I suppose I knew before I even opened The Money Saving Mom’s Budget that one of her tips would likely be to budget. I’m a master of the obvious like that. Here’s the thing. Our budget has always consisted of automatic savings taken straight from the paycheck, giving monthly according to our income, paying the [...]
“Where do we want to be financially five years from now?” That is the question. In Chapter 1 of The Money Saving Mom’s Budget Crystal gets down to business and challenges us all to set big goals, and then shares the “whys” and motivation for getting the job done. Following the step-by-step process outlined in [...]
The first two chapters of The Money Saving Mom’s Budget by Crystal Paine, which will be released January 10, aren’t about working a budget or clipping coupons. At first glance they aren’t even about saving money. {gasp} Chapter 1: goal setting. Chapter 2: cutting life’s chaos and clutter. Really? This is a book that’s going [...]
Let the Cyber Monday fun begin! (Regular blogging will return soon, I promise!) I get emails every once in a while asking for shopping secrets and ways to save money grocery shopping. Here’s your answer, especially at this price! Grocery University is a 2 hour, 19 minute audio course that will teach you everything you [...]
I try to be a make do or do without kind of girl, instead of running out and spending money I don’t have on gadgets I don’t need very often. One of those gadgets is a double boiler. I don’t have one, and I usually make do by using the microwave or just skipping over [...]
