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Frugal Living for Dummies | 
enlarge | Author: Deborah Taylor-hough Publisher: For Dummies Category: Book
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Rating: 21 reviews Sales Rank: 103482
Media: Paperback Edition: 1 Pages: 288 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7 Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 5.7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0764554034 Dewey Decimal Number: 640.73 UPC: 785555086357 EAN: 9780764554032 ASIN: 0764554034
Publication Date: January 16, 2003 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description Feel like you’re trying to dig out from under a mountain of debt without a shovel? Tired of working your tail off just to break even? Is the high cost of living taking all the joy out of life? Unless you’re one of the top two percent of wealthiest Americans, all of the above should sound painfully familiar. While they’re trying to decide between the ski lodge in Telluride and the Tuscan villa, for the rest of us, it’s an endless litany of corporate lay-offs, stagnant wages, crushing credit card debt, skyrocketing medical costs, exorbitant utility bills, the high cost of higher education.... And they call this “the good life.” Is there a better way to live? Can you get what you need and what you want without killing yourself to get it? “Absolutely,” says frugal-living guru Deborah Taylor-Hough, and in Frugal Living For Dummies, she shows you how. In this warmhearted guide to living the good life on less, Deborah shows you how to live within your means and enjoy doing it. Among other things, she shows you how to: - Eat like a king on a peasant’s budget
- Take the sting out of gift-giving
- Dress well on a shoestring
- Save big bucks on family expenses
- Slash household expenses
- Save on medical expenses
- Involve the whole family in saving money
- Save more for the things you want
From basement to attic, cradle to grave, Frugal Living For Dummies covers all areas of life with common sense advice and guidance on: - Working with your partner to achieve financial goals
- Going to the grocery without being taken to the cleaners
- Quick and thrifty cooking techniques
- Providing kids the basics on a tight budget
- Putting kids through school without going broke
- Looking good and feeling good on a tight budget
- Frugal holiday fun year round
- Saving money around the house and driveway
- Finding quality in pre-owned merchandise
Packed with tried-and-true techniques for cutting costs and stopping the insanity, Frugal Living For Dummies is the ultimate financial survival guide for the rest of us.
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Frugal Living means Smart Living December 22, 2008 Terri B. Keating (Gordo, AL USA) Frugal Living for Dummies is NOT a good title. No one in today's economy is a 'Dummy' for trying to live frugal! This book gives hundreds of great, easy to follow tips for living better on less in the "for Dummies" format. A very good read...especially in tough financial times.
Everything I was hoping for December 4, 2008 Mary L. Chanter (Portland, OR USA) No-nonsense but friendly tone... Good advice. Go for it, if you're hoping to find great ideas for living well on little cash, this book is chock-full.
Not the best frugal living book out there March 18, 2007 Lacey B (Pasco, WA USA) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book would be great for "beginning" to live and think frugally. If you've got a home, and kids then this would be a good book to just look at if you are thinking about becoming more frugal. I guess I would refer this book to people who definitely have a budget to live off of - and maybe those who really aren't hurting that bad money wise. And, you don't have to be a dummie to read this book. The introduction was probably the best part of the whole book.
Very helpful book August 23, 2006 K. Cole (usa) 3 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book has tons of great tips and overall is helpful to anyone looking to become more frugal and live more simply. Highly recommend.
Great for those new to the lifestyle March 17, 2006 A. Vegan (Ontario Canada) 5 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you're new to frugal living then I'm sure this book will be of great help to you. I've been living a frugal lifestyle for a few years now and was hoping I might get a few new suggestions by reading this book but unfortunately I was wrong. I would recommend this book to those who are interested in saving a bit here and there. Frugality doesn't mean that you need to move to a teeny tiny apartment, clip coupons and eat rice for every meal. If you're looking to get out of debt or maybe try to simplify your way of living, this book would be a great start.
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