Small Change

by Sheila Roberts
(Bremerton, WA, USA)

St. Martin's Press, Griffin, April 2010, 340 pages
Rachel, Jessica, and Tiffany have money problems - major money problems. Tiffany's whipped out the plastic one too many times, and now a mountain of debt has come crashing down on her. Jessica's husband lost his job - thrusting this longtime stay-at-home mom out into the cold, cruel workforce. And Rachel's divorce transformed her from an upper-middle-class mom to a strapped-for-cash divorcee. What are three best friends to do?
Get financially fit, that's what! Together, Rachel, Jessica, and Tiffany start a financial support group called the Small Change Club - challenging one another to bring balance back to their checkbooks and their lives. Even though frugality is a lot harder than they ever imagined, these women are about to learn some very important lessons: that making small changes in their spending habits can make a big difference... and that some things in life, like good friends, are truly priceless.

"Homing in on issues many readers can identify with, Roberts's women search for practical solutions to a common challenge with humor and froth."
-Publisher's Weekly

"Sheila Roberts makes me laugh. I read her books and come away inspired, hopeful, and happy."
-Debbie Macomber, NYT best-selling author