ith 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 14th 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 unsure about the
economy and 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 her role 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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