Giveaway Winner Announced

Congratulations to Amy Walter who is the winner of the The Tightwad Gazette's first newsletter. 
Amy, if you will, please send me your address to me at Bar2969@gmail.com, and I will send this to you in the mail.  :)

Belinda ~ Living within our Means ~

Giveaway Winner Announced!

We have a winner for our recent giveaway, Your Playbook for Tough Times!
CTMom also known as Carol who blogs over at CT on a Budget was chosen as the winner to receive both "Your Playbook For Tough Times" books. 
Congratulations to Carol. 
I have to say that this giveaway was the one blog post that received more comments than any other blog post I've done since I've been blogging. I think that says something about the quality of Donna Freedman and her writing. I wish I could give a copy to everyone who entered the giveaway. 
However, for those of you who didn't win: I've arranged for each one of you to have a special discount on the new book. 
You can visit http://bit.ly/2qZijsc and use the discount code MOUNTAINHOME to get 'Your Playbook For Tough Times, Vol. 2' for just $5. 
The coupon is good through July 4, 2017. 
Donna's been having issues with her site host, so if you get an error message when you try to access DonnaFreedman.com, try again later. She's working on it!
Belinda ~ Living within our Means ~

Giveaway! Your Playbook for Tough Times ~ Volume 2 ~ Wants and Needs Edition

Donna Freedman over at Surviving and Thriving has written a sequel to her first book, Your Playbook for Tough Times. Her new book is called Your Playbook for Tough Times, Volume 2, Needs And Wants Edition.
Donna's new book was created to help people live their best lives on the money they have. Her book offers solid advice on how to thrive in these tough economic times and provides tips and resources to help consumers get the most out of every dollar. 
She understands that individuals in the post 2008 recession era are struggling to get through these tough times caused by stagnant salaries, unemployment or underemployment, health issues, property tax increases, student loan debts, and the ever increasing cost of everyday essentials. 
One reason Donna wrote her first book was that she heard tough times were coming back. But to Donna it seemed like for some people tough times never went away. 
This is what I love about Donna's books. She gets it. She's lived it. Her book is a treasure trove for people who are also struggling with these hard economic times. 
What does Donna have to say about retirement?

Most of us are expected to plan our own retirements. Thus, a chunk of earnings disappear right off the top, leaving less to pay the bills - that is if you're actually able to do that. Some people aren't saving a dime for retirement and who can blame them really? When you are running as fast as can  just to stay in the same place saving may seem impossible. 

My readers know that I read multiple money saving, personal finance, and early retirement blogs, which I love. But my situation is far different from many of those bloggers I read about. 
With Donna I feel like I found a kindred spirit. She's been where I've been, she has walked in my shoes and she knows what it's like to live with the uncertainty that can come from living through hard economic times.  
What else does Donna have to say about her new book?

This book shows people how to think critically and creatively about wants and needs, and how to use frugal hacks to get the best use of available funds. Suppose you could slash your funding on food, pet care, insurance and such by a total of $500 per month.What could an extra $6,000 do for your bottom line?

She goes on to add...

For those who are having trouble making ends meet, the book provides loads of resources for saving money on food, insurance, life celebrations, pet food and care, home repairs, and yes, funerals. 

You'll learn how to build your credit and improve your credit score, get out of the habit of impulse buying, find reasons to be grateful for what you do have, and generally make smarter choices about your money and your life. 

Doesn't that sound like something you will want to read again and again? 

Donna has been very kind and is allowing the Frugal Workshop to have a blog giveaway where one lucky reader will receive a copy of not just her new book, but a copy of both e-versions of her books. How neat is that?!  

All you have to do to enter the contest is to leave a comment in the comment section on why you would love to have a copy of her books. I'll let the contest run for one week and then I'll announce the lucky winner on the blog. 

Good luck to all of my readers!
Belinda ~ Living within our Means ~

Blog Giveaway

One of the goals for my blog is to increase the number of followers I have. You can see my list of followers on the right hand side of my blog, the fourth item down. In order to increase the number of followers I have I am going to have a blog giveaway. 

The other day when I was at the used book store, I saw a very affordable copy of one of my favorite cookbooks: Christmas from the Heart of the Home by Susan Branch. Now keep in mind that this is a second hand copy, so it will not be brand new and in perfect condition, but I promise you will enjoy it and in plenty of time for the holidays. 

I'm going to give this book away to someone from my followers list, so if you want to be included in the giveaway make sure to become a follower. At the end of the month I will place all of my followers in the contest and draw one person to win this special book. If you are a follower and don't want to be included please let me know and I'll be sure to keep your name out of the hat. :)

Belinda

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