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Loading... The Complete Tightwad Gazetteby Amy Dacyczyn
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I am still trying to get through this enormous book of information! During a downturn in the economy like this, everybody should read this book. It has so many helpful hints and tips for saving money--things I should have been doing many years ago, but didn't. For instance....if you have a pair of pantyhose with a hole in one toe.....cut the "bad leg" off at the thigh, and wear with another pair of pantyhose with one good leg....making one entire pair of pantyhose! (  ) edorman75 | Jul 16, 2009 |  As many other reviewers have said, this book is compilation of frugal tips, and some tips are quite dated (the "whether you should buy a personal computer" article is a particularly good laugh). Also, some tips seem excessive - washing Ziploc bags, writing a letter rather than making a phone call (cannot even imagine trying to tell my mother-in-law that one!), never buying cold cereal, etc. And while many of these tips will be over-the-top for your average person, what I enjoyed was the author's tone and her explanations of how she raises her children with a frugal lifestyle. It's certainly made me think about my spending decisions, so I'd recommend this as more of a "one way to be completely frugal" rather than a "do this exactly" book. ( ) lalawe | May 3, 2009 | I got this at my local library because of a message board that I belong to. I haven't read all of it yet but what I have read I like and will use. I got it for Christmas from my fiance's mom. Even though some of the tips are outdated I highly recommend this book for anyone that is looking into a frugal lifestyle. (  ) karone04 | Jan 1, 2009 | This book is a compilation of all of the Tighwad Gazette newsletters that were published and it continues to be one of my go-to books for reading when I only have a short amount of time. Though dated (pre-internet) the book still has incredibly valuable information in it. Beyond that it offers inspiration during those tight-money times. Everyone should have this book! ( ) ShawnMarie | Dec 25, 2008 | Amy Dacyczyn makes me look like a spendthrift. Her ideas for saving money are legion and... I just have to say it... just a bit over the top. The book's fairly cheap, so you definitely get your money's worth, but try not to blanch in horror at some of her advice, like reusing Ziploc bags or never buying prepackaged pudding (the latter is tantamont to heresy for Ms. Dacyczyn). (  ) orthros | Oct 2, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0375752250, Paperback)Though tightwad seems like a derogatory term, author Amy Dacyczyn wants to assure you that it's okay to be a penny-pincher. This self-styled "Frugal Zealot" wrote and published The Tightwad Gazette for over six years to spread the frugal gospel. Each issue contained tips from her personal experience and from her many readers. The wealth of information contained in all these issues has been compiled into one volume for the first time. You'll find literally thousands of ideas for saving money, from the simple or practical to the difficult or bizarre. On the simple, practical side, Dacyczyn advises would-be tightwads to keep track of price trends at several stores in a "price book" and to buy in bulk when prices are low. Other, stranger offerings include tips for turning margarine-tub lids into playing-card holders, old credit cards into guitar picks, and six-pack rings into a hammock or volleyball net. More helpful are inexpensive recipes for making homemade versions of pricey, well-known products and ingenious ways to fix broken or damaged items. The book's disorganization encourages browsing, but the detailed index will point you to the exact page for specific items. Dacyczyn's occasional "thriftier than thou" tone is balanced by the friendly support for frugality that infuses every page. She even reminds her readers that it's okay to "sweat the small stuff"--because this small stuff is the essence of frugality. --C.B. Delaney(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:19 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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