Andrea Dekker

Weekend Giveaway: Money Saving Mom’s Budget Book

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UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed.

Even as a very small child, some of my favorite play-time activities were playing store {I was the cashier} and writing numbers in my “bank book” {see picture below}.

When I was six, my parents helped me open my first savings account and then make small deposits on a regular basis. You can probably imagine how excited I was to balance a REAL bank register after each deposit!

I opened a checking account when I was 18, and was extremely hesitant to spend even one penny more than I absolutely had to!  I used coupons to buy groceries all through college, and worked as many hours as I could to quickly pay off my student loans.

Now that I’m “all grown up” I’m still frugal, I still use coupons, I still don’t spend money if I don’t have to, and I still balance my bank register after every transaction {yes, I do online banking too!}

Basically, I’ve been frugal for as long as I can remember — thanks in large parts to my parents who have always encouraged me and my sisters to save, save, save!

Because of my love for frugal living, I am simply ecstatic about today’s giveaway — The Money Saving Mom’s Budget. It’s a brand new book written by one of my blogging friends, Crystal Paine of MoneySavingMom.com.

Crystal’s book is not only packed FULL of hundreds of tips and tricks to save more, spend less, and pay off debt; it also contains a wealth of information on how to simplify and organize your entire life… which I’m all in favor of 🙂

Plus the entire book is written from a “normal” person’s perspective on finances; so you won’t have to weed through financial jargon or constantly wonder if you’re understanding it correctly.

As I was reading her book, I kept thinking “I could have written this” because I honestly agree with pretty much everything she says. You can read more about her book here, but then come back and enter to win one of 5 copies!

The Giveaway:

Today, five lucky readers will win a copy of Crystal’s new book, The Money Saving Mom’s Budget! 

How to Enter:

1. Leave a comment. How are you trying to save more and spend less this year?

2. Like Simple Organized Living and/or Money Saving Mom on Facebook, and then leave a separate comment letting me know you did {or that you do already}.

If you are reading this in your email or feed reader, please visit the actual blog post to enter. Email entries, Facebook comments, and Twitter messages will NOT be counted.

Prizes:

(5) copies of The Money Saving Mom’s Budget as described above.

This giveaway ends at 10:00 pm on Tuesday, 1/17/2012 and is open to all U.S. and Canadian residents 18 years or older. I will use And the Winner Is to select the winning comments at random. Winners will be notified by email and noted at the top of this post. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize or I will choose a new winner. Please see my full disclosure policy and contact me with any questions you have. Good luck!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Kaysha says

    I am sticking to a budget. I have begun using coupons. And I have started an emergency savings account. I would love to have this book to guide me through my efforts.
    I already like Money making Moms Facebook page and follow her daily. Wish me luck!

  5. Michelle says

    My husband I were just talking about how we need to stop making “little” extra purchases because they really add up! This book would help give us ideas!

  8. Tiffany says

    My goal is to stick to my budget this year while we continue to pay off our remaining debt. We are getting there and it feels so good!!

  10. Rachel Beita says

    Eat out less which means taking more meals and snacks from home while running errands or traveling!

  11. Bonnie says

    I have written out a new budget after prayerfully considering everything and we are sticking to it. I am a widow with four children and so our budget is very strict. I was being nickled and dimed to death last year and figured out that a major part of that was the gas prices. So, we are being extremely careful about streamlining and combining trips to store, etc. Also, I am doing everything I can to save on groceries (couponing, shopping Aldi and making more from scratch).

  12. Deane says

    Last year we attended FPU with Dave Ramsey and that’s how I learned of money saving mom, have followed her posts on FB ever since. We’ve hit bottom financially after having a bankruptcy and selling our home in a short-sale. We follow a very detailed budget, we are using cash envelopes for some of our spending, pay bills on-line. We really find we spend less if we have the cash instead of using our debit card. I clip coupns (which is new for me) and try to base my menu on sales. I also started shopping at walmart for most of our groceries which saves over our local supermarket. Our final debt is to the IRS and our goal is to have that gone by the end of the year.

  17. Rachel says

    We are making the switch to cloth diapers this year! HUGE adjustment, but so far its worth it!

  20. Sheena says

    Trying to save money to make a down payment on a house sometime towards the end of the year!

  24. Shaunta says

    My husband and I are having monthly budget meetings. Getting on the same page is definetly something we need. Also, we’re using Dave Ramsey’s mytotalmoneymakeover.com to track our expenses.

  25. Toni clark says

    I am using coupons…again and hubby is working as many OT hours as possible.

  26. Kelli says

    One of my New Years Goals was to try and get things like toothpaste, floss, shampoo, soap, etc free thru couponing and doing the drug store rebate programs and offers. My mother in law is a champ and I am hoping to learn how to not pay a dime for these things in 2012.

  31. Shelly Goguen says

    I use coupons and do price comparison shopping where-ever I can. As a family we also make good use of our leftovers and don’t ever let me go bad or go to waste.

  32. Kim says

    I already like MSM on FB. We are now on a weekly budget, using more coupons, and starting to pay off our car.

  33. Colleen says

    I am trying to watch my spending closer since my husband is without a job. I already like SOL on FB and read everything you write1

  40. Jen Fitzpatrick says

    I’m trying to use up all of my leftovers so there is less waste. I’m also trying to cut back on a lot of extras that I just don’t feel that we really need!!

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