Language English Genres Non-Fiction | Nationality American Subject Personal Finance | |
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Occupation Author, Blogger, Spokesperson Alma mater State University of New York at Oswego Education State University of New York at Oswego Books The Recovering Spender: How to Live a Happy, Fulfilled, Debt-Free Life Profiles | ||
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Lauren Greutman (born January 1981) is an American author, spokeswoman, public speaker, financial coach, blogger and TV personality. Greutman teaches frugal living and personal finances concepts.
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Early Life and Education
Greutman was born in Saratoga Springs, New York where she grew up with her parents, two sisters, and one brother. From 1999 to 2003, Lauren attended the State University of New York at Oswego, where she played collegiate field hockey and received her Bachelor of Science in Public Justice. She met her husband Mark while they were attending college together. They were married July 20, 2002. After living a short time in South Carolina, they now live in Upstate New York with their four children, Andrew, Hannah, Kaylee, and Abby.
Career
In 2008, Lauren and Mark had accumulated $40,000 in debt. In 2010, Lauren founded I am THAT Lady, later renamed LaurenGreutman.com, to offer advice and guidance to women and couples who found themselves in debt due to poor personal finance habits such as overspending. By 2012 they were debt free, and the skills they acquired along the way inspired the creation of their small business aimed at helping people in similar situations. She launched a podcast, Enjoying Life on a Budget, with her husband in 2014. Also in 2014, Greutman began distributing meal plans to feed a family for a month for around $150.
After starting her business in 2010, Lauren began appearing on local news channels and publications offering advice on how to live frugally and get out of debt. Over the years Lauren has moved on to appear on nationally syndicated shows including The Today Show, ABC News, NBC News, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, and Fox & Friends.
In addition, she has appeared as the cover stories in Syracuse Magazine and Oswego County Business News Magazine, and featured as an interview subject in publications including BBC, U.S. News & World Report, Time, MarketWatch, Business Insider, Oprah, Forbes, Fast Company, The Huffington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Las Vegas Review-Journal, Chase Bank, Go Banking Rates, Nerd Wallet, Kiplinger, Wise Bread, The Week, and The Fiscal Times.
Greutman continues to write at her own site, and is a contributor at U.S. News & World Report, The Huffington Post, and Clark Howard.
Greutman published her first book, How to Coupon Effectively in 2013. Her second book The Recovering Spender is being published by Hachette Book Group in 2016.