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10 Feb 2018, 1:55 am

Autistic blogger who is 'addicted' to money-saving reveals she stays up until 5am obsessively hunting for bargains - and says her condition makes her 'the best in the industry'

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A coupon queen has revealed how having Asperger's syndrome has helped her become one of the UK's top money-saving bloggers.

Holly Smith, 33, from Gorleston near Great Yarmouth appears in a new episode of Radio 1 Stories, The Asperger's Moneysaver, now available on iPlayer and reveals for the first time how her condition has made her 'addicted to money saving'

Holly boasts two million Facebook followers, four million views on YouTube and has a weekly reach of seven million people and insists her autism is the key to her success.
'My mind's constantly running so I can't relax. I get to bed around 5 am,' she explained as she opened up about her condition for the first time. 'Autism makes me the best I am in the industry.

'If I've got something on my mind that I think will help people save money, I'll work nine until four in the morning. I don't stop

Holly wasn't diagnosed with Asperger's until she was 26, but said it was actually a relief to find out why she felt different from other people.

'I finally understood I didn't have depression, I was just wired a different way,' she said. People with Asperger's have traits and they focus on them and somewhat obsess on them.

Some people might be really good at making model Lego figures. I am addicted to money saving.'

The downside is Holly's struggle with going into crowded spaces and socialising with people as she becomes overwhelmed by the noise.


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10 Feb 2018, 3:50 am

I have a suspicion that a lot of people who use coupons actually spend more than they otherwise would due to the power of suggestion.

For example, a person might not typically buy pineapple juice but is enticed to do so when they receive a coupon for it.