Lockport Woman Saves $8K in 6 Months With Coupons + Shares Her Tips [AUDIO]

On the heels of our piece about how you're probably wasting tons of money every day, I received a text from a Lockport woman named Jessica who claimed to have saved about $8,000 since June 2015, by just using coupons!

Now from someone who wants to hang the Target receipt on her fridge when she saves over $4 (that's me...), that's pretty impressive. So I HAD to ask her how she did it!

Jessica says she uses Dede's coupon page (you can order coupons you would use) as well as a Facebook group called Nycole's Couponterage.  She also wanted us to relay to you that Walmart will price-match any other store's price as long as you show them the flyer. She's got this down to a science!

In case you missed it, the original piece was from Forbes magazine, who know a little something about money!  The top four ways we (especially young people) waste money are:

1. Renting a place we can't afford:  The rule of thumb is don't spend more than 30% of your budget on rent. Unfortunately, lots of young people feel like they need that sweet pad, especially when they have their first full time gig.  Dangerous territory here!
2. Little things we don't really need:  Getting coffee out every morning (average $3/cup, that's $15/week, which is $780 a year, on something that costs pennies to do at home).
3. Ordering take-out: Laziness contributes to this. When you get home and are too tired to cook, you order food and end up spending $20, $30, $40 on stuff that would take a couple bucks to throw together yourself.
4. WANTS vs. NEEDS:  Shelling out an extra $15/month for a premium cable channel so you can watch ONE show, especially one that will be on Netflix or at your friend's house in a month.

Check out the full list here. How many are YOU guilty of? It may be worth sharing with your kids, especially if they're recent grads....