A MUM-OF-THREE has revealed she takes her toddler son dumpster diving to find extra coupons.
As inflation has soared squeezing family budgets, many households across the nation and the world are looking for ways to spend less – and for many, this is where coupons come in handy.
But for one US mum her love for a good bargain has become so extreme, she will even take her young child to go dumpster diving with her.
Appearing on TLC Extreme Couponing, Callie, from Colorado, explains how she needs to have a supply of thousands of coupons at all times.
''I like to save a lot of money,'' says the 28-year-old stay-at-home mum.
And to spend as little as possible, Callie makes daily trips to the local recycling dumpster.
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Here, to have an extra pair of hands, the mum-of-three also brings her toddler son with her.
''I don't care how many dumpsters I get in, we're gonna find that coupon.''
The duo's hard efforts have definitely paid off, as the family-of-five now boasts a stockpile of a whopping 3,500 items.
Amongst these are 165 bars of soap, 500 razors and 1,500 bottled beverages, such as energy drinks and vegetable juices.
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''Any kind of drink you can think of, I can get for free,'' she chuckles.
Speaking of her penny-pinching methods, Callie says that there is a stigma that couponing is the same as hoarding.
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''But what they don't understand is that we're providing for our family.''
As last year Callie's husband, Jacob, got accepted in a prestigious engineering programme, the family suddenly became dependant on student loans – and without couponing, they wouldn't be able to survive.
''Right now we're completely broke,'' she says.
''There definitely is pressure on me to coupon because if we want to eat that night, if we want a home-cooked meal, it's on me.''
To make life easier, Callie now stores her stocks of coupons in different categories – meats, snacks, bread, canned goods and so on.
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The mum-of-three also takes viewers on a trip to the store to prepare for a large family gathering.
Armed with what looks like a never-ending list of coupons, not only does Callie manage to get various food and drink items at a bargain price, but also has the store giving them a voucher worth more than £80.
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