Welcome to the Self Publishing School podcast. This is the podcast to listen to if you're an

aspiring writer or an author who wants to be more successful. On this show, you'll learn how to

write and launch a book successfully, all from the top authors and people just like you

who are doing it at the highest level. I'm your host, Chandler Bolt, the founder

of self-publishing school, the author of the book called Published and the CEO of

Selfpublishing.com. For free training on how to publish a book that sells 10,000 copies,

go to selfpublishing.com forward slash free training.

Hey, Chandler Bolt here and joining me today is Ruth Sukup. Now, Ruth is a blogger,

author and entrepreneur as well as the New York Times bestselling author of Living Well

Spending Less and the founder of the Living Well Planner. Now, through a popular blog, you may have heard of it, Living Well, Spending Less, and the founder of the Living Well Planner.

Now, through a popular blog, you may have heard of it, Living Well, Spendingless.com,

she encourages more than a million monthly readers to follow their dreams and reach their goals,

sharing easy to implement tips and strategies for saving time and money while focusing on things that matter most in life.

She lives in Florida with her husband Chuck and her two daughters, Maggie and Annie.

And I'm so excited to have with us today, Ruth Sukkow. Welcome.

Thanks. I'm so glad to be here today.

Now, Ruth, take us back because not too long ago, you didn't have any books.

And you've just been, you know, a content machine.

And I want to dive into that some on this interview.

But take us back to the first book.

And what made you decide to write a book in the first place?

And what sparked the idea and the passion for that first book?

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