JANUARY 2010 WORKSHOPS
January 9
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop
and Food Drive!
Open to the Public
Huntersville, NC
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Cost: $15 per person ($14 if you bring a can/box of
food to donate)
Location: Huntersville Presbyterian Church
- 201 S. Old Statesville Road
Huntersville, NC 28070
- Registration: Contact (704) 875-6892 or
lwilson@hpcpatch.org
Pre-registration is required
Bring a can/box of food to donate and get $1 off
registration!
- January 12
Private Workshop
Wake Forest, NC
- January 19
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half
Open to the Public
Vance-Granville Community College
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Registration details and cost coming soon.
- January 25
Private Workshop
Kennebec MOPS
Angier, NC
January 30
Private Workshop
Wilson, NC
- FEBRUARY 2010 WORKSHOPS
February 1 and 2
Private Lunch and Learn
Schneider Electric
Knightdale, NC
- February 9
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 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 22
Private Lunch and Learn
Schneider Electric
Knightdale, NC
- February 25
Private Workshop
TMOTT
Raleigh, NC
- MARCH 2010 WORKSHOPS
- March 9
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half
Open to the Public
Vance-Granville Community College
Time: 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Registration details coming soon
- March 20
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.
- APRIL 2010 WORKSHOPS
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
2009 Completed Workshops
- January 2009
- January 6
Clare Bridge of Cary
- January 10
Raleigh Swimming Association, Cary, NC
- January 12
Private MOMS Group Workshop
Durham, NC
- January 22
Johnston Community College, Cleveland Center
- January 29
Lunch and Learn Program
SAS, Cary, NC
- February 2009 Workshops
- February 10
Lunch and Learn Program
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro, NC
- February 19
The Carying Place, Cary, NC
- February 21
Horne Memorial UMC, Clayton, NC
- February 24
Consolidated Planning, Inc., Cary, NC
- February 26
Johnston Community College, Cleveland Center
- March 2009 Workshops
March 3
The Carolina House, Chapel Hill, NC
- March 10
Private MOPS Workshop, Knightdale, NC
- March 12
Private MOPS Workshop, Clayton, NC
- March 14
Holly Springs Church of Christ
March 28
First Presbyterian Church of Raleigh
April 2009 Workshops
- April 4
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half
Open to the Public
Rocky Mount, NC
- April 7
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
- April 21
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
- April 28
Private Woman's Group
Clayton, NC
April 30
Private Lunch and Learn Program
Raleigh Law Firm
- May 2009 Workshops
- May 2
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
- May 9
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
- May 14
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
- June 6
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
- June 24
Live on WRAL 12:30 PM news
June 25
Private Lunch and Learn Session
NC Immunization Program, Raleigh, NC
- June 27
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 2009 WORKSHOPS
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
- August 1
Private Workshop
Knightdale, NC
- August 20
Private Business Lunch and Learn
Wilson, NC
SEPTEMBER 2009 WORKSHOPS
- September 15
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
- September 26
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
- October 10
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop
Open to the Public
Victory Fellowship, Garner, NC
- October 14
Private Business Lunch and Learn
Wilson, NC
October 19
Private Workshop for NCAEOP District 8
Siler City, NC
NOVEMBER 2009 WORKSHOPS
- November 7
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
- November 18
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
- December 3
Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half
Open to the Public
Sterling House of Rocky Mount
- Are you looking for a speaker for your conference,
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.
- Cut Your Grocery Bills in Half Workshop Description
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:
- Effectively use coupons for items you already buy
- Use weekly sales fliers in conjunction with coupons
- Understand store coupon & sale policies for local stores
- Find the best promotions and how they work
- Develop an easy to follow weekly meal plan your whole
family will love - Locate coupons for the items you use
- Organize your coupons most efficiently
- Master many other techniques that will help you save
significant amounts of $$
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:
- "I recently attended one of your workshops. I loved it. I now
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
- "I just wanted to say a big Thank You! Your class taught me
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
- "First let me say what an awesome experience the workshop
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
- "My husband and I participated in your workshop you offered
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
- "I just wanted to let you know that your class was so
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
- "I wanted to let you know that your presentation was fabulous
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
- "Faye, WOW is all I can say! What a great presentation with
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
- "I have just sent out an email telling all my friends how
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.
- May 2, 2009 Clark Howard Event
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
- On August 16, 2008 we raised over $500 for Ovarian Cancer
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!
- 2006 Strawberry Festival
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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