Kate Gosselin: coupon expert. (Andy Kropa - GETTY IMAGES) 
 
 When Kate Gosselin’s reality show “Kate Plus 8” got canceled in August, many of you were concerned about her potential employment options. 
 
 All right, fine. You weren’t really that concerned. You were actually overjoyed. 
 
 Still, Gosselin is a mom, like many of us, and she needs to support her kids. Which is why I am happy to find out that she has a new job: She is now a coupon blogger for the Web site CouponCabin.com. 
 
 CouponCabin.com announced the news in a press release that conveyed the Web site’s excitement over its new hire, who is “a longtime advocate of couponing.” 
 
 “Kate has embraced coupons her entire life,” said Jackie Warrick, president at CouponCabin.com, according to the press release. “We look forward to sharing the unique insight she has gained over the years.” 
 
 Added Gosselin: “No matter what your financial situation is, there’s no reason not to use coupons. It’s like free money in your pocket!” 
 
 The former reality star will begin her new job officially on Nov. 22, at which time she will blog about how to navigate Black Friday. Future topics, according to the press release, include how to stretch a budget for a large family and holiday shopping tips. 
 
 Chuckle heartily over this tidbit all you like, but I genuinely think this is great news for three reasons. 
 
 1. It keeps Gosselin’s kids off of television . . . at least for now. 
 
 As previously noted, a mom’s got to eat and she needs to make sure her children do, too. If she can do that by writing about the best way to save cash on detergent or action figures, what’s the harm? Of course, the CouponCabin.com blogging gig may not be enough to pay the bills. I mean, we can’t all engage in the mindblowingly lucrative work of blogging about celebrities and pop culture. (I just typed that sentence while gazing at my diamond-encrusted fingernails as they tappa-tapped on my keyboard, which is made out of genuine leather and features function keys ensconced in imported silk.) But even if this keeps her busy and semi-compensated for a while — and less focused on the new TV deal she said she wants earlier this week on “The View” — this is a good thing. 
 
 2. Her blog entries may provide fodder for Celebritology blog entries that compare Gosselin’s shopping tips to Gwyneth Paltrow’s shopping tips from Goop. 
 
 And the comments on those Celebritology posts will be so rich with gleeful sarcasm that they may incite a phenomenon scientists have long predicted: the Big Snark Bang. Sure, both the blogosphere and the universe may immediately combust as a result. But it will be worth it. 
 
 3. As a result of Gosselin’s new job, CouponCabin.com just got a lot more publicity. 
 
 And that’s super-exciting because, as Gosselin noted in the aforementioned press release, CouponCabin.com is the place where you can easily find the best deals on practically everything. 
 
 And there are two things we all need more of in these challenging times: great deals on practically everything and Kate Gosselin. ||||| Kate Gosselin Got a Real Job! 
 
 It’s true: Kate Gosselin finally buckled down and got a (non-TV) job! Woo hoo! 
 
 -Lucia Peters 
 
 Big news, Bettys: KATE GOSSELIN GOT A JOB. And it’s not in TV. Gasp! A “real” job? Surely not! 
 
 But yes: According to E!, Access Hollywood, the Daily Mail, and pretty much every other entertainment news source out there, the former Kate Plus 8 star has gotten a job, and guess what? She’s a blogger now! Kate has signed on to write for the website CouponCabin.com. In her weekly features, she’ll be offering money-saving advice on such topics as stretching budgets for large family, holiday shopping, gift ideas, and more. Said Kate in CouponCabin’s official release, “No matter what your financial situation is, there’s no reason not to use coupons. It’s like free money in your pocket!” 
 
 Kate’s first post will appear on November 22, two days before Thanksgiving. The topic? How to handle Black Friday, of course. As fellow bloggers, we here at BettyConfidential welcome you to the ranks, Kate. Do us proud. 
 
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 You know, it’s nice to see that Kate has finally moved on from that whole “NO! I MUST STAY IN TV NO MATTER WHAT!” state of mind. Finding a job in this economy isn’t easy, and odds are, you’re going to end up doing something you hadn’t thought you’d be doing, simply because it’s what will pay the bills. Believe me. I’ve been there. Unemployment is a bitch, and it’s not necessarily your “fault” that it’s where you’re at. But flexibility of thinking is a good skill to have no matter what, and it’s good to know that she’s starting to exercise it. And hey, she can still capitalize off of her reality fame in her new line of work, right? 
 
 She might even be able to use her new gig to springboard back into television. I hear Extreme Couponing is pretty hot these days. Maybe they could use her couponing expertise? 
 
 Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential’s associate editor. ||||| Kate Gosselin can ease up on the "freaking out": The out-of-work reality star has a job now -- a part-time gig, at least. 
 
 Gosselin, whose "Kate Plus 8" reality show took its last breath in September, will be a contributing blogger for click-and-save website Coupon Cabin. 
 
 "I've never quit a job in my life without having something else lined up," she told People at the time. "I don't know what's next." She had been considering going back to nursing, but didn't see how that was going to allow her to provide for her eight kidlets. 
 
 (Note: Kate confirmed Monday on "The View" that a return to nursing was a no-go, as she'd found her calling on TV. She was, at the time, dressed as a zombie.) 
 
 Turns out her path from no money to mo' money will be paved in part with what she calls "free money." 
 
 "No matter what your financial situation is, there's no reason not to use coupons," she said in a statement this week. "It's like free money in your pocket! I'm thrilled to lend my expertise." 
 
 Her first day on the job is Nov. 22, when she'll discuss how to navigate Black Friday shopping. Using, we assume, coupons -- which she might want to get used to, if she's going to live off a blogger's paycheck. 
 
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 -- Christie D'Zurilla 
 
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 Photo: Kate Gosselin visits a radio show at SiriusXM Studio in New York on Oct. 27, 2011 in New York City. Credit: Andy Kropa / Getty Images
– What a relief: Kate Gosselin and her eight children will not go hungry, because the former reality TV star has found a new job as … a part-time blogger for a coupon website, the Los Angeles Times reports. Gosselin is “a longtime advocate of couponing,” according to the CouponCabin.com press release obtained by the Washington Post. Gosselin adds, “No matter what your financial situation is, there’s no reason not to use coupons. It’s like free money in your pocket!” Her first day on the job is Nov. 22, and her first topic will be Black Friday. Click for more on her new gig.