NOVA Frugal Family: Books I Plan to Read in 2012

One of my goals in the New Year was to read more. I was trying to get to 4 books a month which was a 400% increase over the previous year but I knew that I could do it. I was also going to try to read some different books than I would normally read (not just fiction novels). The other part was that I would not pay for a book, taking most of them out of the library or getting them as gifts or borrowing from friends. If you have any books you think that I should read, please send them over :)

I have been blog hopping and I found two blogs that had a list of books that they are going to read for the year (moneysavingmom.com and ourfrugalhappylife.blogspot.com). They break it down by month and I was going to try to do the same thing even though I kind of missed posting this in December/ January but I have a partial list on the blog to go back and see what I have read this year so far :) I hope that you add a few books to your list to read and enjoy. Here are my monthly goals which I will keep updated as the year goes on.

January- DONE 5 books
The Smart Cookies' Guide to Making More Dough: How Five Young Women Got Smart, Formed a Money Group, and Took Control of Their Finances by The Smart Cookies and Jennifer Barrett

The $5 Dinner Mom Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook: 200 Recipes for Quick, Delicious, and Nourishing Meals That Are Easy on the Budget and a Snap to Prepare by Erin Chase

The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook: 200 Recipes for Quick, Delicious, and Nourishing Meals That Are Easy on the Budget and a Snap to Prepare by Erin Chase

Whatever Happened to Thrift?: Why Americans Don't Save and What to Do about It by Ronald T. Wilcox

The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn

February- DONE 6 books
Naptime Is the New Happy Hour: And Other Ways Toddlers Turn Your Life Upside Down by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor

Frugal Living for Dummies by Deborah Taylor-Hough

Thrifty: Living the Frugal Life with Style by Marjorie Harris

It's Not About the Money: Unlock Your Money Type to Achieve Spiritual and Financial Abundance by Brent Kessel

Family Feasts for $75 a Week: A Penny-wise Mom Shares Her Recipe for Cutting Hundreds from Your Monthly Food Bill by Mary Ostyn

The Money Saving Mom's Budget: Slash Your Spending, Pay Down Your Debt, Streamline Your Life, and Save Thousands a Year by Crystal Paine

March- DONE 9 books
The Real Cost of Living: Making the Best Choices for You, Your Life, and Your Money by Carmen Wong Ulrich

When Did I Get Like This?: The Screamer, the Worrier, the Dinosaur-Chicken-Nug... and Other Mothers I Swore I'd Never Be by Amy Wilson

Heat Wave (Nikki Heat 1) by Richard Castle

The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More, and Live Better by Chris Farrell

Hot (broke) Messes: How to Have Your Latte and Drink It Too by Nancy Trejos

Naked Heat (Nikki Heat 2) by Richard Castle

Safe Money in Tough Times: Everything You Need to Know to Survive the Financial Crisis by Jonathan D. Pond

Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn't Cook from Scratch -- Over 120 Recipes for the Best Homemade Foods by Jennifer Reese

Dirty Little Secrets from Otherwise Perfect Moms by Amy Nobile and Trisha Ashworth

April- DONE 8 books
I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood by Amy Nobile and Trisha Ashworth

Miserly Meals: Healthy, Tasty Recipes Under 75¢ per Serving by Jonni McCoy
The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks

The Forgotten Affairs of Youth: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (8) by Alexander McCall Smith

In CHEAP We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue by Lauren Weber

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (13) by Alexander McCall Smith

The Lazy Couponer: How to Save $25,000 Per Year in Just 45 Minutes Per Week with No Stockpiling, No Item Tracking, and No Sales Chasing! by Jamie Chase

Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats--A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners (A 30-Minute Meal Cookbook) by Rachael Ray

Opting Out?: Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home by Pamela Stone

May- DONE 4 books
A Purse of Your Own: An Easy Guide to Financial Security by Deborah Owens

Heat Rises (Nikki Heat 3) by Richard Castle

The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers: Reclaiming Our Passion, Purpose, and Sanity by Margaret J. Meeker

Life Laughs: The Naked Truth about Motherhood, Marriage, and Moving On by Jenny McCarthy

June- DONE 10 Books

Even June Cleaver Would Forget the Juice Box: Cut Yourself Some Slack (and Still Raise Great Kids) in the Age of Extreme Parenting by Sandi Kahn Shelton and Ann Dunnewold

My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness by Gwyneth Paltrow

Once-A-Month Cooking Family Favorites: More Great Recipes That Save You Time and Money from the Inventors of the Ultimate Do-Ahead Dinnertime Method by Mary Beth Lagerborg and Mimi Wilson

The Everything Meals on a Budget Cookbook: High-flavor, low-cost meals your family will love (Everything (Cooking)) by Linda Larsen

Someone's in the Kitchen with Mommy : 100 Easy Recipes and Fun Crafts for Parents and Kids by Elaine Magee

Emotional Currency: A Woman's Guide to Building a Healthy Relationship with Money by Kate Levinson

Confessions of a Slacker Wife by Muffy Mead-Ferro

Lighten Up: Love What You Have, Have What You Need, Be Happier with Less by Peter Walsh

Urban Pantry: Tips and Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable and Seasonal Kitchen by Amy Pennington

The Mother Trip: Hip Mama's Guide to Staying Sane in the Chaos of Motherhood (Live Girls) by Ariel Gore

July- DONE 10 Books

Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days: An Almost Completely Honest Account of What Happened to Our Family When Our ... Came to Live with Us for Three Months by Judith Viorst

Home Economics by Jennifer Mcknight Trontz

Made from Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life by Jenna Woginrich

One Thing At a Time: 100 Simple Ways to Live Clutter-Free Every Day

by Cindy Glovinsky

The Help Deluxe Edition by Kathryn Stockett

Love in Disguise by Carol Cox