By Laughs by Teresa
Alright, buckle up, eggnog-drinkers, because in exactly fifteen days—smack dab in the middle of holiday shopping frenzy—my book, “The Unbalanced Ledger: Budgets, Barks, and Beautifully Imperfect Living,” will launch.
For context, I’m a finance manager who wrote a fresh practical guide to money, all about shedding financial shame and establishing security without sacrificing joy. I even included unexpected life lessons from my dog, Sansa, on managing money when life throws tantrums.
The irony? My launch strategy is currently the greatest argument for my book’s premise: The goal isn’t a balanced ledger. It’s building a strong enough life to handle the beautiful, necessary imbalance.
And my launch is beautifully unbalanced.
The True Cost of My Marketing Campaign (It’s Mainly Debt)
I’m broke and introverted, with a social media presence so quiet you could hear a credit card statement drop. Instead of hiring a launch team, my “marketing department” consists of me, a pile of leftover Halloween candy, and Sansa, the furry mob boss.
My budget for professional help is $0, mostly because my criteria for a P.R. agency is that they must not require me to talk to any strangers. My social media ad spend is also $0, as I got lost trying to figure out the difference between a Reel and a Story and just gave up. The only actual expenditure is about $3.50 for the “cold, judgy coffee” I need to survive the next 15 days, and a justifiable $15 on treats, because Sansa is demanding compensation for all the judging stares she’s giving me.
My actual launch plan involves me staring at the calendar, watching the days tick down to December 15th, and wishing I had trained Sansa to do a complex interpretive dance routine about compound interest instead of just stealing rotisserie chickens.
The Book Is Real, The Panic Is Realer
I wrote this book for the fakers of perfection, the spreadsheet warriors, and anyone who’s ever whispered sorry to a spreadsheet at dawn. It’s a handshake with reality—where my nerdy Dungeons & Dragons roots meet coffee-stained adulting and real-life messes.
The truth is, I’m terrified. Launching a book about achieving freedom through finance while feeling trapped by a lack of promotional funds is its own special kind of torture.
But I’m embracing the glorious mess. If you are also tired of the shame and rigidity in budgeting, or just need a laugh to get through the holiday stress, “The Unbalanced Ledger” is for you.
If you want to join the chaos and get your copy on December 15th, you can pre-order The Unbalanced Ledger: Budgets, Barks, and Beautifully Imperfect Living right here: https://amzn.to/4pJdm38
Help me make this beautifully imperfect launch work! Wish me luck, send caffeine, and mark December 15th on your calendar. Because whether I have a plan or not, this book is coming! Gulp.
🐶 The Fun Doesn’t Stop Here!
Your daily dose of digital delight continues below!
- How I Accidentally Wrote a Book (And Why You’ll Laugh Doing It Too) 📖: Hey there, fellow chaos navigators! It’s Teresa Maza, and I’m here to confess something: I never meant to write “The Unbalanced Ledger.” It was more like a series of coffee-stained notes, late-night rants, and the occasional dog-induced disaster that somehow morphed into a book.
- Brain vs. Budget: Outsmarting Your Money Mischief: Managing your money is less about crunching numbers in a spreadsheet and more about managing the chaotic circus inside your skull. This dive into Behavioral Finance will shed light with some Funny Personal Finance Advice.
Ready to Balance Your Ledger (Without Losing Your Sanity)?
If this post resonated with the chaos of your own life—whether it’s battling budgets or cleaning up after your own furry, chicken-stealing accomplice—you’ll love my forthcoming book!
The Unbalanced Ledger: Budgets, Barks, and Beautifully Imperfect Living is a hilarious and heartfelt memoir that gives you survival tactics for the financially overwhelmed. It’s the guide that proves you can embrace life’s messes and still achieve financial sanity.
✨✨Coming December 15th, 2025.
Don’t miss the pre-order launch or the exclusive launch-week deals!