Heather Sokol, Founder/Editor/Featured Author:
Heather Sokol is the founder of Inexpensively, Featured Blogger, Regional Savings Coordinator for Indiana Inexpensively and Managing Editor. Heather has been featured in the Chicago Tribune and the Indianapolis Star. She has also appeared on CBS Nightly News and as a weekly contributor to Fox59 Morning News. She is married to our webmaster, Spencer Sokol, and together they parent three beautiful, active girls. They have created in her a Montessori Mom, Scout Mom, Dance Mom, Allergy Mom and avid coupon clipper. Heather uses her knowledge of deals and savings to help her family live a life they shouldn’t be able to afford and to help others lower their budgets without lowering their standards. She shares her experiences and family life at Just Heather.
Holly Syx, Alabama Inexpensively:
Holly Syx is a Regional Savings Contributor for Alabama Inexpensively (coming soon). She is a Christian, homeschooling mom to 6 little ones ages 7 & under. She and her husband Bryan are living frugally in Alabama. She feeds her family with pennies on the dollar using lots of coupons, blogging all the way at Saving for Eight.
Melissa Earl, California Inexpensively:
Melissa Earl is a Regional Savings Contributor for California Inexpensively. She is a stay-at-home mom to two wonderful kids and wife to a hard working husband. She began 2009 with the desire to be financially stable, to have enough to take trips with the family and make memories instead of just living day to day. She hopes to help others to find the same stability without debt. She shares her progress and deals at The Sassy Saver.
Cherie Lowe, Indiana Inexpensively:
Cherie Lowe joins our network as our resident freebie queen. She has crazy red hair and blogs daily as her alter ego (because everyone needs one) on her site the Queen of Free. She invites you to be a Money Saving Lord or Lady and join the Royal Court of the Queen of Free where you can Save Money Daily and Indeed Get Something For Nothing!
Staci Gerardi, New York Inexpensively:
Staci Gerardi is a Featured Author for New York Inexpensively. Staci is a born and raised Long Islander, married to a born and raised Long Islander, having kids and raising them…that’s right, on Long Island. They have always lived a “frugal life” and always within their means; now she shares all their great information with fellow Long Islanders at November Sunflower.
Shelly Cain, North Carolina Inexpensively:
Shelly Cain is a Regional Savings Contributor for North Carolina Inexpensively (coming soon). Shelly is a full-time fourth grade teacher and blogs at Coupon Teacher. She wants you to share and celebrate your successes with her, and she may give you a few tips along the way!
Kristi West, North Carolina Inexpensively:
Kristi West is a Regional Savings Contributor for North Carolina Inexpensively (coming soon). Kristi a former educator and mom of two sweet kids that rule her world. When her family went down to one income last year, they were forced to analyze our spending and find creative ways to cut costs. They had to learn to SPEND LESS and SAVE MORE! She began her blog, Spend Less and Save More, as a way of passing on to others what she has learned about couponing, saving money, and bargain hunting.
Amy Metherell, Pennsylvania Inexpensively
Amy Metherell is a Regional Savings Contributor for Pennsylvania Inexpensively. Amy Meterell blogs over at The Original Coupon Coach, where she offers ideas, tips, resources, and money-saving advice through blogging, classes, and more. She teaches people how to save money at the grocery store without giving up the products they love.
Renae Chiovaro and Amee Cantagallo, Virginia Inexpensively
Renae Chiovaro is a Regional Savings Contributor for Virginia Inexpensively. She and Amee are two money savvy moms who co-write and own Madame Deals. Amee is a mom of two, a 5 year old boy and an 11 month old girl. Amee holds a masters degree in special education and currently works part time. She considers herself a reformed spender! Fashion finds on a budget is a specialty of Amee’s. Renae is mom of two boys, ages three and one. She works part time as a Registered Dental Hygienist. Renae loves finding a good deal and is addicted to coupons. Remember it is not what you save, but what you spend!
Melissa Smallwood, West Virginia Inexpensively
Melissa Smallwood is a Regional Savings Contributor for West Virginia Inexpensively. Her bio will be coming soon—we can’t wait to introduce you!
Julie Eckert, Director of Communications:
Julie Eckert is Director of Communications for Inexpensively—she talks to strangers. A graduate of Valparaiso University and Indiana native, Julie lives in the land of make believe and shares her home with a pirate, princess and fairy. In between dance recitals and bounce house trips, Julie plays with money at her full time job and shares progress on her 40×40 list at Someday I Want.
Spencer Sokol, Resident Geek:
Spencer Sokol is our Webmaster and all around Tech Geek. He is married to founder, Heather Sokol, and together they parent three very active girls. In between his full time job as a software engineer, school events, Scout trips and dance recitals, he enjoys video games, skateboarding, music and guitar. He shares his attempts to squeeze in entertainment through his 40×40 list at SpencerSokol.com. Follow the Inexpensively Geek on Twitter for details and updates on site happenings.
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