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

  2. Ashley L. says

    I’m trying to save more by meal planning. The unexpected trips to the grocery store really add up!

  5. christi mack says

    I think this would be great. I have been reading coupon blogs for about 6-8 months and have become a huge couponer. I think this would be a great book for my ventures on couponing.

    thx

  7. Tracy says

    Trying to only spend money we have (cash basis) even through basketball season with our teenager – it’s harder than you think if you haven’t been there to plan on all those “unexpected” expenses that come up. Would love to win this book!

  9. Sari Berry says

    We’re trying hard to actually stick to our budget this year and eat out less!

  10. Karen says

    I’m trying to menu plan more and stay out of the drive thru…my wallet and my waistline will thank me! 🙂

  11. Krista says

    I’m on a financial diet these days. It’s time to start living the simple life, something most people don’t do these days. I’m ready to start enjoying what really matters. I have both msm & so on fb.

  13. Bekah Rhoads says

    I plan on using more coupons this ear and starting gift shopping early to get good deals. I already like the money saving mom on facebook.

  15. Vickie says

    I am saving by not using a debit card or credit cards anymore–envelop system all the way! And I’m putting money into an emergency account for a rainy day.

  17. Marijo Taverne says

    I am trying to reduce my spending on groceries by reading MoneySavingMom’s blog!

  18. Jessica says

    Hi! I’m trying to save money by staying within our grocery budget (which I’ve been REEEEEEALY bad at the last few years)! I already “liked” moneysavingmom on FB and now I’ve added Simpleorganizedliving.com. 🙂 Thanks!

  20. Courtney says

    I am working on switching to cash only for groceries, and gas. I’m hoping that saves me some money, and encourages me to spend less.

  23. Regina says

    I am trying to save money by sticking to that grocery list, paying off debt and not buying things because I want them, but because I need them!

  24. Melinda says

    I’ve unsubscribed from several e-newsletters. If I don’t see it advertised, I don’t know I need it. LOL.

  25. Jamie says

    We are currently in the process of building a new home. We have 7 children, and we are all working together to build this house ourselves to save lots of money. I would love to win a copy of this book to get more ideas on frugal living!

  26. Emily H says

    Continue ot coupon an play the drug store game. Eat at home and bring sack lunches to work. Plan on having another beautiful garden this summer.

  28. Renae B says

    We are saving money by not going out to eat and making a menu plan weekly. We are also going to the cash system!

  30. Rebecca says

    I’m trying to stay home-save on gas and stay away from Target- that gallon of milk and loaf of bread can get really expensive in a hurry!
    Also working on a budget and hoping my garden will do well this year.

  32. Nina says

    I “liked” your FB page….MSM is already a huge FB fan page for me. 🙂

  33. Nina says

    I go “couponing” every Monday night; my husband says I have saved our small family a ton of money by doing this. I can’t imagine “going back” ever!

  36. Tanya says

    We’re going to be planting a large garden again and preserving as many veggies and fruits that we can. We already own laying hens, so eggs are an inexpensive protein at our house. Plus, we may buy our own Jersey this spring. Let’s get churning! 🙂

  37. Clarissa says

    I have written out a budget, and we are going to stick to it. I’ve also been doing a lot of price comparing.

  38. Andrea says

    My husband and I are going to use the envelope system to pay for all variable expenses each month. I want to teach my girls that you can’t just buy something because you have a credit card. We want to think through our purchases.

  40. Ingrid says

    I intend to spend less this year by getting my hands on a copy of Crystal’s book! 🙂

    I’ve “liked” the Facebook page.

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