Crystal Paine is a wife and homeschool mom of three, and founder of MoneySavingMom, one of the top personal finance blogs on the web averaging over four million pageviews per month. She has contributed to articles in Woman’s Day magazine and All You magazine, appeared as a guest on the 700 Club and FamilyLife Radio, as well as being mentioned on The Today Show, National Public Radio, CNN, in USA Weekend, Shop Smart magazine, Real Simple magazine, and numerous other local and national newspapers, radio, and television stations. Crystal is the author of two bestselling books, The Money Saving Mom®’s Budget and 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life.

More than anything in the world, Crystal loves Jesus and wants her life to be poured out in love for Him. She also loves being a wife and homeschool mom (though she definitely has moments when she wishes she could throw in the towel — if only she could find a clean one!) She’s a self-proclaimed minimalist in just about every area but books (because you can never have too many books, can you?) and one of her favorite things is having a heart-to-heart conversation with a friend over a good cup of coffee. Crystal is passionate about encouraging and challenging women to wisely steward their time and resources and live life on purpose.