Synopses & Reviews
Ellie Kay, America’s Family Financial Expert ®, will show you how to cut your stress in half – and that’s just a side benefit! With the wit and wisdom of someone who has lived the half-price lifestyle, Ellie empowers you to cut the cord to a second income.
This easy-to-read guide gives practical steps, creative suggestions, and valuable resources to help you and your family:
¿ Cut your food bill in half!
¿ Cut your vacation expense in half!
¿ Cut your clothing costs in half!
¿ Cut your debt in half – and out!
¿ Cut your housing expenses in half!
¿ AND double your giving!
Review
“Ellie is practical, pro-active and a positive role model for moms worldwide. She gives advice and insights that will encourage, enrich and equip moms with a plan that really works!”
-Pam Farrel, author of Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti
“Ellie Kay is the gateway to mainstream America. Her latest release, Half Price Living, gives step by step instructions on how families can cut their expenses, debt, and stress in half in order to have the fun and freedom of living on one income.”
-Dr. Kevin Leman, author of Making Children Mind without Losing Yours
“For those couples who choose to live on one income, this book offers the practical tips on how to do it successfully.”
-Gary Chapman, PhD, bestselling author of The Five Love Languages
"e;Half Price Living gives families practical solutions to achieve the goal of moms who want to stay at home rather than work outside the home.”
-Howard Dayton, Co-founder, Crown Financial Ministries
Synopsis
Combining her financial expertise and experience as a mom, a renowned financial expert outlines a step-by-step plan on how to downsize from two incomes to one, sharing real-life stories, charts, and worksheets to help make it work. Original. 15,000 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo.
Synopsis
A recent online survey found that 86%of working moms said they would stayat home if they were fi nancially ableto do so. Ellie Kay, “America’s FamilyFinancial Expert™,” has writtenPrice Livingher fi nancial expertise and experienceas a mom to write this step-by-step planon how to downsize from two incomesto one. Featuring Kay’s trademark wryhumor,Half-in response. Kay combinesHalf-Price Livingalso gives readers real life stories, comprehensivecharts, worksheets, and a plan to makeit work. Far from being a book aboutdeprivation, these tips will make livingon one income a pleasure.
Synopsis
Half-Price Living gives readers a step-by-step plan on how to cut your expenses (and stress) in half as they manage a family budget on one-income. It includes real life stories, comprehensive charts, worksheets, and a plan to make it work.
About the Author
ELLIE KAY, America¿s Family Financial Expert®, is a bestselling author and founder of the Shop, Save, and Share Seminars. Prior to becoming a financial writer, speaker and media personality, she was a broker. Her columns regularly appear in Marriage Partnership, CBN.com, Life Beautiful Magazine, Military Spouse and Military Money. She is an international radio commentator for Money Matters, and a frequent guest on such shows as CNBC¿s Power Lunch, Fox News, Neil Cavuto and CNN. The author of nine books, including Half Price Living and A Tip a Day with Ellie Kay, she has been a spokesperson and consumer educator for financial corporations. For more information, visit http://www.elliekay.com.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments / 9
1. Mommy's Gone Wild: Why Live on One Income?
2. I Can't Afford to Stay Home: Working Girl vs. Girlie Mom / 29
3. Half the Income, All the Benefits: Seven Steps to Come Home / 41
4. The Family Meeting: Half the Work, All the Fun / 57
5. Chopping on a Chewstring: How to Cut Your Food Bill in Half / 69
6. Three, Four, or More: A Clotheshorse's Guide to Outfitting Ponies / 81
7. Scrambled Nest Eggs: How to Make Cake When Your Savings Takes a Beating / 89
8. The Wednesday Factor: Half-Price Shopping to Maximize Savings / 99
9. Taming the 800-Pound Gorilla: Ten Steps to Simplify Home and Hearth Expenses / 107
10. That's My Business: How to Own a Home Business That Doesn't Own You / 121
11. Fiesta or Famine: How to Finish Great, No Matter Where You Start / 141
12. The Porpoise-Driven Life: How to Restructure Vacations and Build Memories / 153
13. The Sowing Club: The Benefit of Sharing and Stewardshp / 161
Notes /169