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Mary Hunt
Founder and Editor
Debt-Proof Living (formerly Cheapskate Monthly)
With many years of successful entrepreneurial experience under her belt, Mary Hunt felt ready to take public her credo, “Bringing dignity to the art of living below your means.” As creator and editor of Debt-Proof Living (formerly Cheapskate Monthly), a monthly newsletter that premiered in January 1992 to overwhelming success, Mary has combined her expertise in business with a message that over-spenders and those burdened with debt seem ready to hear.
While recently completing its 14 th year, Debt-Proof Living continues to expand its consumer influence and subscriber base, most notably through its electronic family of subscribers via its website, www.debtproofliving.com. Debuting in 1998, the website attracts more than 8 million hits a month and features Mary’s constant theme of financial responsibility, empowerment and hope.
In the fall of 2005 Mary joined the editorial team at Woman’s Day magazine (20 million readers), as WD’s money guru and contributing editor. Her column, Your Money, first appeared in the January 2006 issue and can be found in every issue of the magazine.
2006 will also see Mary’s national platform expand as she steps into the role of AOL’s newest Money Coach. As a member of AOL’s self-help coaching staff of experts, Mary will be positioned to teach AOL’s audience of more than 112 unique users how to use their resources wisely and manage their households responsibly. Mary’s online video workshops, book excerpts and extensive coaching is free and available at www.coaches.com.
Mary can also be seen every weekday in hundreds of newspapers across the country in her Everyday Cheapskate column. Syndicated through United Features, Mary’s column features household tips, money-saving strategies, reader questions and recipes. Debuting in January 2003, Everyday Cheapskate has been embraced by consumers from all walks of life who are looking to tighten their financial belts.
In addition to her role as author, cheerleader and speaker, Mary has repeatedly been asked by corporate America to expand her scope and influence to consumers. She has served as consumer spokesperson on several campaigns including those for Microsoft, Quaker Bagged Cereals and MCI, to name a few.
Mary has found success and satisfaction in her unique role of bringing hope to many who are buried under the weight of consumer debt through her newsletter, her public speaking and her books. With the fall 2005 release of her 14th title, Live Your Life For Half The Price (DPL Press) and the re-release of her 1999 bestseller, Debt-Proof Living (DPL Press), Mary continues to educate and equip consumers. “It’s the money you don’t spend that ultimately gives you the freedom to live the life you love!” writes Mary in Live Your Life For Half The Price.
Other titles by Mary include the 2005 release of Everyday Cheapskate’s Greatest Tips, Running Press; Debt-Proof Your Marriage, Revell Publishing, 2003 ; the re-release of The Complete Cheapskate, St. Martin’s Press, 2003; the renaming and updating of the 1997 bestseller, Cheapskate in the Kitchen to Cheapskate Gourmet, Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2001; Tiptionary Journal for the New Bride and Tiptionary Journal for the New Mom, Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000; Debt-Proof Living, Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999; Debt-Proof Your Kids, Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998; Tiptionary, Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1997; Debt-Proof Your Holidays, St. Martin’s Press, 1997, and Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998; The Complete Cheapskate, Focus on the Family, 1997, and Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1998; Cheapskate in the Kitchen, St. Martin’s Press, 1997; The Financially Confident Woman, Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996; The Cheapskate Monthly Money Makeover, St. Martin’s Press, 1995; and The Best of Cheapskate Monthly: Simple Tips for Living Lean In The ‘90s, St. Martin’s Press, 1993.
Prior to devoting herself full time to her writing and speaking projects, Mary co-founded the highly regarded and very profitable industrial real estate brokerage and property management firm, Hunt Industrial Properties. Before handing over her portion of the management reigns to her husband and co-founder, Harold Hunt, her involvement in the sales, leasing and property management of industrial and commercial real estate properties totaled over 15 years. In addition, Mary’s professional associations also included serving on the Board of Directors of the prestigious American Industrial Real Estate Association.
Mary is a long-time resident of southern California, first as a student and graduate of The Master’s College in Los Angeles and, along with her husband, as a resident in Orange County for the past 35 years.
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Author:
Mary Hunt
Phone (562) 630-6474
Fax (562) 630-3433
E-Mail: Contact Mary
Web site: www.debtproofliving.com
About the Author:
Mary Hunt is the founder, editor and publisher of the national
subscription newsletter Debt-Proof Living (premiered January 1992), a publication
promoting financially responsible living while offering motivation and specific ways to
get debt-free and stay that way!
Publishing:
Cheapskate Gourmet (Broadman & Holman Publishers, March
2001)
Debt-Proof Living: The Complete Guide to Living Financially Free (Broadman &
Holman Publishers, January 2000)
Tiptionary Journal for the New Bride (Broadman & Holman Publishers, January
2000)
Tiptionary Journal for the New Mom (Broadman & Holman Publishers, January
2000)
Debt-Proof Your Kids (Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998)
Debt-Proof Your Holidays (St. Martin’s Press, October 1997; Broadman &
Holman Publishers, October 1998)
Tiptionary (Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1997)
The Complete Cheapskate (Focus on the Family Publishing, 1997; Broadman &
Holman Publishers, 1998)
Cheapskate in the Kitchen: Everything you need to know about creating fabulous meals
at home at a fraction of the cost (St. Martin’s Press, 1997)
The Financially Confident Woman (Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1996)
The Debt-Proof Living Money Makeover (St. Martin’s Press, 1995)
The Best of Debt-Proof Living: Simple Tips for Living Lean in the ‘90s (St.
Martin’s Press, 1993)
Spokesperson:
Microsoft Money Common Sense Approach to a Stress-Free Tax Season
(National financial-management campaign) Spring 2001
Microsoft Money Cash-Positive Holiday Season (National holiday money-saving
campaign) Winter 2000
Quaker Oats’ Quaker Bagged Cereals (National money-saving campaign) Winter
1998
MCI Friends and Family Free (National promotional campaign) Fall 1996
National Speaking Tours:
Debt-Proof Living Seminars (kicked-off national tour Fall 1999 to
present)
Aspiring Women Conference (1998 & 1999 conference tours)
National Television:
The Oprah Winfrey Show Good Morning America
Phil Donahue Show
Home and Family
Home and Garden TV
CNN
Fox This Morning
The Maury Povich Show
The Leeza Show
Help at Home
The People’s Network
America’s Talking
The Hour of Power
NewsTalk Television
Home Life Show
The 700 Club
100 Huntley Street (Canada)
National Radio:
Focus on the Family (Dr. James Dobson)
Parent Talk (Dr. K. Lehman)
Women in Touch (I. Endicott)
Table Talk (R. Buhler)
USA Radio Network (J. Paris, host)
Business Radio Network (A. Malmberg)
Prime Time America (J. Warren)
The Warren Duffy Show (R. Buhler)
Money Watch (L. Burkett)
Janet Parshall’s America (J. Parshall)
Beverly LaHaye Live (B. LaHaye)
Contributor to:
KNBC-Los Angeles, Mid-Day News, Consumer Expert
Women’s Day Magazine (contributing writer); 6 million, circulation
SAM’S Club Source Quarterly Magazine (Financial Source column); 5 million,
circulation
HomeLife Magazine (Debt-Proof Living monthly column); 400,000, circulation
Bottom Line Family of Newsletters (Moneysworth, Bottom Line Personal, etc.)
Featured in:
Redbook
Business Week
U.S. News & World Report
First for Women
Today’s Christian Woman
Clarity
Biography
Woman’s Day
Family Circle
Money Magazine
Cosmopolitan
McCall’s
Glamour
Your Money Magazine
Special Report Magazine
Grit Magazine
L.A. Times
USA Today
Washington Post
Orange County Register
San Jose Mercury News
Boston Globe
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Long Beach Press Telegram
Newsday
Chicago Tribune
Wall Street Journal
The Times-Picayune
Buffalo News
Charleston Daily Mail
Oregonian
Kansas City Star
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