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Author : Jeff Yeager
Number of Pages : 256
Release Date : 2007-12-26
Publisher : Broadway
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Product Description It used to be that “stuff” made you cool. That is so twentieth century. Jeff Yeager, the man dubbed The Ultimate Cheapskate by Matt Lauer on Today, offers a completely fresh take on personal finance, teaching us how to enjoy life more by spending less. He will show you how to buy less stuff, retire young, and live financially free, while you make a positive difference in people’s lives and save the planet along the way. The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches lays out the practices and principles that have made cheap the new cool.
Live within your means at thirty and stay there. The Ultimate Cheapskate was living well on what he earned at thirty, so when he made more money, he saved every penny. Now he is “selfishly” employed, doing work he loves and helping others.
Do for yourself what you could have others do for you. Cheapskates are die-hard do-it-yourselfers. It’s all about having the right tools, and The Ultimate Cheapskate will get you started.
Pinch the dollars and the pennies will pinch themselves. It’s not the $3 cup of coffee; it’s the big-ticket decisions that determine whether you’ll be financially free. So buy a house, not a castle.
The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches promises a quality of life you cannot buy, a sense of satisfaction you cannot fake, and an appreciation for others and for the planet that gives life value. Open your road map and prepare to discover the true joys of financial freedom. Customer reviews I like this book  by .. batever (Western MA)
Yeager's book is a good read. I still haven't cooked any eggs in the dishwasher, maybe I'll try it next week though.
Regarding the "wallet fast", in which you don't spend anything for a week) I was realizing that almost my whole month is like that. Money leaves my wallet literally only about 4 times a month: on my four (or so) weekly shopping trips. And lately the monthly total has been less than $100 on food per month.
I remember a time when not spending money for even a day was a nearly foreign concept for me, but my priorities have changed and I would like to save up a lot of cash for future use. So--I just buy my $100 worth of groceries, pack all my lunches etc, and that's that. Trips to the bank are reduced to about one a month, to deposit all of my paychecks and extract any cash I need.
This lack of shopping and worrying about the mechanics of handling my money frees up major time and energy for more pleasurable things.
I recently piled all of my clothing up in separate piles by season and type of clothing, and the resulting mound has me convinced that I probably don't even need to buy clothes until about 2014.
I enjoyed this book!  by .. P. Polley (Madison, IN United States)
I have read many books on frugal living, and I was excited by Mr. Yeager's fresh insights. This book would be a worthwhile read for a frugal newbie or someone who has been around the compost bin a time or two. I'm looking forward to reading more from this author!
You get what he promises by .. Chula (Chicagoish, IL)
This book is pretty good. I checked it out from the library. I've read a few books on frugality, so I can't say this has all new information. Basically he does give some solid tips, but the core of this book is an explanation of his philosophy. Most people increase their standard of living as they earn more, he decided to be content with a certain standard of living and to leave it at that. He also writes about how we double pay for a lot of things. We'll buy expensive foods and then buy a gym membership to work off the extra calories or pay for expensive health care to deal with the problems that come from poor eating habits. We'll buy junk we don't need and then buy storage space to keep it in.
Basically this book asks the reader to think about his money choices more than he does now. A lot of people need that.
Excellent and enjoyable look at the big picture by .. Dennis R. Mitton (pacific nw, usa)
I like to periodically read through books like this not for the tips (cooking eggs in the dishwasher whilst you clean your dishes!) but for the philosophy: slow down a bit, spend a bit less, and enjoy the things around you more. Yeager's book is just right for that. His is a kind of a `big picture' book. He talks about housing, shopping, health, and offers ideas and techniques for making sense of these needs and purchases. Unlike other similar books he offers few lists of miserly techniques (one book I read suggested separating two ply toilet paper into one ply while watching television.) He writes in a very readable manner and the book is a fun read that you could easily read a in a few hours and could likely refer to for many years. Very enjoyable.
Live better on less -- especially when the general economy is in decline by .. Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Times are hard and only going to get harder as we plunge deeper and deeper into recession. But even in prosperous times it well becomes us to be careful with our money, to live frugally, and with the right kind of attitude and knowledge base, to live well, to enjoy life, and to accomplish both our personal and our professional goals within the budgetary limits of our resources both financial and otherwise. That's where "The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map To True Riches", Jeff Yeager's compendium of information, advice, suggestions, and resources will come in handy for the non-specialist general reader seeking to enjoy life more while spending less. Everything has a cost -- but you'd be surprised how many times that cost is negotiable. True value is measured in more than price tags, it's also a factor in having access to the resources required for having a successful life -- and what resources are irrelevant to obtaining a working, workable, and customized definition of 'The Good Life'. "The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map To True Riches" is replete with thoughtful and thought-provoking commentaries, lists and exercises for money-management, financial alternatives, and low-cost/no-cost activities accessible to us all. Simply stated, "The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map To True Riches" is an inspired and inspiring volume of things to consider and things to do to live better on less -- especially when the general economy is in decline.
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Author : Mary E. Hunt
Number of Pages : 209
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Product Description You don't need another budget. You need a money makeover that works.Reformed spendthrift and cred-card junkie Mary Hunt successfully turned her finances around. Now, she shares her own techniques, sound financial principles who went from being in the red to having more money, assets, and financial security than they ever dreamed possible. It's all here in this upbeat, user-friendly guide including: A self-diagnosis quiz to help you become lean, mean, and in control The amazing single step that will transform your financial situation A customized rapid-repay plan for debts Practical, nearly, pain-free daily spending controls Best tips from The Cheapskate Monthly newsletter for getting the most out of every dollar Special help for self-employment, bankruptcy, credit report problems..and more! With Mary Hunt's phenomenal tips, you can get into great financial shape! Customer reviews Good, but I've read better... by .. P. Harvey (the great southwest)
This is a good book for a great cause: getting and staying out of debt. However, after reading it, I liked Dave Ramsey's Money Makeover and Financial Peace University MUCH better - more thorough, great ideas, and fabulous examples of how a little money can grow w/ time - which this book, CM, is lacking.
Solid Advice, Albeit Very Basic by .. Working Man ()
This is a good, solid, book covering the "basics" of money management. It can be said that Mary Hunt is just reiterating philosophies of money management that have been preached over the decades, if not centuries. Better, more comprehensive, readings include "The Millionaire Next Door", "Your Money Or Your Life", "The Complete Tightwad Gazette", and "The Richest Man In Babylon."
That being said, this book did introduce me to one innovative idea of which I have incorporated into my financial arsenol. It's what called the "Freedom Account". The Freedom Account is a fantastic tool devised by Hunt to manage payment of irregular,
non-monthly bills. The concept is not new, but Hunt's system is definitely the best I've ever come across.
My philosophy on reading books has always been that if I can get just one great new idea, then the investment in time and money is worth it. I can assure you that if you decide to buy this book, the "Freedom Account" system alone is well worth the investment.
If you're broke or having money problems, buy this book now! by .. ()
Has worrying about money or paying your bills ever kept you up at night? Me, too. Until I found this book. About 7 years ago, our family was suffering from unbelievable money problems. Depressed and confused, I decided to stop by the bookstore and browse the personal finance section. There was only one problem. I didn't have twenty or thirty dollars to buy money management advice. I decided to get Mary's book and could not believe how many great examples and strategies she gave for reducing debt.
By following Mary's instructions, our family quickly began reducing our debt and wiped out almost $ 20,000 of credit card bills within a few years.
Her book is my money "Bible" and like scriptures in a holy work, I have highlighted paragraphs on almost every page that give insights into a subject that had always been beyond my control. This book saved my marriage and brought me peace.
I highly recommend it. . . to everyone.
Very good by .. ()
I really like Mary Hunts books I find them a lot more useful than books like the tightwad gazette which is way to extreme.Mary Hunts books are full of good useful information.
Another Great Book!!! by .. Diane Van Minsel (Ft. Walton Beach,, FL United States)
I subscribe to Mary's CheapskateMonthly.... and highly recommend both her website and most of her books. I have read and reread the books of hers that I own, of which this is one. If you're having finacial difficulties, get this book and subscribe to her newsletter - you can do this online or through the mail. I swear it's been the best money I've ever spent. And I have actually started to see a difference in my finances.
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Author : Mary Hunt
Number of Pages : 318
Publisher : Running Pressbook
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Product Description save time and money on
*cooking
*cleaning
*shopping
*school supplies
*pets
*clothes
*cars
*entertaining and more Related Search : simple strategies , s greatest , hardback  |
Author : Mary Hunt
Edition : 1 Sub
Number of Pages : 208
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
List Price : $14.95
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Product Description In need of a Money Makeover? Let America's most popular cheapskate show you how to go from financial chaos to freedom and security--painlessly and in less time than you ever imagined. Mary Hunt has helped thousands live a debt-free life with her popular newsletter, "The Cheapskate Monthly." In The Complete Cheapskate, Mary puts all the very best money advice she has in one place. Becoming a classy, dignified cheapskate is not all that difficult, and Mary shows how with her user-friendly principles of saving, restraint, and living debt-free. This book will teach you how to: - Create--and stick to--a monthly spending plan - Live well off 80% of your income - Climb out--and stay out--of debt's hole - Stretch every dollar to its absolute maximum - Manage savings and investments - Lower bills on clothes, food, and gifts without lowering living standards - Live within a financial plan that includes a margin for fun and spontaneity With hundreds of tips on cutting expenses, The Complete Cheapskate is the indispensable guide for people ready to regain control of their finances, relieve the stress money has created, and prepare for their future. Customer reviews Overall, Very Bad Advice  by .. Zumpie (Portland, Oregon USA)
As someone who really enjoys shopping and nice meals (but can be thrifty where and when it's needed), I was initially attracted to Hunt's book because I knew a bit of her backstory--but most of her advice is obvious at best, quite bad at the worst.
Basically, the only truly sound piece of advice she gives is if your situation is really dire, you need to get help from CCCS or a similar agency (and yes, they definitely have their black marks, but sometimes that structure IS what's needed) and not to be afraid, they've heard way worse.
Past that, most of her advice (and I include her many on-going columns, etc) is either absurdly complex (I agree about her "plans" essentially entailing hiding money from yourself) or based on very fuzzy math of worse possible versus best possible case scenarios.
Or she just plain doles out really crap advice, like one couple she featured in Woman's Day and how she "helped" them. In this scenario she had a family living madly beyond their means, including owning a far too expensive house. She "helped" them beginning in late 2006, when the bubble was still inflating---but rather than have them (sensibly) sell an obviously too expensive house (and pay off their credit card debt with the proceeds), she put them on her plan.
The result after a year of her "help" (which involved sometimes going hungry if they didn't have the money, including never touching savings)? They did now have some money in savings (and also had taught themselves to set aside $$ for gifts!!!), but they had bearly made a dent in their unsecured debt. Plus they still were living in the house---which is now no doubt worth less than they owe on it.
With her worst case/best case scenaios, she thinks you should plan ahead if you notice a major appliance weakening, start squirreling away money each month--so you can pay cash. She'll then illustrate how much more the item will cost you with a 22% APR credit card, making just the minimum payment.
Okay, this is certainly all true BUT: sometimes things die with little to no warning (and sometimes old things last for a long time). It also fully ignores the fact that generally you can purchase the item interest free for a year or so (and pay it off in that time) or that many credit cards have significantly lower interest rates than 22% AND that you can certainly pay more than the minimum if you so desire.
She did a similar thing in comparing the cost of getting a hybrid to keeping her old, fully paid for car---DUH!!! Obviously, even if gas is $10 per gallon, it's cheaper to keep the NO payment vehicle. Just not a valid comparison.
Oh and her Christian stuff gets really old, too.
Read it, Believe it, Do it! by .. Mrs. D (Orrville, Ohio)
This book changed my life. It only took five years. I now have $0 bills and a nice nest egg. Just follow the advice in the book to the letter. I give this book to everyone I care about.
PSA: The Author's a Fraud  by .. Laurel Wreaths (SoCalUSA)
Her style is annoying and smarmy, but that's the least of it. Claiming it came to her "out of the blue," Mary Hunt stole her newsletter idea (and story ideas and some illustrations) from Amy Dacyzyn's Tightwad Gazette (Dacyzyn has records that Hunt subscribed to her newsletter from Dec 91 - 93; Dacyzyn corresponded with Hunt regarding obvious "copying" of ideas and illustrations but Hunt did not reply or attribute the source).* First called "Cheapskate Monthly" and now "Debt-Free Living," the preview issue on Hunt's website likewise presents unattributed ideas as Hunt's own (Heloise's vinegar hints, for instance). She advises you to buy a house at half the price that you can afford, make double payments so that you can pay off the mortgage in "about five years," and then sell that home and buy the house of your dreams. This is a program outlined in Ted Carroll's LIVE DEBT FREE (published 1991), which she cites (amazingly!) in "Complete Cheapskate" but claims as her own idea on her website. "Owning your home free and clear," she says, "...is what Harold and I are working on now." (Cough, cough! She's had plenty of time to put her plan into action, plenty of dollars to do it, and she's "still working on" it?!?) Meanwhile she has churned out an armload of books and regurgitated her ideas for every TV camera she can find. She doesn't have to practice what she preaches because she hauls in the dollars of the faithful through coaching seminars, books, and her newsletter (a $29.95 value, she claims, but if you check it out, you'll see it is a compendium of links to other sources, outdated quotations, and self-promotion).
I'm afraid that with the current economy, a lot of people will be tricked into shelling out for this kind of warmed-over hash. Check it out at the library, if you must, but don't buy it. I've found Ron Blue's Master Your Money to be a more practical, Christian and truthful resource. Amy Dacyzyn's work is the original (which is why she is so widely copied). Flylady.net has budgeting and checkbook hygiene advice; googling will provide more information than you can ever process. Why doesn't Mary just admit that the way she got out of debt and broke free from money worries was not by being a cheapskate, but by being a plagiarist?
*Sept. 1996, Issue 76, The Tightwad Gazette
Doesn't help much by .. Kitrina A. Haines ()
Being the ultimate cheapskate I went to the library to look at this book to see if I would want to buy it. I am so glad I didn't buy it first. Everything in this book you can look up in the net for free. There are no suggestions that I haven't seen before.
If you are brand new to the frugal experience, save your money and do web surfing instead. You are already paying for that.
Very useful by .. M. Finch (Medford, OR United States)
Loved this book. So many practical ideas for getting out of debt. Especially her rapid debt repayment plan. I appreciated Mary Hunt's inspirational story for motivation. It's a very useful book!
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Author : Mary Hunt
Number of Pages : 320
Release Date : 2005-04-26
Publisher : Running Press
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Product Description Mary Hunt is the founder, editor, and publisher of the popular national subscription newsletter "Cheapskate Monthly," which premiered in 1992, author of 13 books, and an expert on "Debt-Proof Living." Here is a collection of tips on saving money and time in the areas of home, auto, travel, clothing, cooking, shopping, finance, kitchen, gifts, special occasions, kids, yard and garden, laundry, health, organizing and more. It contains sound advice for getting out of debt, managing money, curbing spending, finding creative solutions, and "bringing dignity to the art of living below your means." Customer reviews Everyday cheapskate's greatest tips by .. M. Green (Port Orchard, wa United States)
Book has excellent tips on saving strategies for everyday living. Smart book for a tough economy.
Disappointed by .. SW (Lakeland, MI United States)
This book has lots of tips, however, it is a disappointment. I have been practicing many of these tips for a long time, so there's not much that is new. Some tips are repeated, some are common sense and others are not practical. I bought this book used and feel I still spent too much, definitely not worth $12.95.
great book! by .. R. Ross (Sabina, OH USA)
I love all of Mary Hunt's stuff. This book is nice to have as a reference around the house for a bunch of things you have to deal with on an everday basis. Get it, you'll like it. I also recommend any of her other books. I'm glad she brings God into her everyday life and her financial advice, also.
doesn't live up to the hype  by .. frugal mom (Charlottesville, VA)
I was hoping for so much more. There are a few good tips in here, but not enough. I was disappointed.
Nothing new by .. GA Peach (Chicago, IL)
There really aren't any earth shattering ideas. Most are common sense or you can find them elsewhere. Also, tips seem to be repeated and right next to each other. There will be two ways to clean glass and they're only slightly different. It'd be nice to have it consolidated and an index
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Author : Michael Lewis
Edition : 4
Number of Pages : 288
Publisher : Citadel
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Product Description Showing vacationers how to plan ahead, this pull-no-punches guide will help anyone--not just cheapskates--have the best Disney World vacation ever. Customer reviews GOOD ADVICE by .. S. A. VanFleet (Raleigh, NC USA)
For anyone deciding to buy this book or any other like this. I've been to Disney World many times and there are a few things that will save you money.
When you stay in a resort buy some drinks/soda/bottled water to take with you in your room. One drink inside the resort is like 3 dollars. Also the rooms don't have refrigerators (as far as the resort I've stayed at) Also, when you want to buy souvenirs don't buy at the Disney Parks or at the Disney gift shops in the resort. Go to a Wal Mart in Orlando or a Mall that has the Disney store. You get all the same stuff like T shirts, Toys, keepsakes, etc for half the price. Also eat a good breakfast before you go into the park because the food there is not very good and expensive. A few days of eating that food and you are going to want to have a good home cooked meal. Also buy snaks at a grocery store and keep with you at the hotel/resort so you don't keep on going to the food court at the resort. Everything there is overpriced. Instead of spending my money on snaks and drinks i spent it on the actual meal. The food isn't that expensive its the snacks and drinks that add up. Also make sure that they are not doing any repairs to your resort. I stayed at one resort that had the main pool closed because they were repairing it. The value resorts (music, movies, sports, pop culture) do not have very nice rooms. They are like any other room in a Holiday Inn except that they have Disney Comforters on the beds. Its a better value to go to the Mid price resorts like the Caribbean, Coronado Springs, or Port Orleans. You pay about $50 more a night but it is very well worth it over the value priced
rooms that cost 100-150 a night.
I hope this helps someone going to Disney World.
First money-saving tip - don't buy this book by .. P. Stock ()
While the first two chapters have some moderately useful information about saving money on a trip to WDW, the rest of the book is much like any of the other Disney World guidebooks available. The authors describe each ride or show, but don't necessarily tell how to save money.
Since some of the information is now outdated, if you are looking for a guidebook, you would be much better off getting one of the "unofficial" guides (The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2007 (Unofficial Guides)) or the Passporter guide (PassPorter Walt Disney World 2007: The Unique Travel Guide, Planner, Organizer, Journal, and Keepsake! (Passporter Walt Disney World)).
For much better money saving tips, I would recommend Disney on a Dime: Money-Saving Secrets for Your Walt Disney World Vacation.
not very useful by .. I_like_disney ()
The most valuable thing I learn is from another book: rent a multi-family vacation house with my friends, 16 people for $199 a day. We all enjoy the stay at a luxury emerald island resort. check this out: http://www.cyberrentals.com/index.cfm/property/126687
The info in here is CHEAP (a rip off) by .. Y. Cusick (Midwest)
I was excited about buying the guide but learned that most of it was just information about the parks, i could read that in a tour book. Although the helpful website were informative but the rest of the book wasn't.
Outdated, no earth-shattering information by .. ()
This is a COMPLETE waste of money. I didn't learn anything from this book that wasn't common sense! It is VERY outdated and apparently is just for people who have been under a rock since WDW was erected. SAVE your money and do NOT buy this book! Buy the WDW Passporter.
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Author : Mary E. Hunt
Number of Pages : 257
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Product Description Big Savings begin at home-- in your very own gourmet kitchen!
If you think eating well means eating out, you're probably feeling the effects of restaurant dining-- in your pocketbook. Now you can go from being a diner in debt to making irresistible meals at home-- at a fraction of the cost.
With the down-to-earth wisdom that has made The Cheapskate Monthly newsletter a household name, Mary Hunt guides even the most inexperienced cook through the basics of gourmet cooking, and reveals tricks that turn the everyday chicken into a masterpiece, the basic salad into a memorable melange of flavors and textures, and mealtime into a special occasion.
Here is everything you need to know about:
$ Kitchen Equipment-- What you need, what you don't, and how to use it
$ Recipes-- From soups to desserts, simple meals to special feasts, and fabulous can-do recipes from top restaurants' most popular menu items
$ Cheapstitutes-- Take a bite out of your grocery bill with do-it-yourself dressings, muffin mixes, extracts and more
$ Resources-- Save even more with mail-order supplies and bulk items
$ Motivation-- There's plenty to go around, compliments of America's #1 penny-pincher, Mary Hunt
Customer reviews Want to waste your money? Buy this book... by .. Rhiana Graves (Phoenix, AZ)
This format and the content of this book are tedious and unentertaining. Every single money saving tip in here can be obtained from internet frugal sites for free. And on top of that, the recipes are ridiculous. Not only are they not family friendly, you could blow your entire food budget for the week purchasing the speciality items to make just one of the meals. Want to feed your kids Sea Scallops, Pheasant and Prosciutto wrapped asparagus on the cheap? Well then you might buy this book? But if you want to cook these things on a regular basis anyway there are much better recipes and cookbooks out there for gourmet meals such as this so you've pretty much wasted your money anyway you go with this book.
A good book. by .. Queneesha M. Meyers (Albuquerque, NM USA)
This is one of my many cookbooks. I like how the author gives substitutions for ingredients if you don't have them on hand. I wish that there were illustrations and that's why I only gave it a 4. P.S- The honey glazed pheasant/chicken is excellent!!!
Disappointed.... by .. DH (Burgoon, Ohio United States)
I got this book from the library hoping to find some neat tips to save on groceries and kitchen items. This book gave me neither. It talks alot about how to cook gourmet type meals, not at all cheap. Not impressed with this book. I am glad I didn't order it.
Not at all cheap!!! by .. Red Fern (Norwood, Ohio United States)
Unless maybe you are a single person who eats out at fancy resturants, and would like to consider this an alternative. Then again, that is if you could only understand half of the recipe directions! This book is the only ... thing you will be getting out of it. Not at all worth the money, (good thing I checked it out at the library before buying it), I would reccomend either The complete Tightwad Gazette, or Not Just Beans anytime before I would this book!!!!
Indeed a misleading title! by .. Katrina (SW Washington State)
I agree should have been called "Cheapskate Gourmet" or something like that. I did not find a book chock-full of big money-saving tips like I was hoping for. It's mostly a gourmet cookbook with tips that help curb costs specifically of gourmet cooking. I'm sure this book will save me money if it helps curb our habit of eating out, but it would probably increase grocery bill of a family already cooking at home. I also am not thrilled at the paperback novel publishing type, with the small print, and binding that's hard to keep open. I'm sure it kept the book affordable, but it's not ideal for a cookbook!
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Author : Robin Herbst
Number of Pages : 224
Publisher : How
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Product Description Waste Not, Want Not Throughout history, society has shunned those who are cheap--they are denounced as "tight" or "stingy." But no longer will you have to be ashamed of your penny-pinching ways. Cheapskates, cheapos, tightwads, and misers unite! Thrift is in. Times are tough. What better time to be cheap? No longer will cheapness equal shame. The Cheap Book is beginning a revolution! Inside, find more than 150 money-saving tips, humorous stories and illustrations that show cheapness at its best and at its comical worst. Customer reviews Total ripoff by .. Patricia Obryant (Texas)
This book slaps the face of anyone serious about saving money or the living the frugal lifestyle. Most of the tips are utterly common knowledge and some of them involve dishonesty such as confiscating office supplies afterhours at work and picking up coffee creamer and plastic utensils from the company cafeteria. Stealing is not frugalness. Save your money.
A Nonsense Book by .. M. Martinez ()
If you think you are cheap, do not buy this book. You'll be very disappointed for wasting $10. If you don't think you are, but has the goal of educating yourself of how to be cheap, do not buy it either. You'll be disappointed too, because it is full of ridiculous acts that do not really fall under cheapness. The book is filled with stupid things that even people classified as poor in this country don't do. They are more for desperate people who really can not afford anything, and who definitely cannot afford this book. The book is more of a mockery of people who just cannot afford anything.
The Cheap Book by .. D. Henning ()
I thought this book was a joke. A total waste of my money! My husband even read it and he thought the same thing. With all the great reviews I thought it would be worth the $10 I paid. Well, it wasn't. Don't waste your money on this one!!
not what I thought by .. E. Robinson (Pittsburgh, PA)
Wish I had saved my money. Thought I would get some useful ideas, but the book was filled with silly ways of being cheap.
Great Book by .. K. Yaedke (Prior Lake, MN USA)
This book is so funny i could hardly put it down. Hit really close to home having in-laws that do most all things in this book. This book would be a great gift for the cheapo in your life or even co worker.
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Format : Import
Author : Mary Hunt
Number of Pages : 194
Publisher : Focus on the Family Pub
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Customer reviews Required reading for anyone who uses credit cards by .. ()
The book should be required reading for anyone who uses credit cards (especially those who don't pay them off each month.) As someone whose "been there" Mary Hunt gives practical suggestions about how to work your way out of debt--and love the person you become as you do. The book has good tips for us all. Bravo!
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Author : Mary Hunt
Number of Pages : 256
Publisher : Broadman & Holman Publishers
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Product Description Mary Hunt has taught you how to be a cheapskate and how to become debt-proof. This time she will teach you how to ditch the pre-packaged, pre-prepared meals you have been living on and will give you step-by-step and easy-to-follow techniques for debt-proofing your kitchen. Whether it’s the style of Martha Stewart, the cooking talents of Julia Childs or Graham Kerr, or even your mother’s cooking you wish to emulate, Mary Hunt’s The Cheapskate Gourmet will take you there Customer reviews Not cheap, not gourmet by .. H. Laack ()
Not sure where the editors were on this one, unless they were just trying to get one more sale out of the "cheapskate" franchise. Just what do you get here? Purportedly basic information on how to set up a kitchen (with recommendations for equipment that is decidedly not budget level and without any guidance on ways to cut costs on any of the items) and purportedly basic "gourmet" cooking instruction with repeated warnings to never cut corners on ingredients or make adjustments to methods (and then we get a recipe for a sauce that includes canned concentrated cream of mushroom soup and lots of extra butter). To top the whole thing off, we get an example of "the ultimate in cheapskate (??) hospitality," a high tea for 35 people. The menu suggested would cost hundreds of dollars, and she admits to needing several "friends" serve as waitresses for the whole ordeal. There is absolutely no reason to buy this book, but there are lots of reasons to register unhappiness with the publishers for letting this one hit the market.
Not Her Best Book! by .. R. Addington (GA United States)
I am a huge fan of Mary Hunt, but I was not overly impressed with this offering. There are better ideas for saving money on food in some of her other books. If you don't have any idea on how to prepare less costly meals, this might be a good investment. Otherwise, stick to your BHG or Betty Crocker all purpose cookbooks. I do enjoy Mary's style of writing, though, and I especially enjoyed the section on the formal tea. But I am a pastor's wife, and often have to entertain--for a family trying to cut their everyday costs, that portion would be less than useful.
Cheap for whom??? by .. Red Fern (Norwood, Ohio United States)
I tried a couple of recipes after getting this book from the library, I cannot find the savings in this book. She wants you to invest in some utensils that normal people just would not have in their kitchen. The type of things used in the recipes are neither cheap, nor do they hardly ever go on sale. I would reccomend sticking to the complete tightwad gazette, or not just beans before I would this!!!!
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