How A Coupon Influencer Found Herself In Debt with Lauren Cobello

A former coupon influencer on how she reinvented her career.
In 2010, Lauren Cobello (‪@LaurenCobello‬) created an entire brand as “the coupon lady” after she shared her story of how she got her family out of $40,000 in debt by couponing and budgeting. By 2016, she was posting multiple times a day, wrote a few books about couponing and budgeting, and was filming family finance videos with her kids and her husband as main fixtures in her online universe.
But here’s the thing about creating a brand and a community around your personal story - sometimes that story falls apart. By 2017, Lauren and her husband split, leaving her to navigate life as a single mom of four….and back in debt again. For a while, she continued to post to keep her brand alive, but felt completely inauthentic doing it. Listen in to hear how she reinvented her career - and the personal finance hacks she still utilizes to keep her monthly budget in check.
In Mailbag, we hear from a listener who’s wondering if she should pay off her high-interest debt using her emergency fund money, or take out a home equity loan. We also check in with someone who’s looking for advice on new home insurance coverage after hers went up by 30%.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:26 - Lauren's Personal Debt Experience and Recovery
00:09:41 - Therapy and Financial Healing
00:10:34 - Strategies for Managing Money and Avoiding Impulse Spending
00:16:14 - Couponing and Meal Planning
00:21:00 - Career Transition to Media and PR
00:29:12 - Mailbag
Takeaways:
Get real with yourself and take control of your finances by focusing on what can be controlled.
Meal planning and freezer cooking can save money on groceries.
Building a brand using books and media can be a powerful strategy for business growth.
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