Book Reviews

Review: All in Good Time

by Christina Brown February 5, 2012

I frequently have a dream that I am one of those women who has everything put together. I’d be phenomenal at finding bargains and freebies, whipping up amazing frugal dinners, and creating warm family memories, all while looking great and enjoying simple organized splendor. Nice dream, huh? I’ve come to accept that I’ll never be [...]

Review: The Money Saving Mom’s Budget

by Christina Brown November 16, 2011

I’ve been doing this frugal living thing for more than a decade.  And you would think I would have it down by now. But I don’t.  In fact I’m human.  And it was a lot easier to manage our money with fewer kids, smaller house payments, and lower grocery and gas expenses than it is [...]

Holiday Entertaining Guide Only $1.99

by Christina Brown October 31, 2011

When it comes to entertaining, I’m a bit challenged.  I never know how to time everything just right, I can’t make my house look nice and pull together a meal and have a conversation all at the same time.  I never know how to plan dishes so that they taste fabulous without costing a fortune. [...]

Review: A Simple Book of Financial Wisdom

by Christina Brown October 8, 2011

Sometimes the simplest lessons are the ones that most need repeating. Such is the case with Danny Kofke’s new book A Simple Book of Financial Wisdom: Teach Yourself (and Your Kids) How to Live Wealthy with Little Money. Kofke knows what it takes to be frugal.  As the author of How to Survive (and Perhaps [...]

Review: The Wealth Cure by Hill Harper

by Christina Brown September 14, 2011

Sometimes a change in perspective is what is needed to show you that the journey can be just as important as reaching your destination. Such is the case with best-selling author Hill Harper’s new book, The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in Its Place. After being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, Harper decides to take a cross-country train [...]

Review: Street Smarts by Jim Randel

by Christina Brown August 6, 2011

It amazes me that college graduates can spend tens of thousands of dollars on their degrees, and still lack the basic skills needed to survive in the workforce. Fortunately, there’s a book for that. Jim Randel, author of the popular The Skinny On… series, has created Street Smarts: Beyond the Diploma, a comprehensive guide to [...]

Do You Have More Time Than You Think?

by Michelle June 18, 2011

I recently read 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam. To be brutally honest, while I was reading the book, I was not overly impressed.  I thought she went off topic quite a bit, writing many pages on how to get a job you like and some other topics (useful, [...]

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