"newshour" special correspondent john carlos frey reports from georgia. >> i open it up, and -- just rip it down the middle. >> reporter: trista cuts a lot of coupons these days. in fact, she's become a bit of a fanatic about it. >> this is my coupon box. container. i carry it with me to the grocery store. coffee, cake, butter, milk, pasta. sugar. this one here is for household goods and personal items. you never know that coupons will save you as much money as it actual lay. >> reporter: the 38-year-old who lives in a suburb just outside of atlanta, georgia, has been saving all these coupons, because as of december 28th, she has no income. she was one of 1.3 million americans who lost their unemployment insurance when an emergency federal unemployment insurance program expired. >> that same week that i expected to get that next check was the same week that i had a bill that was due, but i wasn't able to pay it. i had to ask my husband to start paying my part of the bills, and -- that's the sad part. not being able to help my husband. pay -- pay the bills. >> reporter: trista, who us