Jill Cataldo

Serious grocery savings are just a snip away

Jill Cataldo knows a thing or two about maximizing the savings of her family grocery bill.

"I shopped today and bought $120 worth of groceries for $3.40," Cataldo said.

Jill Cataldo gives a class at the Sugar Grove Community House on how to use coupons to their greatest advantage. Some 100 people signed up for the two-hour workshop sponsored by the Sugar Grove Library Friends.

Sharing the art of saving

Jill Cataldo gets a lot of attention at the supermarket.

Cataldo, a 35-year-old mother of three from Huntley, is one of a rising number of so-called coupon divas who have turned saving at the grocery store into an art form.

Diapers drove Cataldo to become a maven of saving. Three years ago, she heard in the news about the extreme savings available by using coupons. Read more.

The NWI Times has a story about my class at Purdue University this past weekend:

'Super Coupon' queen cuts to the saving chase

Everything about the "old" way of shopping for groceries is wrong, according to "Super Coupon" queen Jill Cataldo.

Instead, "stockpiling," "stacking," and surfing the Internet are just a few ways that shoppers can really save money on groceries and other household items -- and many times, even get items for free.

In my Super-Couponing classes, I'm often asked the question whether it's easier just to shop at an "everyday low price" supercenter vs. a "more expensive" supermarket with coupons to get the same savings. If you've used coupons for any length of time, you know that you'll actually get much better savings at the "more expensive" supermarkets by following the sales and matching them with coupons.

I'm quoted in today's Daily Herald, which has an article on expired coupons no longer being accepted at Jewel. (And yes, technically this changed a year ago, but the company is going to strongly enforce it starting May 1.)

I'm often asked what, if anything, I'll pay full price for. Each time this year, I do a huge stock-up on one thing that's totally worth it to me... Kosher Coca-Cola!

Yes, this is a lot of Coke. But hey, we all have our vices! :)

Welcome, Coupon Queen

Wherever Jill Cataldo goes she often finds herself greeted with hugs, autograph requests and treatment befitting royalty. This probably explains why her new weekly column making its debut today in The Times is titled "The Coupon Queen."

Wisconsin's Capital News has a story about me in today's issue! :)

Coupon Queen gives advice to save money

The reign of the Coupon Queen started with diapers.

"When I was pregnant with my second son, I realized I was going to have two kids in diapers at the same time," said syndicated columnist Jill Cataldo, whose feature will appear every week in the Dells Events, starting today. "I was hearing about all these other coupon queens buying diapers for pennies." See page A15.

Please note the date this article was posted..! :)

By popular demand and countless requests, I'm pleased to announce Super-Couponing III: Recovering From Coupon Addiction!

Once you've been through two levels of Super-Couponing, you'll likely find yourself ready for this third tier of coupon education! Super-3 involves loads more coupon talk for die-hard coupon lovers, on topics like:

Thank you to everyone who attended today's live Super-Couponing video shoot at the Skokie Public Library! I sincerely appreciate everyone coming -- I know there's a lot involved with a production like this, and I'm so excited about the way the day went! To everyone who came... THANK YOU! :) :)