A few months ago I wrote about a new personal finance personality: Lou Scatigna and his show, The Financial Physician. My review was unprompted, but he saw it online and as a "thank you" gave me two signed copies of his newly released book.

One of those I am happy to offer as a Holiday Giveaway!

This weekend I've been reading the book, and it's really good. He outlines the most common causes of financial problems, and via the analogy of a medical diagnosis, outlines the symptoms and solutions for each problem. There's a lot of good advice in this book, and it is well written.

There's everything from " Exceeding FDIC Limits" to "Addiction to Debt and Spending." Each chapter starts with a description of the "Ailment" and the "Diagnosis" then the "Treatment." One of my favorite chapters was "Saving instead of investing", which is something I personally struggle with - I tend to be too conservative and save more than I should. Ry balances me out and helps us maintain a balance.

If you are interested in winning a SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR copy of this new book (just released a few days ago) leave a quick comment and we will be sure to add you to the random drawing.

The names will be entered into a spreadsheet with a random number generator deciding the winner on Monday January 4th.

Merry Christmas Everyone!