website, or YouTube channel about couponing. Many of those hours go back into the website and these women often make money from their sites. There are a lot of ways to make money running a coupon site. Plus, they aren't having to pay child care, gas, and clothing, so those expenses aren't a factor. TLC doesn't tell you that because they don't want to promote the various sites, but if you search their names, the sites show up. So, if you think about it, couponing is their career.
Don't forget, for many of them, this is something they enjoy doing, so you have to factor in entertainment that a minimum wage job probably isn't going to bring.
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KittMc
11 years ago
Basically these people are all hoarders; they just have an organized hoard at this point in their lives. But they'll be food hoarders by the time they're in their 50's, with their food (and body wash) stashed under beds and stacked in the corners. Some of their buying just doesn't make sense. Who needs 1000 tubes of toothpaste? Doesn't Nathan realize that toothpaste comes with an expiration date and it tastes bad after that date? He'll continue to find toothpaste bargains. He should just donate most of that stash to that military organization so it can be used before it goes bad. What are these hoarders going to with all that Maalox? Does anyone really need that much of the stuff? If so, maybe they need to cut back on the chips and soda -- and all the empty calories that they're feeding their kids. It's greedy to take stuff just because it's free or cheap if you aren't going to use it.
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sbender6767
10 years ago
this show is proof that stay at home moms, really aren't as busy as they claim. GET A JOB or be with your kids.
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SailorRainbowKittyKat
10 years ago
If you have children it's a bit harder to work, especially if you have more than 1. Alot of these people have about 5 or 6 kids! In these cases couponing makes sense. You can take your children with you to the store, and you can cut coupons while watching them. I just think it's unfair to tell someone "get a job" because that is a job. It's trying to provide in the best way you can, without having to compromise time away from home.
"They say hunger is the best spice" - Spike
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ezzy666
10 years ago
Alot of these people have about 5 or 6 kids
No coupons for birth control. I know there aren't coupons for high grade crack.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
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