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The Thrifty Couple

Alex Michael, 37, and Cassie Michael, 37, thethriftycouple.com

Hometown: Clearfield, Utah

Alex and Cassie have taken the commandment “love thy neighbor” to heart. The Michaels used to contribute to charity mostly through financial donations, but they now use coupons to buy items to donate as well. The Michaels also give to their local food bank, pregnancy crisis center and women’s shelter as well as to Angel Tree (an organization that reaches children with parents who are incarcerated) and Haiti hurricane relief.

What you can do: “Keep coupons you would never use. There’s always the potential that you can match them up with a store sale to purchase (or get for free) items that you can then donate to your local charity.”

Bonus tip: “Requesting all the free samples allows you to gather quite a stash of supplies needed for women's shelters, pregnancy centers and food banks.”