Hi! I'm Mackenzie and I am The Centsible Family! I am the mother of two beautiful girls, ages 1 and 4 and the wife to a wonderful man who is a Navy Reservist currently on Active Duty orders. I have always been practical and "centsible" when it comes to my purchases...
Back in 2007 I started to coupon as a way to save money however it wasn't until I "understood" that I knew what coupon game was really about that it clicked for me. Combining coupons with sales or clearance was the way to save even more money and being somewhat of a math geek I took on the challenge! When I started to coupon I was working full time in the technology sector and tried to fit my deals and coupon clipping into what spare time I had. A small stockpile began to grow in my household and since I am not one for clutter (just ask my husband!) I started to give out bags and bags of items to my friends and family. I would also give away trunks full of items to the Food Bank and Toys For Tots as a way to help the community.
In 2008 I started sending emails with what I called my "weekly deals" from the local grocery stores to friends and family as I slowly realized that I could reach more people with the deals at once then telling them one at a time. When the emails started to become longer and longer I started my blog on Blogger, called TheCentsableMom.blogspot.com and updated posts depending on work and family.
In early 2011 everything changed when I was part of a layoff and I really needed to use my skills to help save the family money. I began to post more regularly and have become a stay at home to our two little girls. In June I switched the blog to WordPress and changed the name to The Centsible Family as I believe saving money is a family affair.
Since family is important I did want to mention that because of my young daughters and the daily demands of being a stay at home mom there may be days that I am able to post every hour and there may be days that I am unable to post except in the mornings before they are awake and then not until nap time. Since I believe family comes first I will take care of their needs and hopefully be able to sneak away to make more posts. On the weekends I will post store scenarios and any hot deals I find although the volume of posts will be lower because of family events. Thank you for understanding.
If there was one thing to say about me it's that I am down to earth. I don't believe in promoting something I don't believe in or would not use myself and I truly believe that sharing my knowledge of deals and coupons and helping others, whether online or donating locally, is what my message is all about.
Thank you,
Mackenzie