Free This Weekend at Amazon!

Download your free copy of Farsighted: The Mormon Mom's Guide to Money this weekend. It will be offered free through Monday.

Farsighted isn't one of those finance books that explains the ins and outs of the global economy. It's a down-and-dirty financial guide for Mormon moms in the trenches. It's conversational, to-the-point, and full of practical tips to get you out of debt and to start building a solid foundation for your future.

You'll get down-to-earth advice about the following topics:

• Earning More than You Spend
• Tithing and Charity
• Saving
• Investing
• Keeping Track of it All
• Teaching Kids About Money

Get your free copy today, and please write a review on Amazon after you read it.

Farsighted: The Mormon Mom's Guide to Money

Be the first in your ward to download Farsighted: The Mormon Mom's Guide to Money. In this conversational finance book, you'll learn everything from how to reduce your energy bills to how to invest in real estate. 

Mormon moms face unique financial challenges. In general, they have larger families than their neighbors, but they also have missions to save for and food storage to buy. Most basic of all, they pay tithing before they even begin budgeting for the month. These extra financial considerations require just that--consideration. But don't think you can't thrive. Mormon moms have the talents, the tools, and the moxy to see beyond today's financial temptations and to set their sights on a secure tomorrow for their families.

Farsighted: The Mormon Mom's Guide to Money gives LDS moms a new perspective. Instead of feeling the budget crunch of raising a larger family on less money, it's possible to put your many talents to work and broaden your vision. This book will teach you how to earn more than you spend, budget effectively, save and invest, and keep track of your finances like the pros.

Farsighted will be free on Amazon over the weekend. Download your copy here!

7 Free LDS Kindle Books at Amazon

Looking for some no-cost reading for the holidays? These free LDS novels will keep you reading all month long while you spend your money on gifts for other people.

• Parakeet Princess by Jandy Branch. This teen novel is set in the early 1990s, so adults will also enjoy reminiscing about their own high school days.
• He Loves Me Not by Christine Kersey. Mysterious notes warn college student Lily Jamison to stay away from a handsome man.
• Cloak by James Gough. Teens will enjoy Gough's quick-moving fantasy adventure set in New York City.
• Altercation by Tamara Hart Geiner. Suspenseful young adult story involving murder, the FDI, and nefarious kidnappers.
• A Single Choice by Juliet Ashwell. Stephanie fall in love but has to decide whether or not to follow her lifelong goal of marrying in the temple.
• Worlds Without End: The Mission (Book 1) by Shaun Messick. The Mars I shuttle has long since disappeared when NASA receives a mysterious message from the commander of the mission. This is the story of the rescue mission.
• Reigning Cats and Dogs by Jane McBride. With the upcoming wedding and grand opening of Ann's pet store, the tangle of relatives and car burglars really make for a hairy adventure.

Enjoy these free LDS e-books from Kindle!

E-books and LDS Lit

How will e-books change the face of LDS literature?

Since its inception, there have been only a handful of LDSpublishers, and they’re general run on shoestring budgets because the readership of LDS fiction is so small. Because of this, the books themselves are expensive, and the quality of cover design, page set-up, and so on is sub-par, compared with books produced by publishers with national reach.

Also, self-published books have never garnered the respect that traditionally published books have held because there’s no filter for self-published books. There are no editors to sift through the heaps of manuscripts and pick the very best.

But now we have e-books and Kindles, and I have a feeling that LDS literature is going to be blessed--as we would say at church--by these developments. Distribution can be much wider, and cover and page set-up quality will not be as important. There will be lots of mediocre e-books out there, to be sure, but some will rise to the top, and we’ll get to hear some new voices and maybe even some new styles and themes.

It’s an exciting time to be writing and reading in Mormondom.