Cheapskate Monthly Money Makeover (Debt-Proof Living) [Mass Market Paperback]

Mary E. Hunt (Author)

Book Description

Series: Debt-Proof Living | Publication Date: March 15, 1995

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!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mary Hunt is a self-avowed reformed spendthrift and credit-card junkie. When she and her family of four found themselves $100,000 in debt and her husband suddenly lost his job, it was time to tighten the belt.

Refusing to sacrifice her quality of life, Ms. Hunt systematically put to work every tip, trick and technique to turn her financial disaster around.

Translating that experience into her immensely popular newsletter, The Cheapskate Monthly, Ms. Hunt now tells you all you need to know to turn around your own finances for good.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (March 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312954115
• ISBN-13: 978-0312954116
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #768,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Debt-Proof Living founder Mary Hunt has authored 18 books on money management and becoming debt-free. Her nationally-syndicated newspaper column, "Everyday Cheapskate," appears in newspapers across the country and is also distributed electronically to opted-in subscribers every weekday. She is the money editor at Woman's Day magazine and is a regular guest on national radio and television shows.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solutions and Control, November 26, 1999

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Katherine Pirkle - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cheapskate Monthly Money Makeover (Debt-Proof Living) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book provides concrete tools into getting out of and staying out of debt. Two years after purchasing this book and implementing the steps, I am not only out of debt completely but my financial base is more secure than I ever thought it would be. Now if Mary would only write a book on weight control...

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're broke or having money problems, buy this book now!, April 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Cheapskate Monthly Money Makeover (Debt-Proof Living) (Mass Market Paperback)

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.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book saved my life!, January 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cheapskate Monthly Money Makeover (Debt-Proof Living) (Mass Market Paperback)

Mary Hunt teaches us, with the wisdom of her personal experience, how to turn our financial nightmare into financial ease.Her writing style is concise, educational and entertaining. She teaches how to save, give, plan and rapidly repay debt. And even after we're done with the book and on the path to fiancial ease, she helps us stay there through her monthly newsletter (on-line or in print).This book brought me peace of mind, which positively affected every single area of my life! Thanks, Mary!