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Using Coupons: Encouraging Hope

Our mission is four-fold encompassing the true spirit of giving back!

I've used coupons for almost 16 years.  When I began college, the costs were outrageous (and don't I wish those were the prices today!), and I was looking for any way to cut costs!  Using coupons has changed dramatically over the years, and I've learned an incredible amount of information that helps my family and I stretch a very small budget!

I've also spent my life being very community oriented, volunteering when I can, donating when it's possible, and doing what I can to assist others.  I had two dreams for my life... one was to be a mommy, and the other was to be the founder of a non profit organization.  I have been blessed with three beautiful children, and I have founded two non profits, in two different states.

In order to combine my love of a great deal with social outreach, Retire With Coupons was formed!


1.  Retire With Coupons offers educational workshops on the use of coupons, and how to stretch budgets within an individual and/or family's means!  It covers the basics of coupon use, including where to find coupons, organizational information, finding current sales, store promotions, local store policies and legalities, question & answer session, and specific, detailed explanations of some of our best deals!  This class is best for individuals who are new to couponing who shop within our local area of Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, as we include important information that is specific to our location. 

              We have scheduled monthly workshops at Normal Township in Normal, as well as Mid Central
              Community Action, Inc. in Bloomington, Illinois!  We also provide our workshops on-site to agencies, 
              organizations, educational facilities, and other companies who are interested in sharing this financial
              vision with their clients and employees.  Each workshop is two hours and costs $20 per person. 
              Scholarship information is available upon request by emailing kimberly@retirewithcoupons.com.

   View our calendar of events to book your workshop!


2.  By utilizing coupons, we're able to donate needed items within our community, encouraging hope among those who may need it most! 


As an example, during the week of September 29, 2008, I purchased 116 boxes of cereal, and five boxes of fruit snacks for only $10.25 and donated it to Clare House!  As recently as January 17, 2009, my family and I donated 72 boxes of cereal, and 24 boxes of granola bars, and paid less than $12 for all of it! 

Retire With Coupons donates 5% of all our fees back to the Clare House, in the form or cash or groceries, depending on their need, in an effort to facilitate hope and inspiration among our community.


 

3.  Scholarships!  We are blessed by individuals and companies who are sponsoring individuals who can't afford the workshop fees!  We want social service agencies to be able to refer individuals to us, and if those individuals can't afford to pay, we can use our scholarship funds!  Our hope is to eventually be a permanent agency within the social service organizations, and have funding allocated for individuals if there isn't a budget through the organization.

4.  Shopping Crew!  Lastly, Retire With Coupons offers a "shopping crew" monthly subscription targeting our Bloomington-Normal and Mclean County, Illinois area.  Each subscription includes Weekly Shopping Lists, Trusted Coupon Sources, Monthly Coupon Swaps, Unlimited E-mail Support, and Access to our new Forums!  Click here for more information and to subscribe to our shopping crew!

As I mentioned, we want to give back in the truest form by going full circle!  We provide educational workshops which provides essential information to families on budgeting in a unique way.  We offer our monthly subscription service to help families duplicate good deals allowing them to keep more cash in their pocket for other items they may need, but couldn't previously afford!  Individuals and businesses have stepped up to offer scholarship funds for individuals to take our workshops and subscribe to our monthly shopping crew that may not be able to afford it otherwise, and Retire With Coupons then donate a percentage of these fees directly back into our local food pantries! Amazing, isn't it? 

Would you like to help? 

* Become a sponsor!  We have many advertising opportunities available, so you benefit from good-will publicity, as well as just feeling good about giving back! View our Sponsorship Request Letter, and our Sponsorship Benefit Chart for 2009! You'll see that money is not the only way to help us help others! 

* Save your coupons for us from the newspapers!  By having additional coupons, it allows us to share the deals with other families.  Coupons allow us to duplicate the deals, so we may donate to our local food pantries.  Coupons are the heart of our organization!  If you'd like to mail them, please send several weeks at a time, and save on postage!  Please send the full inserts, instead of cutting them out individually.  We file entire inserts by date, so we may find what we're looking for easier!  If you'd like to drop off the coupons, or would like to request a pick up, please contact me!  Thank you!

Retire With Coupons, PO Box 585, Bloomington, IL 61702
Our Company is Registered in Mclean County, Illinois

 

 
 
 

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