The Money Saving Mom's Budget - Audio Book Review

I've been reading Money Saving Mom's site for the last 2+ years, her money saving tips are always beneficial and encouraging to me (she always shares great recipes and testimonials too!).  Living life isn't all about money, but having financial goals and a vision can make life so much less stressful!

Since I read MSM's site I didn't know if I'd learn that much new from this book but I was so surprised!  Crystal is all about making things manageable and not biting off more than you can chew.  She breaks down everything into steps and makes something like budgeting easy!

This book has more than just money saving tips & budgeting, it's also filled with helpful tips on time management, organizing, de-cluttering your home, etc.

I was very encouraged by this book and feel even more motivated to press forward, blessing my family (with much help from my husband) by managing our finances best to my ability!  I thoroughly enjoyed having this as an audio book too as I was able to listen to it while still being able to go about doing my daily tasks! :)


About the book:
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
• Use coupons wisely
• Pay with cash only
• Live simply
• Become debt free
• Choose contentment
• Make every dollar count

About Crystal Paine:
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 pageviews 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. www.moneysavingmom.com

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this audio book for the purpose of reviewing if I chose to.  These are my honest opinions of The Money Saving Mom's Budget.

Booty Buns Cloth Diapers Giveaway $500+

Welcome to the Go Green ♥ Give Charity Cloth Diaper Giveaway Event sponsored by Booty Buns Cloth Diapers! Over 175 blogs have teamed up to present this amazing cloth diaper giveaway hosted by Daily Mothering.

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This amazing cloth diaper prize pack includes:

20 Booty Buns One-Size Cloth Diapers

(these true one-size cloth diapers fit 3-45 lbs!)

20 matching flannel/terry cloth wipes

40 microfiber inserts

20 cotton flannel liners

(picture does not show inserts or liners also included)

First, a little about Booty Buns...

In case you haven't heard about them, Booty Buns Cloth Diapers are incredible one-size cloth diapers that truly fit from birth to potty training! They feature a snap-down rise with 5 different snap settings (most one-size diapers only have 3!) and a waist with 10 regular snap settings plus 2 crossover snap settings. The diapers have hip snaps to prevent wing droop on smaller sizes. The incredible size range of this diaper fits from 3-45 lbs!

Booty Buns Cloth Diapers are pocket diapers and each diaper includes 2 snap-on microfiber inserts that can be stuffed into the diaper or laid on top with the included cotton flannel liner against your child's skin. The diapers have a waterproof PUL outer and a soft suedecloth inner with dual gussets on the inner lining to ensure everything stays IN the diaper! Booty Buns One-Size Cloth Diapers come in an assortment of bright colors and each diaper includes a matching handmade flannel/terry wipe. You can find out more about the diapers at Booty Buns, or check out the detailed Booty Buns One-Size Cloth Diaper Review at Daily Mothering!

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Sneak Peek: $500+ Cloth Diaper Giveaway Starts Saturday!

Would you like to win a LIFETIME SUPPLY of cloth diapers?!

The Go Green ♥ Give Charity Cloth Diaper Giveaway Event sponsored by Booty Buns Cloth Diapers starts this Saturday, March 24th! Over 175 blogs are coming together to present this fantastic fluffy giveaway hosted by Daily Mothering. Mark your calendar because you don't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win an entire stash of one-size cloth diapers!

ONE WINNER will receive a gigantic cloth diaper prize pack valued at $546! And, the winner will get to select their choice of diaper colors!

This amazing prize pack will include:

20 Booty Buns One-Size Cloth Diapers (these true one-size cloth diapers fit 3-45 lbs!) 20 matching flannel/terry cloth wipes 40 microfiber inserts 20 cotton flannel liners

(picture does not show inserts or liners also included)

This giveaway will be open to U.S. and Canada.

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Shutterfly Yearbooks!

I love Shutterfly for all my photo needs!  They have high quality prints, make beautiful, strong photobooks, and just about any photo gift you can think of. : )  I love their playing cards & mugs! : )

Shutterfly has a new product - Yearbooks!  These look so great & nice!  I know from past experiences with Shutterfly that their photobooks are printed well, high quality and strong!  These yearbooks would be great for many other things besides yearbooks:

• Parents could make them and give to all the grandparents
• Collect a bunch of pictures of the times you've spent with your church during the year.
• If you're part of a quilting club you could compile a book of all the quilts for everyone - who doesn't love to look through a book full of quilts?
• Make a family cookbook! :)

 Here's what Shutterfly says about their Yearbooks:

1.  Easy-to-make (we promise) - Use our specially designed page templates to capture school activities along with favorite student, classroom and faculty pictures. Make it just the way you want with our All New Custom Path.
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Shutterfly has a huge variety of papers & embellishments to personalize your yearbook or photobook just they way you want it!  Just choose a Yearbook theme and Shutterfly will have you fully covered with every thing you'd need! :)

These yearbooks are starting at $5.00 each with a 10 book minimum, contact shutterfly for a complete quote and get up to 75% off!

You can learn more about Shutterfly's Yearbooks and other products by their website as well as on their Facebook, Twitter, & Pinterest!


*This post is sponsored by Shutterfly.  Though all opinions expressed here are my own.