Consumer Queen: Mom Melissa Garcia Shows How to Get Free Stuff

by Tina Kells | March 10, 2009 at 08:20 am

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Melissa Garcia is a consumer mom who has tips and tricks to help all of us save money during the financial downturn. On her website Consumer Queen Garcia tells people how she has saved hunderds of dollars on essentials like groceries, toiletries and clothing.

Part concerned mom, part consumer activist, Melissa Garcia, aka the Consumer Queen, has made it a personal mission to help families manage with less money. Her website boasts how to YouTube videos, print and use coupons, coupon codes and links to other sites savings minded websites.

In the latest trend of women empowering women through these tough times, a 33-year-old recession-conscious mother has taken to the Web to share her money-saving advice. Melissa Garcia, of Edmond, OK, calls herself the "The Consumer Queen" and founded a website, consumerqueen.com, where she posts the best sales, frugal tips, special promotions and more.

The bargain hunter also hosts her own YouTube broadcast.

According to her website, Garcia saved more than $10,000 in 2007 by using coupons and tracking product reviews, sales and special promotions. For her on-air program, Garcia shares her shopping secrets — including how to score $300 worth of groceries for only $20.