Saving Savvy Giveaway with Kelly Hancock
Published September 7, 2011
Not too long ago, I received a request to review a manuscript for an upcoming book that was being released. The book was about saving money. I immediately said yes. (Who doesn’t want to save money these days?)
What a delight to get a sneak peek at this helpful manual. I immediately saw that financial genius Dave Ramsey had endorsed it. (The hubster & I love us some Dave Ramsey!) Here is what I wrote after devouring the manuscript:
“Is your menu plan running low on ideas while your grocery costs climb higher than your stretched-too-tight budget can handle? Fear not! Kelly Hancock has crafted the ultimate handbook for saving money and time, both at the market and in the kitchen. Why, this book just might save your sanity as well! Sprinkled throughout with practical tools, inspiring scriptures and clever ideas, she’ll teach you it isn’t just about saving cash. Its about blessing others with the fruits of your frugality. My new favorite go-to grocery (and giving ) guide!”
Well, now you can enjoy it too. This book Saving Savvy, by Kelly Hancock is in bookstores now! If you want creative ideas for eating well on a budget, this is it!
Kelly left a successful career in the corporate world to stay at home and raise a family. In the process of adjusting to a radical drop in household income, she discovered a treasure trove of secrets and strategies for saving money, buying smart and experiencing the joy of giving. She began a blog—FaithfulProvisions.com—that became wildly popular, receiving thousands of visitors each week. Kelly is now a frequent guest on radio and television programs. She and her husband, Bradford, have two children and live in Nashville, Tennessee.
Here is the publisher’s description of the book:
Everybody wants to save money, but sometimes it’s just too difficult and overwhelming. Kelly Hancock, popular blogger and media personality, has done the hard work for those who want to save big!
Her saving secrets will help readers cut their spending half – even before they clip the first coupon.
Kelly was a successful business professional who abruptly changed her mind to stay home after the birth of her first child. But it didn’t make financial sense on paper. So Kelly figured out a way to cut family’s overall spending substantially and their grocery budget by 80%. They not only discovered how to make ends meet, they were able to give more generously to others.
She reassures readers that God will faithfully provide for those who seek to honor.
Be sure to visit Kelly’s site or check out her book on Amazon today. You will save the price of the book on your very next shopping trip. Buy it today! (No, I am not getting a kick-back from those who buy it. I just get a kick out of saving money and helping other do so too!)
If you’d like a chance to win a copy of this money-saving guide, leave a comment here telling us in what part of the grocery store do you drop the most dimes? Meats? Frozen foods? Convenience foods? Produce? Or any money saving food tip you might want to share. Winner will be announced Friday.
Happy saving!
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mine would be meats. for some reason i have instilled in my brain that you HAVE to have meat at every dinner meal!
I spend most of my money and time buying meats. And if Dave Ramsey endorsed the book it has to be a must have. I just finished his financial peace course in my church and me and my husband are having much sucess. I am very interested in reading the Saving Savvy by Kelly Hancock……….. Hope I win!!!!!!!
Being single, its easy to settle for convenience foods. I like to cook, so to prepare a meal & break it up into daily portions is best for me.
In response to the meats by Kristie Hasnen, my mom always added a “filler” to her hamburger, so if you had a recipe that called for a pound of ground beef and it fed 4-5, she added a handful or more of oatmeal when browning it. It helped her stretch her meat budget for 5+ kids.
I tend to spend more $$ in the quick convenience aisle. Now that I am working 6 out of 14 evenings at the hospital, I am finding myself looking for box or frozen dinners that my husband can make without any problems.
Meat. I rarel buy beef these days–can not afford it. I would love to learn how to save money–I just had my birthday last week–Could she teach this “old Dog” some new tricks!!! Blessings, Barb
Meats and produce
We deal with a LOT of food allergies in our home… I am allergic to most starches (rice, potato & wheat). My sweet girl is allergic to dairy, so we eat lots of fresh fruit, meats and veggies. Our lives are better and healthier since we changed what we eat, but our grocery budget is ridiculous! We need some serious help!
Produce…it seems I make 2-3 trips a week to pick up fruit and vegies.
Most definately convenience foods…I am not one to spend the time in the kitchen that i need to and quick and easy is my plan. Unfortunately that leads to a bill that is more pricey. Would love to learn some trade secrets from Kelly’s book!
Just curious to know if this book would be beneficial to me. Does it give tips on how to save other than on groceries? I ask because I truly don’t buy very many groceries at all and the few things I DO buy, I’ve never seen coupons for. So, the couponing thing doesn’t benefit me at all. I would be very interested in reading the book, though, if it is has other ways to save that doesn’t have to do with groceries.
P.S. – I love some Dave Ramsey, too
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Kathryn,
Yes! It has many great tips in the book on other things than groceries and couponing. There is only one chapter dedicated to couponing, but the book is loaded with tips and tricks to save while shopping. You can apply these principles to Back to School shopping, Christmas shopping or just everyday items.
I hope you enjoy it!
Kelly
I would love a copy of this book. I think the area I spend the most money in would be meats or produce. I like to try to buy organic or healthy and things tend to be a lot more expensive when it is healthy for you. thanks,
Even though I use coupons, I still spend more money at the grocery store, my downfall is buying organic foods in the produce and the meat department….help! Grocery shopping is so frustrating. Thank you for your post and the opportunity to win a copy of this book, sounds like a winner.
I spend most of my money on canned foods and produce. I’d probably spend more on produce and meat if I were cooking more. I am just getting out of a slump and it’s hard to cook etc. when you feel overwhelmed.
We are a family of 5 and really try to eat healthy, without a lot of processed, convenience foods. The bulk of our grocery bill seems to go to produce and then meats. With growing children (12, 10 & 6) I’m finding it harder to stretch a meal to have leftovers and save on gorceries. This looks like a really interesting resource. and, I love all your ideas, Karen!
With 3 young adults and teenagers I spend a lot on ALL groceries but meats and snacks get the largest portion!
I had the chance to review this book also…and I was excited to see that you were mentioned in it! I was reading it, and I thought…hey I know who she is!
I just wanted to share that…choose someone else if I accidentally win your giveaway
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My biggest $ loser is throwing away food (usually produce) that goes bad before we eat it. I hate to goto the grocery store so I stock up while there, but I know it’d work better if I didn’t buy as much fresh at 1 time but rather made smaller trips more often.
The meat and produce department. With our garden we have been saving on the produce, but the meat department is still really hard on our budget. I would love to win this, thanks so much for the entry.
I spend the most on meat and gluten free items.. I have been experimenting with converting recipes to gluten free and have saved money doing that., but it is still expensive
We use a lot of produce, so that probably ranks high. Meat is just expensive, so I try to buy it on sale. Unfortunately, we hit the convenience foods, too, due to busy schedules.
I spend the most money on convenient foods that we really don’t need but that everyone in the family seems to want.
I had to think what we spend the most on. First I thought it was side stuff like ranch then I thought it was snacks for the kids, but after looking at it its meat! I woul love to win the book! I would love to cut down my groshery bill! And help with dinner planning! Thank you!
Produce can be a budget buster for our family. Trying to make healthier meals is getting a little pricey. I would welcome any help I can get. Thanks for sharing!
Meats and individually packaged snacks for school – unfortunately I’m not creative enough to come up with healthy homemade school snacks
I spend the most on gluten-free and dairy-free foods because I have a child who is on a special diet. The pre-made items cost the most, but even the ingredients I need in order to make foods from scratch are very expensive as well!
I think mine would be meat or produce. This sounds like a great book!
I never buy meat in the grocery store if I don’t have top. We buy our meat through the local 4-H County auction or from local farmers. The cost and the quality is so much better all the way around. My son just started raising chickens for eggs and we live in a nice small neighborhood and have had no problems doing this. We are considering raising some for meat also. I do find that I spend the most money in the produce section of the grocery store. I try to go to the local farmers markets for those items when I can. Again the prices are better and the quality is better. Plus it helps the local farmers. We have 5 kids and 4 of them are boys and they can eat so I do use coupons when I shop for other grocery items. This book sounds really great!!
I spend the most money on meat because I use it as a main dish rather than a side dish.
I spend the most money on produce and snacks for the household. This book sounds wonderful!!
Produce – because it is such a priority for nutrition. I definitely want to read this book!
Meat most definitely! If its not on the plate then it’s not dinner!!
I spend the most money in dairy, we drink a lot of milk and eat a lot of yogurt and cottage cheese!
Produce got me today!! (Why does eating healthy cost so much??) If my husband had been with me, most of the money would have gone to the meat department!
I save by using coupons, shopping the sales, buying generic, and the expired meat section at my grocery store. I would love some other tips. Sounds like a great book!
We just had some radical dietary changes as a result of medical diagnoses of 2 of our 3 children. We definitely spend most of our money in the produce section!
The bulk of my grocery dollars is spent on produce, with meat a close second. The book sounds interesting and helpful.
I spend too much on snacks and convenience items for kids and quick suppers. Although, meat is tough to buy too!
We raise our own beef which saves me a substantial amount of money on meat, as well as being healthier. My biggest spending is on convenience food and produce.
We spend more on meats than other things, for sure. We actually buy very little in the way of convenience and pre-packaged things. But we also buy the meat in bulk, so it’s a big chunk of $$ when we do it, but we only do it every couple of months.
I lost my sweet husband in May to cancer. So now that I am cooking for just one, it is a hard thing to do so I tend to spend more money on convenience foods. I can’t stand to buy a loaf of bread and have to throw it away because it got stale before I could eat it all. However, at the same I love coupons and saving money now that I live on one income instead of two now.
Blessings to you!
When you buy bread you might put some in a freezer container/bag to keep it from spoiling. Some could be allowed to dry and make croutons or bread crumbs for toppings or …
May sound crazy, but I tend to spend the most on paper products/ cleaning items/ personal items – more so than food. In the food area, meat is the biggest expenditure. I love convenience foods for their, well, convenience, so they rate high as well.
My biggest grocery expenditure is either meat or produce. It used to definitely be meat but I have been working on my diet to eat healthier and therefore have been cutting back on the meat and increasing the amount of produce I eat. It also helps since I signed up for an organic produce delivery each week. I don’t go to the grocery store as often and that helps me save, too. I also learned to avoid convenience foods due to their high salt and fat content. Now if I could just learn to stay away from the sweets…
My greatest expense at the grocery store is snack items for the kids and paper/cleaning products.
My greatest expense is surely the meat department. Dating myself, I remember when chuch steaks were .97 a pound and looked better than they do today. Then the produce and cheese deparment takes a big bite out of the budget.
I think the area of the grocery where I spend the most is probably convenience foods. With 4 busy kids and a crazy work schedule, I’m always trying to find quick & easy meals that the kids (teenagers) can fix for themselves when necessary. I NEED this book!
I’ve never really divided it up so don’t know for sure. Meat is expensive.
I probably spend the majority of our grocery funds on meats. When I find them on sale I buy what I can and freeze. I would really like to read this book. Any resource that can help us be better stewards of what God gives us is important.
I spend most of my money and time buying meat. My husband likes organic meats. If Dave Ramsey endorsed the book, it is a book that all should read. Me and My husband just finished Dave Ramsey financial Peace course at our church, having much sucess. I would LOVE to read Saving Savvy by Kelly Hancock. I hope I win…….
I definitely spend the most money in the meat department.
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Meats, Meats and more Meats!
Colleen G.
I’ve never tried to figure that out. But I do know that when meat is on special, we buy extra and wrap in meal size portions. I don’t use coupons much as most seem to be on products we don’t use or are on more expensive brand. We garden, can and or freeze what we can.
Produce and convenience foods.
Meat! I would love to read this book.
I would have to say that we spend the most on meats and fresh produce. Trying to eat healthy is costly but so good for you! I’d love some tips on how to save some money while maintaining healthy eating habits!! Thanks to both of you
Mine would have to be meats. I’d love to spend less and cut down but my husband insists it’s not a meal unless it has meat, so that’s where we splurge.
The biggest frustration in our grocery budget for me are the breads. I bake ours sometimes, but the regular price of somewhat-healthy bread keeps jumping – and I can rarely find coupons for it.
I spend the biggest bucks on cleaning products, and things like vitamins and OTC medicines (such as pain relievers, allergy meds). I am not good about clipping coupons, and even when I clip them, I don’t seem to remember to take them with me to the store! This book sounds like something I could use.
I spend lots in the dairy section, milk, eggs, butter, cheeeses, sour cream, etc. AND ice cream for my husband! The book sounds awesome. Thanks for the chance to win.
Thanks and have a great day.
It seems like everything is getting more expensive at the grocery store lately. I buy a lot of milk every week and spend a lot in frozen foods and produce.
Rebecca Hahn
I don’t find myself spending alot of money in one specific area I try to only buy what I would eat in one week. I’m single and so I find that if I buy more than a weeks worth of groceries more goes to waste than I would eat. I also try to cook a large meal on Sunday so then I can eat leftovers all week long for lunch.
Meats, mostly. And I get frustrated trying to eat healthy and avoid the unpronounceable ingredients when that makes my grocery bill go up even more.
The meat section!!! I am always looking for different recipes that use the less expensive cuts of meat. My crock pot is one of my best friends and I am looking for new recipces to use with it now that Fall is on its way. (I live in Texas so I am patiently waiting on the cooler weather.)
Both Meat and Produce! I try to feed my family organics if I can, but it is very costly!
I’d definitely pick meat dept. too.
It’s almost as painful as purchasing gas for my car.
We’ve learned to slim down our menu’s. Everything has skyrocketed!
Karen thank you for always sharing valuable information. You are a blessing! Iwork three evenings out of the week and no time to cook, we sometimes have to eat out and that is very expensive. when i buy groceries i spend a lot of money on produce, vegetables and meats my husband has to have meats plus he eats lunch out every single day of the week we are spending to much money eating out and i love to cook help!
I spend most of my money on fruits and vegies – we should be healthy, right?
I spend the most money on produce.
I look forward to this book! Thanks for sharing. I probably “drop the most dimes” in produce. Eating healthy, whole foods is so expensive these days. I look forward to learning some new money-saving strategies.
Meats and produce, I just joined Weight Watchers and I am trying to eat healthier also when I have fruits on hand it is better to eat them instead of snacks. I am also new to couponing and saving and want to learn all I can. Thank You for sharing with us!
I recently became a stay at home mom, and we are still trying to get the budget worked out. Anything that will help me save at the store will be great!
I think I spend the most in frozen foods. I had been trying to buy fresh, but frozen still is cheaper. I also have a pre-teen that will eat the house if I don’t keep a good supply of frozen snack options (Pizza rolls, pizza, burritos, etc).
My youngest child just went to college this year so my grocery bill isn’t too high. But with two kids in college we are trying to say money wherever we can. Also, I have started working longer hours at my job so I am more likely to buy convenience foods than in the past. I would love to read this book!
Produce! I make a couple of trips a week just for fruit!
I appreciate you taking to time to cnotriutbe That’s very helpful.
I do not have any good ways to save money on food but I would certainly love to learn how they are some great ideals in the coment section. thanks for leting me knoe about the book I would love to be able to get it I will maybe in a week or two if I do not win . Thanks for the chance
We raise our own meat so we spend the most in convenience foods for those lazy days.
Thanks for writing Karen!
I probably spend the most on convenience foods. Two of my daughters have moved back home and need quick items to take in their lunch or eat for breakfast. Although one really likes fresh fruit – so it is probably a toss up between produce and convenience foods.
I probably spend more $$ in the meat aisle. It looks like I am not alone.
Unfortunately, I have to say I spent the most on frozens! Not the healthiest of choices and expensive to boot! Makes me wonder why I do it? : )
I drop the most money on meat or produce. I belong to a dinner club and can have 4 nights of dinners for just around $50 (usually less), with something different each night. That has been the biggest blessing to me!
Most of my money is spent on fresh and local produce in my supermarket. I cannot resist the beautiful and healthful fruits and vegetables, especially in the summer. They make up my entire meals. Nutritious, yummy, and a real treat!
I tend to spend more on the convenient food such as snacks or pre- chopped bagged veggies etc… It’s all about convenience since my husband and I both work more than one job. The book sounds like a must have!!!!!
I spend lots of time in the cheese section…love all those fat grams…I heard once that we should shop only the perimeter of a super market…all the bad stuff, preservatives are in the aisles! Linda
Like many of those who have already posted, I spend a good deal of money on meats. One thing I’ve started doing is buying “family packages” of meat when they are on sale and tossing meal-size servings into freezer bags with spices and frozen vegetables. I put these in the freezer and take one out before work in the morning so that I can quickly prepare dinner when I get home. I would love to read more tips on saving money and (as Leigh stated above) be a better steward of what God has given us.
Our biggest struggle with grocery budgeting is meal planning. We typically are very unorganized and will end up running to the store multipul times a week for various small items that are needed for a nights meal. We end up spending more money a week than what was budgeted. I would love to learn new skills.
I always feel like I’m robbing Peter to pay Paul when I”m shopping. I dont want to use money as an excuse for not buying healthier food for my family. Healthy eating is expensive eating. The more processed the food the cheaper it seems to be. We eat a lot of chicken (the options for prep are endless) and i try to have baked potatoes and steamed veggies. by the time i pick up the essentials the mmoney is gone and there is nothing left for after school snacks that i want my kiddos eating. They love love love fruit! Here is an example of my Peter and Paul. I bought them apples at a cost of almost $7 for a bag. That seven dollars was lunch meat or breakfast for the week. I utilize coupons when possible, but i still feel like i’m treading water. Please Help!