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Lauren Cobello
BornUnited States
OccupationAuthor, Founder and CEO Leverage with Media PR
LanguageEnglish
EducationB.S.
Alma materState University of New York at Oswego
GenresNon-fiction
SubjectPersonal finance
Children4
Website
Official Website

Lauren Cobello (formerly Lauren Greutman) (born January 1981)[citation needed] is an American consumer savings expert, author, spokeswoman, public speaker, blogger and lifestyle television personality.

Early life and education

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Cobello was born in Saratoga Springs, New York where she grew up with her parents, two sisters, and one brother. From 1999 to 2003, Lauren attended the State University of New York at Oswego, where she played collegiate field hockey and received her Bachelor of Science in Public Justice. Lauren currently lives in Upstate New York with her four children, Andrew, Hannah, Kaylee, and Abby. She also is the founder and owner of the Personal Finance Planner company, which sells planners to help people organize their finances and pay down debt.

Career

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In 2008, Lauren had accumulated $40,000 in debt. In 2010, Lauren founded I am THAT Lady, later renamed LaurenCobello.com, to offer advice and guidance to women who found themselves in debt due to poor personal finance habits such as overspending. By 2012 she was debt free, and the skills she acquired along the way inspired the creation of her small business aimed at helping people in similar situations.[1] In 2014, Greutman began distributing meal plans to feed a family for a month for around $150.[2]

After starting her business in 2010, Lauren began appearing on local news channels and publications[3][4][5][6] offering advice on how to live frugally and get out of debt. Over the years Lauren has moved on to appear on nationally syndicated shows including The Today Show,[7][8] ABC News,[9] NBC News,[10] Dr. Oz,[11] Rachael Ray, and Fox & Friends.

In addition, she has appeared as the cover stories in Syracuse Magazine[12] and Oswego County Business News Magazine,[13] and featured as an interview subject in publications including BBC,[14] U.S. News & World Report,[15] Time,[16][17][18] MarketWatch,[19] Business Insider,[20] Oprah,[21] Forbes,[22] Fast Company,[23] The Huffington Post,[24] The Philadelphia Inquirer,[25][26] The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Chase Bank,[27] Go Banking Rates,[28] Nerd Wallet, Kiplinger,[29][30] Wise Bread,[31] The Week,[32] and The Fiscal Times.[33]

Greutman continues to write at her own site, and is a contributor at U.S. News & World Report,[34] The Huffington Post,[35] and Clark Howard.[36]

Greutman published her first book, How to Coupon Effectively in 2013. Her second book The Recovering Spender was published by Hachette Book Group in 2016.[37]

Bibliography

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  • How to Coupon Effectively: Save $5,200 per year in just 2 hours per week (Self-Published, 2013)
  • The Recovering Spender (Hachette Book Group, 2016)
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References

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  1. ^ "Swoon Talent | Lauren Greutman". www.swoontalent.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  2. ^ "10 Best and Worst Side Jobs for Stay-at-Home Parents". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  3. ^ "Recognizing Oswego County Optimistic About 2014". 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  4. ^ Coleman, Megan. "Price Chopper changes coupon policy after complaints about misleading customers". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. ^ "Back-to-school shopping lists expensive, but not as high as 2014". 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  6. ^ Jadran, Farah (2016-05-15). "Oswego woman calling on community to help families in Rwanda". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  7. ^ "How to turn your unwanted items into some extra cash". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  8. ^ "Struggling with debt? Here are some tips to save big in 2016". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  9. ^ "4 Ways to Painlessly Cut Family Expenses". ABC News. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  10. ^ "When It Comes to Coupons, Shoppers Prefer Paper, Survey Shows". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  11. ^ "How Lauren Greutman Got Her Family Out of Debt". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  12. ^ "Lauren Greutman, the coupon lady, will offer advice on using coupons, other money saving tips". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  13. ^ "Oswego County Business Magazine". oswegocountybusiness.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  14. ^ Ashford, Kate. "Is private school worth the cost?". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  15. ^ "The Best Frugal Halloween Tricks". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  16. ^ GoBankingRates, Cameron Huddleston /. "20 Hidden Sources of Income Lying Around Your House". MONEY.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  17. ^ "3 Things To Do If You're Drowning In Debt". MONEY.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  18. ^ "How a Compulsive Spender Cured Herself". MONEY.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  19. ^ Hill, Catey. "This is why Americans are overweight and broke". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  20. ^ "A woman who paid off over $40,000 of debt in less than 3 years shares the most important habit that helped her do it". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  21. ^ "Winter Money-Saving Tips". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  22. ^ Johnson, Emma. "Top 5 Budgeting Mistakes -- And How To Avoid Them". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  23. ^ "What High-Profile Working Fathers Leaving Their Jobs Means For The Rest Of Us". 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  24. ^ "Smart Spending: Finding back-to-school deals". HuffPost. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  25. ^ "7 Money Habits That Secretly Annoy Your Spouse". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  26. ^ "10 Best and Worst Side Jobs for Stay-at-Home Parents". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  27. ^ "This Couple Buried Themselves in Debt". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  28. ^ "15 Everyday Things That Empty Your Wallet | GOBankingRates". 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  29. ^ "5 Reasons to Shop at Aldi Instead of Trader Joe's". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  30. ^ "7 Costly Mistakes Shoppers Make at Warehouse Clubs". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  31. ^ "How One Inspiring Couple Paid Off $48,000 in 2.5 Years". Wise Bread. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  32. ^ "The number one thing that inspired me to get out of debt — and stay out". The Week. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  33. ^ "How to Maximize a 529 College Savings Account". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  34. ^ "Lauren Greutman". www.usnews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  35. ^ "Huffington Post". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  36. ^ "Lauren Greutman". www.clark.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  37. ^ "The Recovering Spender - Hachette Book Group". www.hachettebookgroup.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
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