A regular re-read to keep me on the straight and narrow With the credit crunch biting hard and dark and difficult times ahead, I turned to Amy... yes, I've read this book so many times I am on first name terms with the author.
The best money saving book around, the Complete Tightwad Gazette is a series of newsletters gathered together into roughly seasonal elements but otherwise with no apparent order imposed. This has a good and a bad side. The bad side is that you cannot just flick through to the part that interests you most and read it, you have to... more info
Don't miss the point!
I have read a lot of the reviews both here and on the US site and I find a lot of the people writing negative reviews have missed the point. It does say in the book that its not meant to be the be all and end all, its to give you ideas and imspiration into figuring out how you can cut back and save money. You have decide what works for you. I don't think that the author looks down her nose at people who live a different lifestyle to her, you need to figure out what your goals are and where... more info
Essential We bought this book fours years ago and we still refer back to it. Although it is American, with a little intelligence, everything is easily used in the UK and beyond. We have a young family and have managed to live on one income and some 'quiet' times workwise. This book made us realise that we could earn more money by saving and only buying things that we really wanted, as opposed to paying out for things that meant little to us. We reduced our food bill to twenty five pounds a week (and we live much more... more info
A book that turned my life around I have always been worrried about having little money coming into the house and was always thinking of ways to earn more. This book has changed my whole attitude, instead of focusing on how to earn more, I am now focusing on how to save more, be more creative, eat more nutritionally & most importantly spend more quality time with the kids. A lot of the book is American based, but don't let that put you off, with a little imagination it is easily implemented on this side of the world. It is also a great... more info
