By Crystal Paine
Published by Gallery Books Jan 10, 2012
Sold by Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc.
226 Pages
Book Description:
FROM ONE OF NIELSEN’S TOP 50 POWER MOMS COMES
ADVICE YOU CAN TAKE TO THE BANK—LITERALLY ! Crystal Paine, who has helped busy
women everywhere take control of their finances, presents her most effective
strategies designed for families of all sizes and income levels.
With hundreds
of inspiring “why didn’t I think of that?” TIPS, plus WORKSHEETS, Paine breaks
down your goals into easy, manageable steps so you can: • Achieve a complete financial makeover
• Set up a realistic budget
• Never pay retail
• Slash your grocery bill
• Organize your time & your home
And so much more……
ABOUT AUTHOR: Crystal Paine is a wife and homeschooling mom to three
young children who has been writing on topics related to frugality for the last
five years—and living a frugal, simple, and debt-free life since she was born.
Her blog, MoneySavingMom.com, is one of the top personal finance blogs on the
web averaging over four million page views per month. Crystal has contributed to articles in Woman's
Day magazine and All You magazine, as well as being mentioned on
National Public Radio and CNN.com, in USA Weekend, and Real Simple magazine
and numerous other local newspapers and radio and television stations.
REVIEW: The review copy of
this book I received was an audio book. I loved that I could listen to this
book read by Crystal
on my way to and from work every day. I also liked the fact that this is Crystal and her husbands’
personal journey, of a young couple setting goals, working together to
accomplish their goals; one of which was to pay off their house and be mortgage
free.
I liked how she makes the approach to money planning simple and practical.
She is an inspiration. It’s not overwhelming. She states if right now you can
only save $10.00 per month toward your goal and de-clutter your home great.
Stick with that until you can do more. Her point is start where you can.
Crystal includes helpful
worksheets you can download and print out as part of the audio book. She breaks
down the seven principles for financial success; which are
- Set Big Goals (Dream) and break them down into bite-sized pieces!
- Streamline your life and cut the clutter
- Set up a realistic, workable budget
- Take the cash-only challenge
- Use coupons
- Never Pay retail
- CHOOSE CONTENTMENT – (IMPORTANT ASPECT – I like how she puts this)
CRYSTAL SAYS Make a Gratitude List, Stop
comparing yourself to others; Become a giver; choose to bloom where you’re
planted
She also
includes
5 Questions to ask yourself about Clutter.
3 Ways
to turn clutter to Cash
5 ways being organized saves you money
10 tips for having a successful garage sale
10 ways to earn an extra $100 per month
And other helpful resources.
I highly recommend this audio book. I enjoyed
hearing the author read her book and how she breaks down the steps to financial
freedom into manageable achievable steps. I finished the book inspired!
Nora St.Laurent
The Book Club Network
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