{"id":628,"date":"2021-08-16T20:12:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T20:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/?p=628"},"modified":"2022-07-17T16:13:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T16:13:16","slug":"about-the-author-stacy-garrels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/about-the-author-stacy-garrels\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author: Stacy Garrels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Stacy Garrels [ She \/ Her \/ Hers] is a Contributing Editor for Upromise, mom of 2 kids with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/minnesota-529-plan-basics\/\">Minnesota college savings plans<\/a>, and deal aficionado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/44306330_10215436016386151_1023509870780874752_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/44306330_10215436016386151_1023509870780874752_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/44306330_10215436016386151_1023509870780874752_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/44306330_10215436016386151_1023509870780874752_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/44306330_10215436016386151_1023509870780874752_n-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/44306330_10215436016386151_1023509870780874752_n.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Big into finding the best deals at local shops and online, Stacy shakes all the &#8220;pennies&#8221; out of the digital &#8220;couch cushion&#8221;. She&#8217;s been in the dollar trenches and has the CV to back it up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Has made $20,000 (and counting) flipping used clothes and used furniture online on resale sites and apps including Craigslist, Kidizen, Poshmark, Mercari, and Facebook Marketplace. <\/li><li>Once made over $2,000&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sgarrels.medium.com\/how-i-made-2-300-re-selling-my-kids-outgrown-clothes-on-facebook-bst-here-s-what-happens-when-b4cf71d9f0db\" target=\"_blank\">selling kids clothes on Facebook BST<\/a> in a purge-style online sale.<\/li><li>Has had gigs au pairing, teaching English, tutoring, copywriting, and bar-keeping in France, Switzerland, and North Dakota.<\/li><li>Has made dozens of epic Target hauls where she saved 70%+ on cartfuls of groceries, toiletries, and cleaning supplies. <\/li><li>Snagged $1,000 in free baby diapers, free baby furniture, free baby formula, and other free baby gear. <\/li><li>Tried over 50 different loyalty sites, rewards programs, and cash app back apps \u2013 earning a ton of Target and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swagbucks.com\/p\/prize\/2988\/Amazon-com-5-Gift-Card\">Amazon gift card<\/a>s along the way.<\/li><li>Suffered some truly tragic Clairol home dye-jobs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>&nbsp;Was once forced by Target Store Security to leave a supermarket for trying to redeem too many (300+) coupons. (The clerk got frazzled and flashed her lights. A glaring security dude showed up.) <\/li><li>Won an awesome mountain bike in a local pizzeria business card drawing when she was 10 years old. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Stacy graduated from a small liberal arts college in Moorhead, Minnesota. Her rants and writings have been featured on<a href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=http%3A%2F%2FInboxDollars.com\">&nbsp;InboxDollars.c<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/inboxdollars.com\/\">om<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sgarrels.medium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Medium<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Upromise<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swagbucks.com\/articles\/stacy-garrels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swagbucks<\/a>, Reddit threads, social media posts, and random comment sections of HuffPost, NYT, The Cut, and The Onion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Upromise, Stacy writes about ways&nbsp;families and students can prepare for, and save for, college and higher learning. <strong>Her aim is to make saving for college less intimidating and more accessible, because every penny helps and it&#8217;s never too early, too late, or too hard to get started. <\/strong>She also writes about all things baby and family related, K-12 trends, shopping deals, and SEO content for the Upromise cash back portal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside of Upromise, Stacy writes about bargains, bargain hunting, the mom life, and general life absurdities in her blog <a href=\"http:\/\/writeonetruesentence.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Write One True Sentence<\/a>. She explores <a href=\"https:\/\/writeonetruesentence.com\/2021\/06\/30\/do-you-bst-buy-sell-trade-the-definitive-guide-to-bst-groups-on-facebook\/\">Buy Sell Trade groups<\/a> and popular BST brands like <a href=\"https:\/\/writeonetruesentence.com\/all-about-mini-boden-and-baby-boden-clothing-where-to-buy-and-sell-new-and-used-boden-how-to-get-boden-coupon-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boden Kids<\/a> (Mini Boden and Baby Boden), <a href=\"https:\/\/writeonetruesentence.com\/2021\/08\/12\/definitive-guide-to-buying-and-selling-hanna-andersson-and-finding-hanna-andersson-promo-code-deals\/\">Hanna Andersson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/writeonetruesentence.com\/2021\/08\/12\/alice-ames-definitive-guide-all-about-the-brand-and-where-to-find-the-best-alice-and-ames-coupons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alice + Ames<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/writeonetruesentence.com\/all-about-lulu-roo-the-brand-the-creators-and-how-to-nab-great-deals-a-lulu-and-roo-coupon-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lulu + Roo<\/a>.  She also writes a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/writeonetruesentence.com\/2021\/07\/17\/see-what-happened-when-i-purchased-100-of-shein-com-kids-clothes-a-moms-review-of-shein-quality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SHEIN kids review<\/a>, about the <a href=\"https:\/\/writeonetruesentence.com\/2021\/07\/08\/how-everyones-favorite-kids-clothing-cartel-carters-is-still-killing-it-in-the-apparel-game-after-150-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">history of Carter&#8217;s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/writeonetruesentence.com\/2021\/06\/26\/10-sophisticated-marijuana-gifts-for-the-wealthy-stoner-in-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBD gifts<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/writeonetruesentence.com\/2021\/09\/22\/anything-worth-doing-is-worth-doing-badly-true-sentence-no-7-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">importance of doing things badly<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When not writing, Stacy can be found downing copious amounts of black coffee and decaf Americanos, back-seat politicking, thrifting, sewing crooked quilts, or discovering new parks and playgrounds with her husband and kids. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She lives in Minneapolis, MN with her husband, 3-year-old daughter, 1-year-old son, dog Wolfgang, and cat Katie. If the Cohen Brothers still lived in their childhood home, Joel, Ethan, and Stacy would totally be Neighbor BFF&#8217;s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Article Archives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/back-to-school-in-the-us-by-the-numbers-a-look-at-consumer-trends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Back to School in the US by the Numbers: A Look at Consumer Trends<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/7-money-saving-tips-for-first-time-parents-and-a-checklist\/\">7 Money-Saving Tips for First-Time Parents<\/a> &#8211; What to Buy, What to Ditch <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/529-savings-plan-for-college-the-basics-you-need-to-know\/\">529 Savings Plan for College: The Basics You Need to Know<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/the-best-reward-apps-to-help-you-save-for-college-today\/\">Best Reward Apps to Help You Save for College<\/a> &#8211; Save Money Effortlessly Without Changing Any Habits! <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/the-complete-guide-to-saving-for-college-when-how-much-and-how-resources\/\">Complete Guide to Saving for College &#8211; When, How Much, How, and Why<\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/how-to-save-for-college-4-ways-to-start-your-college-savings\/\">4 Ways to Start Saving for College<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/how-to-find-the-best-value-colleges-in-2021\/\">Best Value Colleges in 2021<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/houseofhenmar.com\/2022\/07\/15\/punch-today-in-the-face-one-glorious-outfit-at-a-time-where-what-to-shop-to-get-battle-ready\/\">Where to Shop for Baby and Kids Clothing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upromise.com\/articles\/what-is-scholarshare-529-a-quick-guide-for-california-parents-families\/\">What is ScholarShare 529? 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