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Sorry! This giveaway is now closed! We would like to congratulate our five winners!  Sheri (#128), Elaine (#41), Renee (#148), Carrie (#201), &  Michelle (#32) on winning these books! Thank you again for entering and your love & support for this book!

 

This is a big week for our family as my book, “The Good Life for Less,” will be hitting bookstore shelves on January 2nd. I have waited so many years for this book of my words to be printed and I can think of no better way to start the year than with this big moment in our life.

I know my readers are very frugal (that is why you are here, after all!) so I wanted to share with you a little bit about why this book would be a great investment for your bookshelf and also offer you the opportunity to win a copy of it to save your family the expense of buying it!

 

Photo Credit: Nancy Lary Studios

Here is a little bit more background on what my book and family is all about:

THE GOOD LIFE FOR LESS is about thrifty homemaking with heart. As a Walmart Mom and spokesperson for companies like Kenmore and Minute Maid, I am sharing the tricks and tips our family has adopted to help other families create a quality life while being able to stay within budget. Filled with clever ideas for families living on a budget, THE GOOD LIFE FOR LESS provides guidance, tools, and inspiration to run happy households, such as:

  • Create a family budget book to track what money goes where, and utilize one of the free financial programs out there, such as Mint.com, to find spending leaks, or try out your spending habits by adopting the envelope system or a cash-only approach to spending. One way to jump-start your savings is by paying for everything with bills, and accumulating the change into a savings account.
  • Take advantage of online freebies such as Ebates.com and Swagbucks.com to find discounts and bonuses for shopping for necessities.
  • Delicious and affordable recipes such as rosemary ranch chicken kabobs, baked blueberry donuts with a lemon glaze, Italian veggie and pasta soup, and parmesan crusted pork chops that stretch every cent and utilize the efficient tools in your kitchen, such as the slow-cooker, to enable you more time with your kids instead of behind the stove.
  • Many people take advantage of the layaway programs featured at retailers, but also try to buy in bulk, shop off-season, and subscribe to daily deal sites, so your budget won’t take such a hit around the holidays. Buying in bulk lets you save money and pay less than at the grocery store, especially for meat, which you can divide up into 1 or 2 pound packages and freeze.
  • Take a look at your bills and utilities; be sure there is no double billing (perhaps a credit card got swiped twice at a register). If everyone in your house has a cell phone, do you really need a traditional landline plan, or could you switch to a nearly free provider like Vonage. Know what your appliances cost; one easy way to save on gas bills is to do your laundry with cold water, which cuts between 50-90% off a load of wash using hot water.

THE GOOD LIFE FOR LESS will give you this and more information, tools, and inspiration to maximize every cent of the family paycheck.

By living leaner, you and your family will gain financial stability, and as I state in my book, “living frugally has made me so much more aware of our family’s every blessing, great and small. It’s a richness that money can’t buy.” Empowering your family with the knowledge to make the best financial decisions will only bring you closer together, and give you even more enjoyment out of the time you spend together.

Photo Credit: Nancy Lary Studios

Today I want to share with you the opportunity to win a signed copy of my book. I will be giving away 5 copies this week in celebration of my book launch and to thank you all for your love and support of us over the last nine years. 

To enter to win a signed copy of, “The Good Life For Less“:

• First Entry: Leave a comment and tell me why you need this book in your life!

• Additional Entry: Let us know you are a fan of MomAdvice and join the MomAdvice Facebook Community.

• Additional Entry: Follow me on Twitter and stay up-to-date on current book promotions, giveaways, and advice on living a frugal life.

• Additional Entry: Fan my Author Profile on GoodReads or add my book to your to-be-read pile.

Five winners, chosen at random, will receive a signed copy of my first book.  Please submit your entries by Tuesday (01/08) at 8PM EST. Our winner will be drawn at random. Good luck, everyone! We are so thankful for each of you!

 

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    I need your book because one of my New Year’s resolutions is to live life more frugally. I want to send a message to my young daughters that less is more.

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    Love all of your frugal tips on your site
    And wonderful recipes. Looking forward to extra great advice.

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    I need this book because I’ve been following you for years and I’m so happy and proud of you for reaching this accomplishment. I already have your blog bookmarked, might as well add your book to my shelf, too! Would love to have a hard copy of your great ideas. :)

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    Hope I’m doing this right, you made it sound like we submit our entries separately for each way we qualify. Anyway… been a Facebook fan for years! Love participating in the Friday Reading threads.

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    Another entry because I’ve been following you on Twitter for about 5 years now. Has it been that long, really? WOW!

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    And yet another for the Goodreads thing, hahaha. Been a friend of yours on Goodreads for years, happy to follow your author page now and of course your book is on my TBR list!!! If I don’t win one, I’m using Swagbucks to buy it. (You are the reason I got into Swagbucks, btw)

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    I stalk ALL your pages my friend! I would LOVE to gift this to my Sister in Law, who I am certain you would become fast friends with! I already have mine on pre-order and am awaiting it’s arrival! :)

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    2013 is going to be a year of following a budget and organization for our household. This book would be a great help!

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    LOVE your blog, ideas, heart, spirit, spunk, compassion, grit, integrity and, not least of all, yummy recipes!!! Would LOVE to read your book and gain more insight, ideas, and smiles!! Thanks for ALL you do~

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    …and just followed you on twitter. THANKS A BUNCH for your ‘NOTEBOOK’ – those have happily kept me up nights cooking and hot gluing and marveling at my non-crafty/proficient imitating abilities!! :)

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    My 2013 Resolution is to scale down everything in our life and I think your book will be a great resource for me to do just that :) Pick me! Pick Me!!

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    I need your book because I’m a disorganized mess. :) I have good intentions to save $ but no follow through.

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    I love following you and would love to get your book. I am a full time mommy of a two year old and I am also working a part time job. Any more advice to save money would be amazing!

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    I would love to have an autographed copy of your new book! I love all of your insightful hints!

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    I have been following you for quite a while. I would love to get a copy of your book. Congratulations by the way. That must be very exciting!

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    I’d love to have a copy of your book because I’ve been reading your blog ever since our kids took swimming lessons together :) You have such a sweet family, and I can’t wait to read your book! Congratulations again!!

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    I would love a copy of your book because I am a big fan of your recipes plus I can use all the help I can get to become more organized :-)

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    I’m going to be a new mom in a few weeks and we certainly need The Good Life for Less! :) Over the years, your recipes are the only ones I can try with confidence knowing that they will be delicious and not a pile of wasted money and ingredients.

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    I’m a LOOOONNNGGG time reader who has followed your story and been inspired every step of the way. Our spending has gotten a little out of control, so this book would be awesome to help us focus in on old debt and saving for our future :)
    Thanks for the opportunity to win, and regardless, can’t wait to read your new book!

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    Who doesn’t want to live the GOOD life and doing it on less is a PLUS I think this book is genius

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    I’d like the book so that I can learn more tips for making the most with what I have and with the resources that are available….

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    I really enjoy your blog and all of your posts in Pinterest. I would love to win your book. My family needs to budget better like there is no tomorrow. Also, we are in a recipe rut. We tend to make the same things all of the time. Pasta, chicken and rice, pork chops, canned soup. On occasion when I feel inspired I’ll make my grandmother’s recipe for Chicken Tettrazini or Vegetable Lasagna but that is all. That is my boring repertoire or recipes.

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    I need this book in my life because I am constantly looking for frugal ways to raise my family!

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    I’m always looking for ways to save, but sometimes don’t know where to look. This sounds like it would be a great way to kick-start 2013!

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    I want 2013 to be the year we finally ‘get it together’-I do think your book will give me a big boost-just love you and your blog!!!

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    Your blog is one of my all time favorites, and has been for 5 years! I appreciate that your love for life comes through while striving to be thrifty! I love to read and can always use some fresh inspiration!

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    Hi! Congrats on your book. The future looks so uncertain, I definitely feel the need to rein-in spending, but at the same time I don’t want to feel deprived. I think your book will provide some good suggestions.

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    I really really need to win a copy of this book to help get our family financially stable for 2013.
    It would be awesome especially as it will be signed!

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    I follow you Facebook and Instagram! I need this in my life to help towards a better way of life! I’m Natalieohp! X

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    As a radical homemaker and thrifty mama in Idaho, I love staying up to date on the newest ideas in frugal living. I’d love this book!

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    After so many years of following you having a signed copy of your book would be like meeting a STAR in my world of frugalness.

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    I need your book because I want to live a better live in 2013 and appreciate all that I have.

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    I’ve been reading your blog for years and would love to have a copy of this book (a little way to give back to you for giving so much of yourself). I’d also love to read the finance tips… abig goal in our house is to get to zero consumer debt so we can have a debt free party like you! Thanks for the chance to win! :)

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    We just sat down this weekend to do our budget and it is tight! We are not frivolous at all and could really benefit from your book!

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    Love your blog, love your Twitter feed, and I would love a copy of your new book. Congrats!! :)

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    I need this book because I have way too much stuff. I know if I could get rid of lots it would make life much easier.

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    I need your book because I need help whipping my family’s finances into shape!