Elise Cooke, author of Strategic Eating, is a like-minded soul. In 19 quick and fun chapters, Elise spells out how to be the “weird shopper” who snags all the grocery deals, how to substitute ingredients to save, and helpful websites that have low-budget recipes.
She learned the tips and strategies she shares in her book by necessity. Now, she just has a very “lucrative (food) hobby.” I love it!
Elise is focused on eating right. “There’s more to this food finesse thing than saving money,” she writes. “Shoot, you could eat dirt and save bucks of money. The challenge is to eat nutritiously; otherwise, what’s the point?” My thoughts exactly!
In the 109-page book Elise shares:
- Common grocery store practices that trick you into paying too much, and how you can avoid them
- 3 ways to get food for free
- Why coupons may end up costing you more
- 4 easy methods of making perfectly portable meals, for families on-the-go
- Time savers that can let you put food on the table faster than ordering take-out
Leave a comment about why you should win my review copy by Sunday night. The winner will be announced Monday. Can’t wait? Buy it from Amazon now for $13.25.
Welcome to Bargain Babe! I’m Mara, and I’m so glad you’re here. I am an obsessive bargain hunter and penny pincher, and I am determined to live a full life without EVER paying full price. 
Wow! This sounds just like the book for me. I have lost 20 pounds since Sept. 18….5 of it during Christmas. Only problem is I have been spending a lot more on my groceries and it’s hard to figure out what to eat when I go out. This author sounds like she could help me make better and cheaper choices and not want to eat out as much! Bring it on so I can take more pounds off!!!!!!
My fiance and I are on a money-saving journey for our wedding next year (and eventually to get our own house). This would be a perfect tool to help us out along the way!!
My husband and I are currently working our way thru his JD/MBA journey and things are tight since I work at a non-profit. We’ve wanted to see how we can cut our grocery bill but still have great food. I’d love to win this book! Plus – it’s not available in my local library, so that should count for something! Thanks for the chance. 🙂
Looks like a great book. I clip and use a lot of coupons and am trying to avoid packaged “convenience” foods. Thanks!
What a great idea- eat nutritionally AND save money. I’ve been trying to do that by using coupons, buying fresh ingredients, avoiding the processed and frozen food sections, etc., for years, but I haven’t seen a book specifically about having a strategy for eating right. With my first baby about to be born next month, I’d love to find out ways on how I can do more to eat nutritionally and cut costs. Also, the “Why coupons may end up costing you more” intrigues me a lot! Thanks.
This book looks so cool! I am trying to learn to buy healthy food without breaking the bank, and this book seems perfect for that 🙂
I’d like to have this book because of the concept that couponing may cost more. We coupon alot and want to know her take on this.
I just bought a house in Atlanta. All this rain is now causing problem after problem with it. Plus I just turned 30 and am learning what weight gain is like. I need to save money but I need to eat healthy. Doing both of those things is seriously not easy!
New year! New resolutions! This is the year that I plan to lose my weight. I love the idea of finding “good” food to a price that I can live with. It will make it easier to pass up the Taco Bell.
Boy, I need this book! My husband and I have tracked our spending, and we spend far more on eating out that we realized. We’ve resolved to eat more at home, and to eat healthier, in the new year.
I should win because that is both my new years resolutions, to lose weight and to save money! The bulk of my money goes to food and I have to stop. I have got to get control over my meal planning. I have no plan. Help!
We are saving money for adoption and every little bit helps! This book could really help us!
This book would be an awesome and much-needed boost in my efforts to save money at the store and do a good job of planning our meals. I’ve gotten to where I generally save 25-35% at the grocery store every week, but I know I can do better- and I need to! I just don’t see how the two of us with me shopping sales and coupons and not buying what isn’t on the meal plan for the week can end up with $70 totals every week. I need help!
I’ve got two toddlers and a baby on the way. With five mouths to feed (including my husband who can sometimes count for two) eating gets expensive quickly. I would love to get some new ideas about how to eat healthy on a budget.
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