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The Money Saving Mom’s Budget by Crystal Paine Book Giveaway – 5 Winners – Ends 12/15

The Money Saving Mom’s Budget by Crystal Paine Book Giveaway – 5 Winners – Ends 12/15
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The Money Saving Mom's Budget

Would you like to trim your budget and start saving more money, but don’t know where to start? Or perhaps you’re already living a frugal lifestyle, but are always on the lookout for new ideas? Either way, you will want to read The Money Saving Mom’s Budget: Slash Your Spending, Pay Down Your Debt, Streamline Your Life, and Save Thousands a Year by Crystal Paine. And FIVE lucky Contest Corner readers will each win a copy of this book, so read on!

If you read my other site, Super Coupon Girl, then you will have heard me mention Crystal Paine’s blog, Money Saving Mom, many times. I started reading her site in 2008 when I began clipping coupons, and it’s one of my favorite blogs; I check it almost every day. I’ve written guest posts for Money Saving Mom a couple of times, and Crystal is among my favorite blog acquaintances. Although she and I have very different backgrounds and lives, we have a great deal in common: We were both homeschooled and grew up in very alternatively frugal households, which shaped our attitudes and lives as adults. Our paths have been similar in a lot of ways so I always enjoy hearing about her endeavors and frugal successes. When Crystal announced that she was writing a book, I was so excited to read it! I received a promotional copy of her upcoming book, The Money Saving Mom’s Budget for review, and I loved it.

The Money Saving Mom’s Budget: Slash Your Spending, Pay Down Your Debt, Streamline Your Life, and Save Thousands a Year is a how-to manual for anyone with an interest in saving money. Crystal is a great writer who outlines frugal strategies in a manner that is concise, easy-to-read, and entertaining. This book outlines common-sense strategies and tips for stretching your budget and changing your financial situation, and dispels some of the common myths about frugal living. The Money Saving Mom’s Budget is practical and encouraging, suggesting strategies for realistic and long-term change rather than touting a get-rick-quick scheme or some magic cure-all fix. For example, I love the fact that Crystal emphasizes the importance of getting chaos and clutter in your life under control before attempting to set a budget or clip coupons, devoting a chapter to practical, doable advice for getting organized. All the frugal recipes in the world won’t help you if your crockpot is buried under a pile of dishes and you’re too exhausted and frazzled to bother cooking anyway!

Since my frugal lifestyle already mirrors Crystal’s in many ways, much of this book was preaching to the choir, but it’s a fantastic, helpful and refreshing read no matter how much of a coupon-clipping diva you already are. There are so many great tips, suggestions, and websites listed in here that everyone can benefit from it and glean new ideas! And if you want to pare down your expenses but have no clue where to start, this book will be a fabulous resource for you. The Money Saving Mom’s Budget is packed with common sense, workable strategies, and a plethora of money-saving hints. You can pick and choose from the ideas listed, or completely overhaul your whole fiscal approach; it’s up to you. I highly recommend this book to everyone!

Also, you may be interested to know that all of the proceeds from this book are being donated to Compassion International, one of Crystal’s favorite charities.

The Money Saving Mom’s Budget: Slash Your Spending, Pay Down Your Debt, Streamline Your Life, and Save Thousands a Year by Crystal Paine will be available on January 10th, 2012. Click here to pre-order your copy today!

Giveaway Time!

FIVE lucky Contest Corner readers will each win a copy of The Money Saving Mom’s Budget: Slash Your Spending, Pay Down Your Debt, Streamline Your Life, and Save Thousands a Year by Crystal Paine! (Since this book has not been released yet, giveaway copies will be mailed out after the book becomes available on January 10th, 2012.) Here’s how to enter:

1. For your first entry, just leave a comment on this post and tell me why you would like to read this book! This step is required to qualify for the drawing.

Want extra entries? Do any of the following, and leave a separate comment for each one:

2. Write a post on your blog linking to this giveaway and MoneySavingMom.com. Then come back here and leave me the link!
3. Write about this on Twitter, then come back and leave me the link to your tweet! One Twitter entry per person. You can use the button at the bottom of this post to tweet with one click!
4. Subscribe to my blog updates by clicking here. Then come back and leave me the email you subscribed with!
5. Become a follower of my blog by clicking the “Follow” button in my sidebar! Then come back here and let me know in a separate comment!
6. Post my button on your website – just copy and paste the following code, and let me know where you put it:

Rules, regulations, and other important stuff: Giveaway ends on December 15th at 11:59 PM, PST. Winner will be chosen the following day via Random.org. Winner has 48 hours to respond to my notification email, or a new winner will be chosen in their place. Giveaway is open to US residents, 18+.

738 thoughts on “The Money Saving Mom’s Budget by Crystal Paine Book Giveaway – 5 Winners – Ends 12/15”

  1. I have been looking forward to this book. Our budget is very slim right now and I really want to stay home with our son and any future children we have. We are also considering homeschooling and are looking for ways to pay off debt.

  2. Would love to read this book, I have been unemployed for 3 years now and we are getting in a really big bind, so would like to see if there is anything I’m missing to try and save more!! Thanks so much!!

  6. I want to win this to share with my daughter who family is in great need. They could use the help to find more ways to make a slim income stretch.

  7. Although I have always loved a bargain, and enjoy the thrill of finding a hot deal, I am relatively new to couponing and cutting corners because I have to. My hubby’s position was eliminated in April and we are getting by on a minimal budget. I would love to learn how to stretch my dollars even further and this book would be much appreciated.

  12. I’m mostly wanting to have this book so that I can give it away to a young mother that I know.

  14. I would LOVE to win this book! I think, no, KNOW that it would be such a benefit in helping me do my best to help my family live frugally and for us to save money…which is always a great thing!

  18. I would love to win this book because I love Crystal’s blog. Her’s is the only blog I check regularly, not just because of the frugal ideas she shares, but because she has a great personality and shares so much more wisdom (such as home management and her recent disciplined life series). This is a book I would love to read and wish I could buy, but unfortunately it is not in the budget :-).

  24. For the past 6 months, my husband and I have been struggling with the Dave Ramsey plan. I’m hoping this book will help us view getting out of debt and saving money from another angle and help us even more!

  25. I would love to win this book! I love following Crystal’s blog and would love to hear all her frugal advice. I’m always looking to improve our finances and make our lives stress- free!

  28. I would like to read this book because we have gotten way off track with bills and need to get back to being able to save.

  29. I just love MSM! I am also a SAHM to three young children and I am always looking for ways to save money, time, etc. With winter coming and my husbands job coming to an end, I would love to find out more ways to help our family! Thank you for considering me!

  30. I think this book will be great for our family of four because it will teach us to take our fiances to the next level. We are currently working on a budget, but I know there is always more to learn!

  33. My husband is getting close to retirement and I would like to try to budget better to help us get out of debt while he is still working.

  35. My husband works at a Christian school and I am a stay at home mom with three boys ages 3 and under. Life can get very tight sometimes and keeping budget and plan is always necessary. this book would be a great resource for us.

  36. I would love to win so I can get a grip on the whole budgeting issue. Times are tough and knowing is half the battle.

  37. I would love to read the book and learn to streamline my life. Recently we’ve adopted our second child and I am eager for any tips to make life easier and more affordable.

  38. I would love to read this book because I love Money Saving Mom and have learned a lot from it. I will also let my sisters read it! We are all stay at home moms and could use some more ideas on how to budget and save!

  40. have followed crystal’s blog for several years. would love to read her book, and then pass it on to my two married daughters as well.

  41. I would love to win a free copy of this book because I not only love to read but I also love to save!

  42. I would love a copy of this book so that I can start the new year off right and finally get our household in order.

  43. I have been reading Money Saving Mom for several years, and have gotten lots of good deals and good advice. I really look forward to having all her best money-saving tips organized in to one compact place. Thanks!

  47. I am not good about clipping coupons and using them. I would love some more practical tips rather than what you see on TV that is not real.

  50. I’d love to win as I’ve been following MSM since the blog started and would hope to glean more tips and insights into managing money well!

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