Chicago Tribune profile: Coupon Superstar

Submitted by Coupon Maven on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 12:02am

Monday's Chicago Tribune has a very lengthy profile of me and my rise from mom to "Coupon Superstar..."

Coupon superstar: Jill Cataldo teaches a growing legion of fans to trim their bottom line but isn't stingy on goodwill

Some of the 2,500 people who came to hear Jill Cataldo talk about coupons started lining up four hours before she took the stage at the performing arts center in Charleston, S.C., in March.

Cataldo's sold-out speech was touted as the largest event of its kind ever held in the United States.

This crowd was big, but Cataldo, an entrepreneur and mother of three from the far northwest suburb of Huntley, is used to the attention. She has secrets to share that are just right for this penny-pinching era: how to use those little clips of paper to save a family thousands of dollars a year at the supermarket.

She's the first to admit she's not the only one teaching about coupons, having been in the coupon-advice game just three years. But there's something about her.

Read the full article.

It's really an incredibly-written piece. A big thanks to Greg Karp at the Tribune too, who shadowed me for a couple of days and followed me as I juggle work and family.

Chicago Tribune

Love the illustration and article.

Submitted by soapboxtray on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 12:29pm.

Very nice congrats Jill!

Great Article!!

Submitted by Luv2save2 on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 10:25pm.

Wow Jill!! What can I say?? The article is really superb!! Keep up the good work!!

Nice picture, too!

Submitted by CollegeCouponer on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 8:07pm.

;-)

Amazing!

Submitted by Toniesme on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 2:12pm.

What a great article! Extremely well written! Congrats :)

When is the autograph

Submitted by J.R. on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 11:24am.

When is the autograph session???

You just keep on going!

Submitted by PatK on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 10:36am.

What a fantastic description of all you are and do. It's clear by this article that much of your time is spent doing for others, as shown by your early posting of the week's deals. On many occasions, that posting is on a holiday weekend and for that all of your followers are grateful.
More than anything, your integrity shines, Jill. Although you are self-made, you are still the same down to earth person who chooses the right way every time.
Congratulations!

Great article!!!

Submitted by kensbaby93 on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 10:02am.

and from the 2 times I have met and spoke to you, I believe this is an excellent representation of you!!!!

Really great

Submitted by musical developments on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 3:10am.

It really is a great article. Congrats on an accurate portrayal!

I agree!

Submitted by jewelover on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 9:18am.

There is so much of who you are in this story and they did a really good job of showing your energized personality. If you guys get the actual paper today you should see it, the story takes up like 3 pages and there is a painting of Jill on the cover of the whole Business section. Really pretty!