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Monday, August 10, 2009

*CLOSED* The Penny Pinchers Club: Book Review and Giveaway!


I was recently given the opportunity to review The Penny Pinchers Club, a novel written by Sarah Strohmeyer (thanks to Dutton Publicity and Penguin USA!).

I crave good books and, since I was heading out on vacation, I was thrilled to get started on this novel... after reading the summary, it seemed like the perfect fit for this penny pincher.

The Penny Pinchers Club opens up with main character Kat Griffiths as a New Jersey wife whose favorite past time involves shopping sprees at Williams-Sonoma and a $240-a-month Starbucks addiction. When faced with the secrets her husband has been hiding, including a hidden bank account and emails to his young assistant, Kat turns to a local Penny Pinchers group to help dig herself out of debt and save enough money to pay for a divorce and a future on her own.

It's a far-cry from her previous ways, but Kat is learning how to live without cable, price match with coupons, dumpster dive for dinner, and all sorts of money-saving tricks that bring her closer to her goal. (Did you know that pumping your gas at dawn saves money because the gas is thicker? I learned so much!)

The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect recession-proof read that teaches us lessons about what money can and can't buy. The plot is so engaging and heart-warming -- it goes way beyond unfolding money-saving tricks and reveals true lessons of happiness that money can't buy!

I highly recommend The Penny Pinchers Club, and I am excited to to crack open Sarah Strohmeyer's other books including The Cinderella Pact, Sweet Love, The Sleeping Beauty Proposal, and The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives.

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Thanks to Dutton Publicity and Penguin USA
TWO
lucky readers will each win their own hardcover
The Penny Pinchers Club book!!

*CLOSED* Winners will be announced soon.


Here's how to enter:
  1. Leave a comment with your email or blog link telling me your favorite book. It's important that you leave your blog link and/or e-mail for me to be able to contact you. To prevent spamming, type your email like this: gooddealgal (at) gmail (dot) com.
  2. Contest will close on Friday, August 21st at 12:00pm Arizona time. All comments will be closed at that point.
  3. The winners will be announced and notified via email. He/She will have 24 hours to respond before I select another winner.
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So, that's SIX chances to win and TWO winners -- those are great odds for a GREAT book!!

Good Luck to everyone!! :)


119 comments:

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