The Money Saving Mom's Budget book is now available for presale!

I am sure that a lot of yall follow her blog at http://moneysavingmom.com/ ... but Crystal's long-anticipated book is finally complete and you can now order it over at Amazon.com.  It's official release date is January 10, 2012.  As of today, you can purchase it for $11.09 and it is eligible for free shipping with Amazon Prime.

Here is a brief description:

FROM ONE OF NIELSEN’S TOP 50 POWER MOMS COMES ADVICE YOU CAN TAKE TO THE BANK—LITERALY !  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• Us e coupons wisely • Pay with cash only • Live simply • Become debt free • Choose contentment • Make every dollar count

 

About the author:

 

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, averages 80,000 to 100,000 visitors per day and over three million pageviews per month. Crystal was named one of Neilsen's 2009 Top 50 Power Moms and is widely known in the blogosphere as an money-saving expert. In addition to blogging, Crystal writes a weekly column for AOL's ParentDish.com. This column is featured on the homepage of AOL each Monday afternoon. 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. MoneySavingMom.com has been featured in a number of published books, including: Typepad for Dummies, Point, Click and Save and Organized Simplicity.

 

Go support this great mom and see what her advice can do for your family!!

 

 

Product Review - Diaper Duty Organizer

 

I recently purchased the Diaper Duty Organizer made by Munchkin. It was totally an impulse buy. As cute as my son's nursery is, it's pretty small and we keep so much stuff in there that it's hard to keep it looking as clean and neat as I would like it to be. We don't use a changing table (where would we put it??), so we keep all of our diaper changing supplies on top of the dresser. No matter how much I try, it always seems to be a mess. It's so annoying.

I stopped at Target to stock up on formula (have to use those coupons and Similac checks!) and saw this in an endcap for a little less than $18 dollars. I normally wouldn't spend that on an impulse item that I had read no reviews for (I live on Amazon.com), but I did. Rickybear helped me put it together. It's four pieces- very simple to put together. The middle piece is divided so I can put my daytime diapers on one side and the nighttime diapers on the other. The two side compartments can come off if you are limited on space. I put his lotions, ointments, powders, and various other supplies in the sides. There are three open bins on the left side and two open bins on the right. The third bin on the right is designed to hold a roll of diaper bags (12 are included in the box). I keep diaper disposal bags with me when I go out, but I don't use them at home since I have a disposal can in the nursery. I am sure a lot of people might need it, and I have plenty of storage in the other five bins, so it doesn't bother me that one is devoted to that. As you can see, the warmer or wipe box sits right on top.

Overall, I really like the product. It meets my needs and seems pretty durable. It was easy to assemble. A down side might be that it only comes in one color- the center is clear and the side bins are blue. Actually, the blue is so muted it almost looks periwinkle in person.  Fortunately, I have a boy and it also matches the nursery fairly well. I think it's a great buy for less than twenty bucks.