Secrets of the Budgeting Mom Contest

I know we all have our own secret or two to saving a few bucks especially in today's economic times. The Secrets of the Budgeting Mom Contest is a web based contest to find out what Moms are doing to help make ends meet and budget successfully. The contest began on July 6th and will run until August 3, 2009. Stop by Secrets of the Budgeting Mom Contest and tell them your best budgeting strategy, tips or story.

No contest is complete without some great prizes right?! There will be 12 winners in all. 10 Budget package winners, 1 Personal Finance Gift Basket winner, and 1 Grand Prize Trip Winner.

Prizes
(1) Grand Prize: A trip for two to the luxurious spa of the Four Seasons, Dallas at Las Colinas, for three days of rest and relaxation!

A panel of judges will select the ten best submitted budgeting Secrets, Strategies, Stories, and Tactics, and then America will vote to determine the grand prize winner! The grand prize winner will receive:

• Airfare and three nights’ accommodation for two (valued at $2200.00)
  


• $700.00 resort amenity credit to be used for spa services, meals, and all of the other amazing experiences offered at The Four Seasons, Dallas, TX at Las Colinas
  The knowledge that you can take a vacation like this without worrying how you’re going to pay for it!
  


• One copy of YNAB Pro, the bestselling family budgeting software.
  


• One copy of Jesse Mecham’s The YNAB Way
  

(1) First Prize: The Ultimate Personal Finance Gift Package.
One lucky person will win the random drawing for this ultimate personal finance gift package, which includes:

• A one-hour phone-based financial consultation with “Women and Money” Guru Sue Fenimore, CFP® of the Financial Consulate, Inc.
  


• One copy of YNAB Pro, the bestselling family budgeting software
  


• One copy of Jesse Mecham’s The YNAB Way
  


• Jean Chatzky’s The Difference: How Anyone Can Prosper in Even the Toughest Times
  


• Sharon Epperson’s The Big Payoff: 8 Steps Couples Can Take to Make the Most of Their Money–and Live Richly Ever After
  


• Jane Bryant Quinn’s Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People
  


• Janet Bodnar’s Everything You Need to Know to Achieve a Lifetime of Financial Security
  


• Suze Orman’s Women & Money
  


• Kristin Delfau’s Turbo-Mom’s Guide to Saving Money Without Wasting Time
  


• Kimberly Lankford’s Rescue Your Financial Life: 11 Things You Can Do Now to Get Back on Track

(10) Second Prizes: The YNAB Gift Package.
Ten lucky people will win the random drawing for the YNAB Gift Package, which includes:

• One copy of YNAB Pro, the bestselling family budgeting software
  


• One copy of Jesse Mecham’s The YNAB Way

Stop by Secrets of a Budgeting Mom Contest and share your favorite budgeting tip or story and you will be entered to win one of these fabulous prizes. Good Luck!