Money Making Mom: My first book review!

As mentioned in a previous post, I was chosen to be on the launch team for Crystal Paine's brand new book, Money-Making Mom: How Every Woman Can Earn More and Make a Difference.
The book release date is November 3rd, but you can pre-order the hard copy or kindle version from Amazon now! (Just click the Amazon link at the bottom of the post.) And, if you go to the Money Making Mom Book site, you can get some free bonuses for pre-ordering! Since I am on the launch team, they sent us a .pdf copy of the book, but I have already pre-ordered the hard copy; it was that good!

Without giving away too much information, I want to give you a quick overview of this book.

This is not a "how to make money quick" book.  It isn't filled with instant ideas to start a business.  But what it is, is a guide to help women (or men!) to find out what their talents and abilities are, to brainstorm ideas on how to bring in an income from home, and what to do after they start that business.  It is full of amazing advice and encouragement.

The first chapter discusses what financial freedom is, and what it means to you.  This is a great foundation to start on because you need to find your "why," what motivates you and will continue to motivate you when times are hard.  This is extremely important for this and many aspects of life, to avoid burnout and giving up.

The second chapter was probably my favorite.  Crystal walks you through a process to brainstorm what are your abilities, talents, and passions.  This was extremely helpful to me, because at first glance, I don't seem to have an overwhelming passion that could easily translate to a business.  Through this chapter, I was able to brainstorm and write down all of the abilities, talents, and passions that I have, and to triangulate which ones could potentially bring in an income for me.  So eye-opening and inspiring.

In the following chapters, Crystal goes through what the next steps are; how to get your business going.  There is some very helpful and practical advice on how to get your momentum going.  She also talks you through what to do when your idea doesn't work.  Crystal shares personal stories of things that didn't work for her.  While it looked like a failure at the time, it was actually a necessary step for what was to come.  It is very encouraging to know that when we fail, it isn't actually a failure, but a step to the next opportunity.

Concluding the book, Crystal delves into the opportunities that an income from home can provide.  It is great to make an income from home, but what we do with that income makes all the difference in the world.  If is great to have money, but if we don't use it wisely, there's no point to having it!

I learned so much from this book.  I want to share it with everyone I know! My mother and I are in the process of starting an embroidery and monogramming business.  I realized that my talents are best used collaborating with my mom and her plans- plans that I am very excited about too!  I will be able to use the marketing and public relations that I learned in college, along with the creativity and organizing skills that I have.  A great match!  I will keep you updated on how the business is progressing.

Lastly, I just want to encourage you again to pre-order this awesome book.  I know you will be glad that you did!



If you want a taste of the material that is in the book, you can sign up for this free 5-day course, "How I Make a Full-Time Income From Home."

*Disclaimer: contains affiliate links

Book Launch Team

So I have some exciting news!  I was picked to be on the book launch team for Crystal Paine's new book Money Making Mom that will be released November 3rd.  I was so excited to be included!  I was sent a copy of the book to read, and I have joined a Facebook group to discuss with the other team members.  All we have to do is read the book, mark quotes and ideas that inspired us, then write reviews for the book on Amazon, our blog, and social media.

So far I am LOVING this book.  Crystal Paine, the creator of the blog "Money Saving Mom" and author of several books, is all about helping families save money and live frugally.  Money-saving ideas and ways to cut your budget are important, but this book addresses another aspect of budgeting: when you don't have a spending problem, but you have an income problem.  It helps inspire and create ideas as well as practical applications on how to create income, especially at home. Visit the book's website here.

This is a book after my own heart.  It has long been a dream of mine to be able to stay home when we have children.  It is very hard to live on one income, especially when that one income isn't very large.  While we are young and don't have children, my husband and I are trying to work our way up to a larger income.  My husband went back to school full time in January of this year to finish his degree.  I am working full time, and part time with my Premier Designs jewelry business. When he graduates and gets a job, our focus will be saving and paying off debt.  Then, hopefully, we will be ready to start our family, and be in a position for me to stay home.  That's the plan at least!

Just wanted to give you a sneak peek into Money Making Mom. If it sounds like something you are interested in, you can pre-order the book here. You can also do a free 5-day course on how to make a full-time income at home. Let me know what you think!