Crystal Sykes

Crystal was born in Dillon, Montana. Besides a brief two year stint in
Jerome, Idaho, she has lived in Montana all of her life. She attended the University of Montana, and received a BA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing, and a minor in Sociology. She received an associates in Paralegal Studies in 2009. She writes Simply Playful Fare, a food blog that publishes recipes and "how to" articles weekly.

Crystal has always wanted to be a writer. She began writing poetry in high school, and short stories in college.

Jeff was born in Helena, Montana, and has lived in Montana all of his life. He received his English teaching degree from the University of Montana at the age of 22. He's been loving his job ever since, and he enjoys molding his students into great writers and productive members of society. He realized his true calling as a teacher through teaching swim lessons to children.

They both share a passion for cooking and eating food. Finding a way to maximize their spoils at the grocery store led them to creating a system for saving money on groceries, which later led to the creation of "How to Become a Food Budget Ninja".