You have to read Ellie Kay’s new book titled Living Rich for Less. Being apart of this blog tour is very special to me because Ellie’s book, Shop, Save and Share was one of the very first books that got me into using coupons and saving money! Ellie is one brilliant thrifty woman! Her new book is jam packed with literally hundreds of great money saving tips! The book is a good read, it’s really fun to get into Ellie’s writing style. Ellie talks about the fact that she is a natural born saver and her husband is a natural born spender and how they learned to meet in the middle. A very important lesson for die hard savers to learn to be easy on their spouses! My favorite part of the books is that it talks about how to strive to have a giving heart and how great it is to truly love to give to others. She shares the secret that you always end up being blessed when you are on the giving end of things.
I highly recommend Living Rich for Less, it’s full of great frugal knowledge! Here is another summary provided by Random House and you can purchase this book here
So you want to own the home you love, make memories on wonderful vacations with family or friends, finance college educations, and help others too? You can—starting here and now. With lively humor, proven know-how, and practical principles for financial health, Living Rich for Less helps you stretch your dollars to realize the lifestyle of your dreams. Ellie Kay’s entertaining and enlightening examples show you simple steps to save, spend, and give smart, and her three main principles are undergirded by dozens of effective rules and hundreds of Cha-Ching Factor™ tips that keep or put money in your pocket. Ellie knows what it’s like to be financially-strapped or struggling, wanting to be the Joneses but feeling as poor in spirit as in pocketbook. She went, within two and a half years, from being a new wife and mom with $40,000 in consumer debt and seven children (and college educations) to support, to being completely debt-free and within fifteen years able to pay cash for eleven different cars, give away three of those cars, buy two five-bedroom houses (moving from one to the other) and nicely furnish each, take wonderful vacations, dress her family in fine fashion; and support more than thirty non-profit organizations in more than a dozen different countries, giving away more than $100,000. Isn’t that the kind of transformation to a rich life that you want? Living Rich for Less helps anyone get there in our taxed-out, maxed-out times. Because financial security doesn’t mean just genuine prosperity, but being able to live luxuriously, give generously, and care for yourself as well as the others around you.
13 Jan 09
Hey friend! An Ellie Kay book I read last spring was just the inspiration I needed to get started in saving money and bargain-shopping! Life has changed so much since then. You played a big part in that too. Her book motivated me, and because of your blog, I knew where to turn for help with specifics. I appreciate you sharing all of this with the world! I just blogged about all of the money-saving strategies I’ve been using for grocery shopping, and I just can’t believe all I’ve learned in such a short amount of time because I am NOT a natural at this! I’m a natural spender, for sure! Congrats on the free grocery win too, by the way.
13 Jan 09
Where are you BSL?????????????????????
14 Jan 09
same here! I keep checking the site, and nothing. Miss You! “
14 Jan 09
i was thinking the same thing. i thought it was something wrong with the website. hope everything is okay.
15 Jan 09
same here, i keep checking to see if you have any other fantastic bargains to share!
16 Jan 09
I really hope everything is okay as well. I’m getting worried, but that’s what mom’s do I guess!
17 Jan 09
Me too! I’m really hoping all is OK with you!We miss you!
17 Jan 09
Me too! I’m really hoping all is OK with you!We miss you!
18 Jan 09
Let’s all prayer that everything is good and she is just enjoying special times with her family.
18 Jan 09
Opps I meant “Pray”
19 Jan 09
Hope all is well with you and your family - been missing your information
20 Jan 09
i’m praying.
20 Jan 09
hey guys, i just called lori, and she took a vacation to houston, and then her little boy has been pretty sick, which is why she hasn’t posted in a while. she’ll be back soon, i hope!! she says thanks for your prayers!!
22 Jan 09
I hope your little guy feels better soon. I’m praying for y’all.
22 Jan 09
I too thought that something was wrong with the website, but today was more concearned. Glad I checked the comments! Thanks Carleigh for letting us know everything is okay. I will be praying for her son.
23 Jan 09
Oh good, I’m glad everything is okay. There is definitely a nasty bug going around. Hope he gets heathly soon!
26 Jan 09
Oh! I’m glad someone got an update on her. I check every day and was worried too.
28 Jan 09
Come back, Loriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!
28 Jan 09
I’ve been worried too!!!! I’m a lurker on your blog. I hope your son feels better soon!
29 Jan 09
I’m praying that her son is not seriously ill.