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Title: The Tightwad Gazette II: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle
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| The Tightwad Gazette II: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle by Villard Books / Random House TONS Of Great Ideas! |
I enjoyed reading the first Tightwad Gazette book so when I finally got my hands on the second one I couldn't wait to read it. Amy has thought of uses for things that never would have even crossed my mind to do all in the name of saving money and living happily!
Definately a book worth picking up for people at any stage of their lives. I think we can all stand to save a few bucks here and there. |
| The Tightwad Gazette II: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle by Villard Books / Random House Excellent value |
| This book, along with the Tightwad Gazette I and III, serves as a starting point to examining our own expenses, lifestyles, etc. Amy admits that no one is going to adopt ALL her ideas and she further admits that some of her ideas are over the top. (dumpster diving comes to mind) But we, as consumers, make our own choices. Amy has done a wonderful job in helping us become frugal and live on one income. so that we can stay at home with our children. The tips and ideas here in this book- along with her knowledge of figuring out the cheapest way is the best thing you can take out of this. |
| The Tightwad Gazette II: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle by Villard Books / Random House Amy's books are excellent! |
To the reader who made reference to a reusable tampon, it is NOT a reusable tampon that is spoken of in the book. It is an alternative to the tampon called The Keeper. She's not dogmatic about it either. She suggests using non-disposable pads if you don't want to use a Keeper and she says that if you decide to stick with disposables, pads are generally cheaper than tampons. So, she does leave room for other ideas based on your own personal preference.
If you were grossed out by the review of the person who spoke of a "reusable tampon" don't pass up the book just because of that. There are lots of good ideas even if you don't like every single one of them. I have all 3 of Amy's books and recommend them all. If you have all 3 of the Tightwad Gazette books then you don't need any other books on frugality. |
| The Tightwad Gazette II: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle by Villard Books / Random House Great book but needs an update and discuss savings online |
| This is a book full of wonderful ideas but falls short on how to save big bucks by using the Internet. Websites like Amazon. and Tightwadsales offer fantastic savings on everyday items normal people purchase, especially electronics and books. Other than not having a section on saving on the Internet it's a great book. |
| The Tightwad Gazette II: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle by Villard Books / Random House An Excellent Dacyczyn |
| Dacyczyn does not encourage us to follow her methods literally; she only suggests looking at our spending habits and realigning them. Spending less money on areas which we consider low-priority leads to higher savings and monre money to spend on things we consider important to us. |
| The Tightwad Gazette II: Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle by Villard Books / Random House Product Description |
The Tightwad Gazette II
The Perfect -- and Cheap -- Home Chili Recipe! New Uses for Old Blue Jeans!
Make a Quilt for Ninety-five Cents!
In 1993, Amy Dacyczyn's first book featured advice from the pages of her two-year-old newsletter The Tightwad Gazette. Over 250,000 copies were sold, inspiring millions of people to profit through thrift. Now, The Tightwad Gazette II serves up all-new help and hints from the newsletter's third and fourth years, yielding still more savings for millions of converts to tightwaddery.
Save More Money! Save More Time! Save More Resources!
Some of the Exciting, Money-Saving Topics Include:
A Reader's Guide to The Tightwad Gazette
-- Penny Pinching Pizza
-- Car Maintenance Tips
-- Calculate Your Cost Per Muffin
-- How to Make a Solar Box Cooker
-- Store-Brand Common Sense
-- Think Small to Save Big
-- Where to Get Insurance Information
-- Breakfast Breakthrough
-- Picture-Framing for Less
-- Gas Versus Electric
-- Reupholstery Savings
-- Army Surplus Bargains
-- The Tightwad A to Z
-- Saving Space to Save Money
-- How to Stop Flushing Money Down the Toilet
-- Frugality and the Economy
-- Whoopie Pies
-- How to Fix Up a House
-- Should We Use Used Shoes?
-- Where to Get Something for Nothing
-- What to Do with Old Blue Jeans
-- Warehouse Clubs and Savings
-- Cheap Holiday Accommodations
-- The Femme Frugal
-- Shared-Housing Programs
-- How to Work Out How Much You're Saving
-- Mail-Order Eye Care
-- Budgeting and Keeping Records
-- Dumpster Diving
-- How to Shop Thriftily
-- Money-Saving Recipes
-- Homemade Goo
-- Coupon or Not Coupon?
-- Splitting Pills to Cut Costs
-- Stained-Glass Cookies
-- The Tightwad Christmas
-- Candles and Decorations
-- Practical Gift-Giving
-- Synthetic Motor Oil
-- Bartering and Exchange
-- Detergents Determined
-- CDs Versus LPs
-- Long-Distance Phone Call Charges
-- Moving for Less --
Just Look Inside For Much, Much More... |
