From time to time, I get asked to do an interview.  A new one is up at Thrifty Townsonites.  In case you’re interested, you may want to drop by for a little light reading. 

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I’ve been talking about The Grocery Game for months.  And it seems obvious that I would because this has been the top avenue that I have found to save the most moolah on your grocery bill. I’ve talked the talk and I’ve walked the walk.  I’ve taught you all how to use it and I’ve showed you the savings. 

Imagine my surprise and delight when I was contacted by a Grocery Game rep and offered the opportunity to interview Teri Gault, CEO and founder of The Grocery Game.  Me?  Really?  

The interview took place last week and I’ll just tell you that from the bat, Teri was warm and friendly and interested in sharing our love of saving money.  Here’s a bit of how the interview went.  There was so much information.  I hope I can share it all and not mess up anything.  Enjoy!

First of all, I’d like to ask how The Grocery Game came into existence.

Well, I have always been a bargain hunter. We’re a kindred spirit.

When I was only 12 years old, I began shopping for my family because my mom was in ICU.  It was such an early age and we were broke with hospital bills.  It was my job to make the money stretch. 

Everything started with a jar of peanut butter.  I had bought a jar of peanut butter for my family and then the next week it went on sale.  We had limited money and I had already bought the peanut butter, but realized I could have saved money by buying it while it was on sale.  It was sort of an epiphany moment for me with stockpiling.

Then later when I got married, I was an actress and my husband was a stunt man.  I continued couponing.  In the late 90s the business took us to Canada.  I had only $35 per week to feed our family of four.  Those were rough years.  I used that time to develop saving strategies.
 
By November of 1999, I was spending four to six hours each week clipping coupons and searching sale ads, but I was saving about $100 per week.  Even then, I was rolling coins to buy groceries.  I wished that someone would let me know what they were buying instead of me spending all that time figuring it out on my own.  Then I had wondered what would happen if I put my grocery list on the internet each week and and if people would pay me for my time.  I had never had been on the internet, but I went to computer store, bought a computer and internet.  I didn’t even know what to do.  I got my sister on phone and she taught me how to do email.

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Good afternoon everyone!  I just finished my interview with Teri from The Grocery Game.  She was very friendly and I’m so impressed at how she has built her company from scratch.  She answered a lot of our questions and I’m anxious to share this information with you. 

I’m busy packing and moving out of the area, but hopefully tonight I can get the information to you.  Stay tuned!

If you’re a regular reader of Thrifty Mommy, then you’ll know that I’m a big fan of The Grocery Game.  It’s quite a thrill to go to the grocery store and save 60% or more on your grocery bill and also be able to purchase extra groceries for your stockpile or for others in need. In fact, my family is moving out of the area next week and I have quit buying groceries and I’m sharing our excess with others. We have been eating off our stockpile for a few months now!!  I’ve just been picking up a few necessities here and there. 

Ok, now for the whole point of what I just said . . .

This week I will be talking to Teri Gault, founder of The Grocery Game.  I have some questions that I would like to ask her, but I also would like to know . . .

What do you want to ask Teri?

Leave your questions in the comment section and I’ll see if I can get your questions answered this week.  Isn’t this exciting?  

I am so excited to announce that Pat, formerly from About, is now going to be helping out at the Dollar Stretcher! I have recently been talking with her about her thrifty lifestyle and here is what she has to say about life, saving money, and life after About. Read more

If you have read my blog for any length of time, you know how much I love About.com.  Well, recently I asked Pat to take some time out of her tight schedule to do a short interview with me.  I loved her answers and knew you would too.  Check it out and then check out About.com.
 
Q.  What inspired you to become so frugal? Read more