Frugal Families: Making the Most of Your Hard-Earned Money [Paperback]

Jonni McCoy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003

Looking for Ways to Cut Your Expenses and Budget Without Feeling Deprived?

Jonni McCoy, author of Miserly Moms, offers proven money-saving strategies for you and your family that will save you thousands of dollars every year. Learn how to cut costs on big-budget items including:

Cars
Insurance
Health care
Holidays
Vacations and family fun
Pets

Now in its second edition, this book includes new and updated material.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"She's an excellent teacher with a knack for putting across the reasons instead of just the facts." -- Pat Veretto—Guide to Frugal Living, About.com

"loads of ideas to try to maximize their spending efficiency. The first few pages are well worth the purchase." -- Emilie Barnes—author, speaker, and co-founder of

About the Author

Jonni McCoy, the author of the bestselling Miserly Moms, holds a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication from the University of California. She writes and presents seminars about living on less to homeschooling and women’s groups nationwide. She and her family live in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; 2nd edition (January 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764226142
• ISBN-13: 978-0764226144
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,346,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A versatile author, shopping expert, media spokesperson, and public speaker, Jonni McCoy has been helping increase the shopping power of people since 1991. She has appeared on the Gayle King Show and The 700 Club, and radio programs such as Dr. Laura and FamilyLife Today. She has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Woman's Day, and Woman's World magazines. Prior to motherhood, she spent ten years as a senior buyer for electronics firms. Jonni and her family make their home in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Helpful, but best to read "Miserly Moms", September 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Frugal Families: Making the Most of Your Hard Earned Money (Paperback)

Being an at home mom of two, I was in love with Jonni's 1st book "Miserly Moms". I was excited to read "Frugal Families" but instead was dissapointed to find that it contained much of the same information.........not my best "frugal" purchase!

The content, although, would be valuable to someone that has never read her first book.....but I would suggest that they try MM instead....

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not impressed, April 19, 1999

By A Customer

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This review is from: Frugal Families: Making the Most of Your Hard Earned Money (Paperback)

Use the first book so much that I bought this one on that strength alone. Wish I hadn't! What little good info in the book is merely a rehash of the first one. Appears to me that she's trying to stretch her "Miserly Mom" ways by pushing off an empty sequel.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of helpful information., April 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Frugal Families: Making the Most of Your Hard Earned Money (Paperback)

It's nice to have such an easy to read, helpful book with so much information readily available at your finger tips. I especially appreciate the long lists of recommended resources---a great list to take with me to the library to find good reading on the topic of frugality!

While McCoy's first book focused mainly on saving money on food and groceries, this new book deals with other subjects barely touched on in her first book: kids, gardening, vacations, insurance (LOTS of insurance information), electronics, appliances, home furnishings, cars, computers, and more.

I think it's a worthwhile volume to have on the shelve. And if you haven't read McCoy's first book, Miserly Moms, be sure to read it! It's one of the most helpful books on frugal family food expenses I have on my bookcase--it's definitely a five star book!