JANUARY 2010 WORKSHOPS January 9 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop and Food Drive! Open to the Public Huntersville, NC
Private Workshop Wake Forest, NC
Private Workshop Kennebec MOPS Angier, NC January 30 - rescheduled Private Workshop This workshop has been rescheduled for February 18th due to the snowy, icy, freezing weather we are getting! Brrrr...... Wilson, NC
February 1 and 2 Private Lunch and Learn Schneider Electric Knightdale, NC February 9 Private MOPS Group Sanford, NC
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Johnston Community College Cleveland Campus (located between Garner and Clayton, NC approx. 25 min. from Raleigh and Cary) Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Cost: $15 per person Location: Johnston Community College 9046 Cleveland Road, Clayton, NC 27520 To Register: Call the JCC Cleveland Center at (919) 989-2128. Pre-registration is required. Directions to the JCC Cleveland Campus: http://www.johnstoncc.edu/clevelandcenter.aspx February 11 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Open to the Public Vance-Granville Community College Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Cost: $15 per person Location: Vance Granville Community College, Main Campus Click here for directions To Register, call Donna Dodson at (252) 738-3316 February 13 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Wake Technical Community College Cary, NC Campus Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cost: $20 per person Registration: Click here - http://conted.waketech.edu/ Then click on Continuing Education Schedules and Registration. Enter “grocery” in the key words section. Then click on the correct class to register. February 18 Private Workshop with Ameriprise Wilson, NC
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Watkins Chapel Baptist Church Middlesex, NC (near Zebulon)
Cost: $15 per person Registration: Contact Bonnie Parrish at (919) 375-4026 or bparrish004@nc.rr.com Pre-registration is required Location: Watkins Chapel Baptist Chuch, 5879 NC HWY 231, Middlesex, NC27557
Private Lunch and Learn Schneider Electric Knightdale, NC
Private Workshop TMOTT Raleigh, NC February 27 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Private Workshop Wendell, NC
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Open to the Public Vance-Granville Community College Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM To register, call Donna Dodson at (252) 738-3316
Private Workshop Clayton, NC
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Wake Technical Community College Cary, NC Campus Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cost: $20 per person Registration: Click here - http://conted.waketech.edu/ Then click on Continuing Education Schedules and Registration. Enter “grocery” in the key words section. Then click on the correct class to register.
Private Lunch and Learn GSK, RTP, NC
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Open to the Public Workshop and registration details coming soon Pittsboro, NC
April 20 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Johnston Community College Cleveland Campus (located between Garner and Clayton, approx. 25minutes from Raleigh and Cary) Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Cost: $15 per person Location: Johnston Community College 9046 Cleveland Road, Clayton, NC 27520 To Register: Call the JCC Cleveland Center at (919) 989-2128. Pre-registration is required. Directions to the JCC Cleveland Campus: http://www.johnstoncc.edu/clevelandcenter.aspx JUNE 2010 WORKSHOPS
Private Lunch and Learn GSK - RTP, NC
Private Lunch and Learn GSK-RTP, NC
September 21 Private Lunch and Learn GSK-RTP, NC 2009 Completed Workshops
Clare Bridge of Cary
Raleigh Swimming Association, Cary, NC
Private MOMS Group Workshop Durham, NC
Johnston Community College, Cleveland Center
Lunch and Learn Program SAS, Cary, NC
Lunch and Learn Program Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro, NC
The Carying Place, Cary, NC
Horne Memorial UMC, Clayton, NC
Consolidated Planning, Inc., Cary, NC
Johnston Community College, Cleveland Center
March 3 The Carolina House, Chapel Hill, NC
Private MOPS Workshop, Knightdale, NC
Private MOPS Workshop, Clayton, NC
Holly Springs Church of Christ March 28 First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh April 2009 Workshops
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Open to the Public Rocky Mount, NC
Private Business Workshop Raleigh, NC April 17 Private MOPS group, Cary, NC April 18 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Open to the Public The Clayton Center Clayton Parks and Recreation, Clayton, NC
Private Lunch and Learn Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC April 25 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Open to the Public St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Greensboro, NC
Private Woman's Group Clayton, NC April 30 Private Lunch and Learn Program Raleigh Law Firm
Clark Howard Pre-Show Program Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC This show is now full and registration is closed Clark Howard (nationally syndicated radio host and consumer advocate) is coming to NC in an event hosted by Coastal Federal Credit Union. This free event is open to the public and pre-registration is required. I'll be doing a pre-show program with Dan of savvydollar.org and Karen of Thrifty Mommy beginning at 12:45. May 4 and 5 Private Lunch and Learn Programs Schneider Electric, Knightdale, NC
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Wake Technical Community College Western Wake Campus May 11 Private Lunch and Learn Program Talecris, Clayton, NC May 12 Private Lunch and Learn Program SAS, Cary, NC
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Sterling House of Goldsboro, Goldsboro, NC Cost: Free - Sponsored by Sterling House May 16 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Rocky Mount, NC May 17 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Dansforth Subd. Clubhouse, Wake Forest, NC May 27 Private Lunch and Learn Session Bob Barker Company, Fuquay Varina, NC May 30 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Hosted by Greenville Mommies, Greenville, NC JUNE 2009 WORKSHOPS
News & Observer Frugal Shopping Seminar Open to the Public Join me and Sue Stock (retail reporter for the Raleigh News and Observer) as we conduct a number of classes on couponing, drug store deals, meal planning and grocery budgeting. Location: Meredith College This event will also be helping the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC so please bring a can of food. June 11 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public - **Workshop is Full** Johnston Community College, Cleveland Campus (located between Garner and Clayton, approx. 25 minutes from Raleigh and Cary) June 13 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Wake Technical Community College Western Wake Campus, Cary NC June 22 Private Workshop UMC of Cary
Live on WRAL 12:30 PM news June 25 Private Lunch and Learn Session NC Immunization Program, Raleigh, NC
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Shrine Club, Durham, NC June 29 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Open to the Public Raleigh Jaycees Office, Raleigh, NC June 30 Private Lunch and Learn Session Talecris, Raleigh, NC
July 24 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Estes Park Public Library, Estes Park, CO Cost: FREE! July 30 Private Lunch and Learn Session Talecris, Clayton, NC
Private Workshop Knightdale, NC
Private Business Lunch and Learn Wilson, NC SEPTEMBER 2009 WORKSHOPS
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Johnston Community College, Cleveland Campus (located between Garner and Clayton, approx. 25 minutes from Raleigh and Cary) Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Cost: $15 per person Location Johnston Community College 9046 Cleveland Road, Clayton, NC 27520 To Register: Call the JCC Cleveland Center at (919) 989-2128. Pre-registration is required. Directions to the JCC Cleveland Campus: http://www.johnstoncc.edu/clevelandcenter.aspx
Private Workshop McGee's Crossroads, NC September 29 Private Lunch and Learn Program GSK-RTP, NC OCTOBER 2009 WORKSHOP October 6 Private Workshop Fort Bragg, Family Readiness Group
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Victory Fellowship, Garner, NC
Private Business Lunch and Learn Wilson, NC October 19 Private Workshop for NCAEOP District 8 Siler City, NC NOVEMBER 2009 WORKSHOPS
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop & Food Drive! Open to the Public Hillsborough, NC Food Drive: Bring a can or box of non-perishable food to the class and you will get $1 back from your registration fee! Food will be donated to Orange Congregations In Mission which has a food pantry that serves Northern Orange County. November 10 Private Workshop Sanford MOPS, Sanford, NC November 12 Private Workshop Schneider Electric, Knightdale, NC November 14 Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Open to the Public Wake Tech Community College, Cary, NC November 16 Private Lunch and Learn Session SAS, Cary, NC
Private Lunch and Learn Session Glaxo Smith Kline, RTP, NC November 21 News and Observer Coupon Class Open to N & O Subscribers at this time (will be open to the public on November 4) Sue Stock (Retail Reporter for the Raleigh News and Observer) and I are giving a workshop on couponing, store promotions and meal planning. This workshop is hosted by the News and Observer and there will be refreshments, giveaways and goodie bags! DECEMBER 2009 WORKSHOPS
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Open to the Public Sterling House of Rocky Mount |
women's or men's group, religious organization, business, or school? Consider a Smart Spending Workshop offering proven techniques for lowering grocery bills and everyday expenses. Please contact Faye at (919) 818-9146 or E-mail for more information.
Discover how to cut your grocery bills in half using the Smart Spending System. You will learn to use coupons and many other effective techniques to ensure you never pay full price for groceries again! You will discover how to:
Course includes resource directory, course handout, freebies, and lots of fun! Most participants EASILY save the cost of the workshop and more during their first grocery trip using the Smart Spending System. This workshop will change the way you shop and teach you to save more than you ever imagined! Comments from Workshop Participants:
have my coupons all organized. I am ready to go shopping." -Carolyn B., Raleigh, NC May 5, 2009 "Thank you so much for traveling to Greensboro for our lunch program on Tuesday. I have received great feedback. Our staff members really appreciated and enjoyed your program. As you and I discussed, our country needs to return to a "frugal" mindset and I think you are clearly a leader! Thanks again for your presentation." -Linda Bostick, Greensboro, NC February 12, 2009
so much, and I am figuring out more and more each day. Being married to a state employee, December and January are lean months for us. See my husband gets paid on the 15th of December and not again until the last day of January. The past couple of years were really hard. This year has been very different. With your class I was able to get stocked up in November and the first of December, to where we did not have to worry as much. Thank you so much! My hope is that by this time next year, we will be able to breeze through December and January and not even blink an eye." -Merle Corbin, Raleigh, NC January 2009 "I'm very thankful that we found your workshop for many reasons. Immediately, we saw the proof that Smart Spending System works. In the longer term, this system will help us eat and live better, stick to our family budget, and become debt free. My kids are enjoying learning about smart spending, saving, and giving. Thanks to Smart Spending, we no longer have any immediate need. Your information has been invaluable to my family. Smart Spending is a great way to live and teach my children. This is something we will continue to do! Thank you again for everything. I can never repay you for all that I have learned from you but if you ever need me for anything, please let me know." -Gwen Patricio, Rocky Mount, NC October 14, 2008
was this past Saturday. I made my first trip to HT on Sunday & came home so excited. I got $79 worth of groceries & pd $37. What a thrill! Thank you so much!!" -Liz Russell, Raleigh, NC November 4, 2008
at Nashville UMC on Sept. 20. We thought it was great! You are a really great speaker. Thank you for sharing your coupon wisdom with us." -Gloria Liles, Nashville, NC, September 24, 2008
energizing for everyone that was there. I have heard people talking about it every day since then. It has really spread like wildfire around the church. Everyone is comparing savings all the time. My next goal is to set up a coupon swap sometime during the summer. Your class is such a gold mine of information." -Chris Aman, Archer's Lodge, NC, May 22, 2008 "I know I've already thanked you for what I learned from your workshop, but I have to thank you again because now even my HUSBAND is hooked. "Mr. I-hate-grocery-shopping" has spent the past two Saturdays going to the grocery store w/our coupon binder and even VOLUNTEERED to go again this week! He stopped off at CVS on the way home and spent $8.00 on $50.00 worth of items! It's so funny - - he does this little song and dance thing when he gets home about how much money he saved - he's so proud of himself! Ha! It's almost like a game for him. We've saved so much more that we ever thought we would and are putting that savings into paying off our debts and then into our kids college accounts. I can't believe we used to pay full-price on everything! THANK YOU Sooooo much!" - Toni Trone, Raleigh, NC, April 5, 2008
and inspiring; I clipped, organized and saved oodles on noodles -- as well as lots of other pantry staples! You will be pleased to learn that I am sharing the knowledge with clients so they too can shop smarter and save money weekly. Great information. Great sense of humor. Great job!" -G e r a l i n T h o m a s, CPO-CD, owner of Metropolitan Organizing ®, Raleigh, NC October 19, 2007
TONS of information. You wouldn't believe how excited and amazed all of the participants have been since your presentation. Thank you, thank you for taking the time to talk to us." -Robin M. Haynes, February 19, 2008 ((Robin hosted a workshop for employees at the law firm where she works) Esteban attended a Smart Spending workshop on December 1, 2007. Here is what he had to say about the class and his savings that weekend: "That was he best $15 I've spent in a while. This weekend grocery shopping, I've saved $16 using coupons. For the CVS coupon (prescription transfer coupon) you gave me, I used that to buy toiletries at CVS worth $20 -- I still have $5 in the card. I used my doctor's discount card word $30. Instead of paying $45 for my medicine I paid $15. I used an Amazon coupon worth $25 at Amazon, so instead of paying $30 for the HP inkjet cartridges I paid $5. I got that free shipping Amazon prime ($75 yearly subscription) so its free shipping. A total of $90 savings this weekend. My wife and I love you and the work you are doing!!!" -Esteban Culiat, December 4, 2007
wonderful your class was, so you may get some requests for your yahoo groups. I am heading to Walgreens today to get a free Airwick air freshener thanks to all your helpful advice on Saturday. Thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge on how to save money. You are a true blessing." "I LOVED taking your class last night in Clayton. You are such an inspiration! I am going to utilize coupons more than ever and follow as many of your moves as I can. I was thrilled to attend and can’t wait to get my binder all organized, save money and pay off DEBT!" -Laura Yates, NC, Raleigh, NC, November 2006 "I would like to let you know that I have taken Faye Prosser’s class and absolutely loved it. She taught us how to save at least 50% or more off of our grocery bill. With the money I saved, my husband and I were able to take our three children to Walt Disney World for 10 days!!!! I would put the difference of what the total bill was and what I actually paid in a savings account and in a little over a year’s time, we had enough to go for 10 days! And yes, even then I used her ideas to save even more money and still enjoy ourselves while down there. I use coupons every week and have had several stores even have to PAY ME to buy the items I have purchased. I know her system works because thanks to her I can stay at home with my three children(one of whom is disabled). For that, I am very grateful to her. She is a great inspiration to those of us who know her!" -Muriel Watson, Clayton, NC, May 2006 "My name is Melissa and I took your class a couple of weeks ago at JCC. I wanted to let you know that I have only been couponing for three weeks and have saved $211.43. We will be applying that savings towards the price of a freezer. Thanks so much." -Melissa, Clayton, NC, November 2006 " I wanted to thank you for such a great class, the overload of info and fantastic coupons. I have been personalizing my binder every spare minute and can't wait to use it. I have a feeling it will make the whole couponing process alot easier for me. And to anyone that is thinking about taking the class, it is definitely worth it. Definitely worth it for the laughs, knowledge and binder :) So thanks again Faye!" -Lisa Holden, Wake Forest, NC, November 2006 "I’ve taken Faye Prosser’s class on saving money when grocery shopping. I use her ideas for a coupon notebook and clip coupons each week. I’ve learned the importance of looking for the sale items on things I buy/need and using double coupons in conjunction with the sale. I’ve been able to save a lot of money through this process. I work full-time outside the home and it is worth my time to use the smart- spending system that I learned in Faye’s class. I would recommend this method to anyone…unless you prefer to pay full-price for all your groceries!" -Darlene, NC "Been couponing for 3 months now since taking Faye’s class. I used to spend approx $200 wk for my family - now I rarely spend $50. I make my grocery list/meal plan by what is on sale or what I already have (which is a lot, since I stock up when I find a good deal). I spend less than an hour a week clipping, organizing coupons & making my list. I figure I am paying myself $150 an hour for this service since that is what I now save each week." -Brenda, Clayton, NC "I want to thank Faye as well. It was SO nice to meet you and you were just as sweet in person as you seem on TV. Thanks again for all I have learned. I think the binder system is just the most incredible way to organize coupons, and I never could figure it out until I ordered one. SO glad I did." -Detra, Spartanburg, SC "Before I started couponing, I always felt like I was pouring money down the drain at the grocery store. Now seeing how much I can save is like a sport! I can't get over the fact that in one short month (I took Faye's class on Jan. 31), I am saving HUGE DOLLARS on groceries, toiletries and household products! I told my husband last night after getting $123.94 in groceries for $63.52, that I felt like I have been wasting so much money for so many years! Thanks again for your willingness to share all you've learned about couponing and smart shopping. I finally feel like I've got control over our spending." -Keicha Berzins, Willow Springs, NC "I saved 50% off on my first shop! I can't tell you how excited I am! My husband scoffed at the idea of me walking around with this binder full of coupons when I started this adventure. Now that he's seen the grocery receipts, he said he promises to never make another snide remark about my thriftiness again." -Excerpt from an article in the Cleveland Post, Garner, NC, November 3, 2005, by Jennifer Konkol. Jennifer attended a Smart Spending Workshop the week before writing her article.
Faye had the opportunity to speak at the Clark Howard Pre-Show Program at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, NC. Clark Howard (nationally syndicated radio host and consumer advocate) came to NC in an event hosted by Coastal Federal Credit Union. Faye, Dan of savvydollar.org and Karen of Thrifty Mommy all spoke about saving money in this difficult economy. 2008 Ovarian Cancer Research Fundraiser
Research at a Smart Spending Workshop held through Clayton Parks and Recreation. My mom, Marian, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in November 2006 and received treatment at Duke University Medical Center until she passed away in July 2009. For more information on the Duke Cancer Center and the annual Ovarian Awareness Walk in Raleigh, NC, click HERE. Our team has raised over $6000 in the last 3 years!
40/42 Area, Garner, NC, April 29 Thank you to everyone who visited our booth at The Strawberry Festival in April! The weather was perfect, we had a great turnout and I really enjoyed meeting other smart spenders! Here is a picture of our little booth in all it's glory. |
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