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Loading... The Cheapskate Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americans Living…by Jeff Yeager
Having [at the time of reading] recently read a fantasy novel that reviews either praised or derided for being essentially something fans find affirmative and get a glow of recognition from, I'd say this is just the same thing for cheapskates. You'll recognize things you do or tried, you might add things to the list of what you'll try next, and if you are not at all a fan (or occasional practitioner) of thrift I'm not sure what you'll see in it... but you should be. A fun read, not something I plan to buy as a reference. (  ) sprite | May 3, 2013 |  I loved this book, but it could be due to the fact that I found myself constantly nodding along in agreement. It gives a lot of good tips on how to save money or really think about money differently. It talks about the difference of need vs. want which I think is important. I find myself an anomaly of my generation at times since I don't enjoy shopping and I maybe buy 1-2 new pairs of pants per year. Same with shoes. I love finding stuff to do for free, and I make a conscious effort to buy only what I "need" even though that can be debatable at times. This book helped me realize that there are many others out there too who don't care about keeping up with the Joneses, and that alone is refreshing. (  ) mawls | Apr 4, 2013 | This book is chock full of cheapskate advice, and a lot of "humorous" narrative. I ended up skimming through the humor so I could mine the nuggets of wisdom. Not that it wasn't interesting - it was - but, I am also a cheapskate on my time, so left the stuff I didn't truly need alone. There are some weird things (hard boil eggs when washing the dishes), but Yeager's general principles of living below your means are worth the read. For the current cheapskate, some of this will be repetitious (not a bad thing), but new material (for me) also existed. Step 1: borrow it from the library. (  ) brickhorse | Mar 11, 2013 | A really quick read, somewhat entertaining style (if you consider hokey entertaining), but not too much that`s very concrete or unique. I thought it would describe more of the extreme things people have done in the name of cheapness but there wasn't so much of that. Mostly just the general frugality tips available in any number of places. Nothing earth-shattering here. (  ) Deesirings | Oct 12, 2011 | Good book. Great ideas on how to save more money. ( ) remikit | Jul 3, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
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